The Hon. Mr. Justice Leighton Pusey

Judicial Review – Jurisdiction of the Registration Appeals Tribunal – Was there a refusal by the Board to register the applicants as pharmacists – Competence – Does the Registration Appeals Tribunal have the power to make a decision after the expiry of its term in office – Conduct of the Appeal Hearing – The Pharmacy Act, s. 4, 11, 15 and 16, First Schedule s. 9 and Second Schedule s.8 

Civil Procedure – Notice of Applications for Court Orders – Summary Judgment – Striking Out of Statement of Case – Claim for Recovery of a Specified Sum – The Effect of Unless Orders – Whether an Attorney can rely on their own affidavit – Defence of Limitation – Whether the Claimant has a realistic prospect of successfully bringing the Claim – Court Making Orders On Its Own Initiative to Strike Out Statement of Case – Whether statements of case discloses reasonable grounds to bring or defend the claim – Costs – Limitations of Actions Act, section 46 – The Legal Profession (Canons of Profess

Civil Procedure – Whether claim can proceed where the enactment upon which the claim is premised is not stated – Whether Claimant’s statement of case is sufficient – Prejudice – Overriding Objective of the Court – Exclusion of Hearsay Document – Civil Procedure Rules 1.1; 8.7; 8.8; 8.9; 26.9 and 29.1

Criminology – Detention – Review of Inmate Held at the Governor General’s Pleasure – Mentally Disordered Applicant – Applicant Deemed Detained at the Court’s Pleasure – Jurisdiction of the Court to Review Detention – Whether Applicant should be released unconditionally

Property Law - Proprietary estoppel – Adverse possession – Exclusive possession – Actual possession – Sufficient unequivocal acts of ownership – Whether a mere notice interrupts possession of property.

Civil Practice & Procedure – Notice of application – Striking out statement of Case – No reasonable cause of action – No reasonable ground for bringing the Claim – Termination of banking services with reasonable notice – Whether the claim is bound to fail – Whether the Defendant had reasonable cause to close the Claimant’s bank account – Proceeds of Crime Act, section 92 – Civil Procedure Rules, rule 26.3(1)(c)

Tort – Negligence – Employer’s liability – Occupier’s liability – Breach of duty – Slip and fall accident – Whether there was a safe system of work – Whether the cleaning system or any system in place would have prevented the accident – Whether the Defendant is a proper party to the Claim – Occupier’s Liability Act, section 2.

Criminology – Detention – Review of Inmate Held at the Governor General’s Pleasure – Mentally Disordered Applicant – Applicant Deemed Detained at the Court’s Pleasure – Jurisdiction of the Court to Review Detention – Whether Applicant should be released unconditionally

Criminology - Detention – Review of Inmate Held at the Governor General’s Pleasure – Mentally Disordered Applicant – Applicant Deemed Detained at the Court’s Pleasure – Jurisdiction of the Court to Review Detention – Whether Applicant should be released unconditionally – Eligibility for Parole – Unfit to Plea – Civil Procedure Rules, Part 75 – Criminal Justice (Administration) Act s. 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D and 25E – The Judicature (Supreme Court) Act s. 28 – Parole Act s. 2 and 6

Tort – Malicious Prosecution – Wrongful Interference with Chattels/Goods – Detinue – Conversion – Whether motor vehicle was wrongfully detained – Whether there was reasonable and probable cause – The Transport Authority Act section 13; 13A; 15 and 16A – The Road Traffic Act sections 61(4A) and 61(4B)