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Davis, Rickie and Dorma Davis v Wellesley Stokes, Kenroy Myers, Dalou Wong, Presclla Stokes and Riviera Insurance Agency Limited

Civil Practice & Procedure - Company Law – Section 213A of the Companies Act – Conduct that is oppressive and/or unfairly prejudicial and/or unfairly disregards interest of shareholder, director or officer of the company – Reasonable expectation – Appropriate Remedy 

Adjudah, Silvera v Attorney General of Jamaica, Ministry of Justice and Renita Mullings Gordon

Civil Practice & Procedure - Striking out statement of case – No reasonable ground for bringing the claim – Claim is frivolous, vexatious or otherwise an abuse of the process of the Court – Civil Procedure Rules 26.3 (1) – Statement of case (Certificate of Truth) – Civil Procedure Rule 3.13 – Defendants not a proper party to the claim – Crown Proceedings Act section 3(5) – Extension of time to file defence – Civil Procedure Rules 10.3 (9) and 26.1 (2) (c) & (v) – Application for default judgment 

Gardener, Deborah v Roberts, Risden, Collette, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Civil Practice and Procedure - Administrative Law – Part 56 of the Civil Procedure Rules – Application for leave to apply for judicial review – Threshold in Sharma v Brown-Antoine and Others – Illegality – Section 125 of The Constitution – Establishing reasonable cause to remove or otherwise discipline – Public Service Regulations, 1961 – Breach of Natural Justice – Unreasonableness/Irrationality – Improper Purposes – Injunction – Part 17 of the Civil Procedure Rules – American Cyanamid Principles – Whether there is a serious issue to be tried – Whether damages would be an adequate rem

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