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LIVE STREAM: Swearing-in Ceremony for Judges of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court for Easter Term 2026  

Vision 

A world-class judiciary utilizing innovation and technology for efficient service delivery.

Mission

To provide sound, timely judgements and efficient court services in an environment where all stakeholders are valued.

Jobson, Demetri and Jobson, Max v Administrator General of Jamaica and New Falmouth Resorts Limited

Application by 1st defendant to strike out claim - Legal principles to be applied - Abuse of process - Claim seeks reliefs for alleged negligence pertaining to administration of deceased's estate - Whether remedy for breach of trust can properly be pursued as a ngeligence claim - Section 39 and 40  of the Administrator General's Act - Failure to comply with duties of trustee - Need to set out cause of action in claim form.

Webster, Faith v The Public Service Commission

Judicial review  - Natural justice - Legitimate expectation - Whether hearing required prior to interdiction of public officer - Whether withholding of half of the claimant’s salary while claimant is on interdiction constitutes a penalty -  Whether claim has been filed against the appropriate party as defendant - Presumption of regularity - Breach of constitutional rights to fair hearing and enjoyment of property - Abuse of process.

Lattibeaudiere, Wayne v Flames Production Incorporation and Barrett, Patrick

Application for relief from sanctions – Need to make application promptly – Need to satisfy the court that there has been general compliance with court orders and rules of court – Deed to satisfy the court that the failure to comply was not intentional – Circumstances in which rule 26.8 (3) of the Civil Procedure Rules is to be considered by court.

Campbell, Seaton v Rose Brown, Donna and Brown, Carlton AND Rose Brown, Donna v Brown, Carlton et al

Claim for declaration of title based on adverse possession – Ancillary claim filed by defendants against claimant and seeking recovery of possession of property and damages for trespass – Application for entry of summary judgment and for recovery of possession – Claimant in actual occupation of property – Defendants are registered title holders of said property – Defendants purchased said property without actual notice of claimant then having been in actual occupation of said property – Constructive notice of claimant’s occupation of said property – Whether defendants obtained registered ti

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