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Boothe, Errol v Cheketa Boothe

Divorce - Application to set aside Decree Absolute for irregularity - Notice of

application for Decree Absolute not served on Respondent - rant of Decree

Absolute affecting Respondent's rights to apply under the Married Women's

Property Act - Whether Decree Absolute void for irregularity - Rule 49 of the

Matrimonial Causes Rules 1989

Horner, Dudley Ian Ward

Practice and Procedure - Fixed Date Claim Form not served - Order made thereon

- Respondent said to be unable to manage his affairs - Application to set aside order - Whether notice of the Fixed Date Claim form should have been given - Whether

any other order would have been made had notice been given - CPR, rules 5.10,

11.16 and 11.18

Mental Health - Application for order appointing Committee - Whether notice of

Regina v The Director of Correctional Services Ex parte Garfield Peart

Sentencing - Murder - Applicant a juvenile at time of commission of offence - Detention at the courts's pleasure - Application for review of sentence - Application for release - Whether applicant should be released - Factore to be taken into account - The Civil Procedure Rules (2002) (CPR) Part 75 - The Juveniles Act S. 29(1) repealed - The Parole Aact S. 7(7).

Bratton Limited, First Caribbean International Bank (JA) Ltd v National Commercial Bank (Ja) Ltd, RBTT Bank Jamaica Ltd et al

Bills of Exchange - Cheque - Fraudulent Indorsement - Drawer issuing incomplete

crossed cheque - qheque completed by a person other than the named payee and

indorsed to thirq party - Whether payee "fictitious" - Bills of Exchange Act,

sections 7 and 8.

Banking - Effect of qrossing on cheque - Rights and responsibilities of paying bank -

Rights and responsil)ilities of collecting bank - Bills of Exchange Act, sections 60,80,

82 and 90.

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