The Hon. Mrs. Justice Lisa Palmer Hamilton

Civil Practice and Procedure – Striking Out Statement of Case – Rule 26.3 (1) (a), 26.3 (1) (b) and Rule 26.3 (1) (c) of the CPR – Application for Summary Judgment on Defendant’s Counterclaim – Rule 15.2 of the CPR

Constitutional Law - Constitution of Jamaica - Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms - Sections 13 (3) (a), (c), (d), (e) and 16 (2).
The Legal Profession Act - Sections 3, 11 and 12 (7) - Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules - Advertising regulations comprised in canons II (d) (ii), II(e), II (h), II (i), II (j), II(k) and II(l).

Civil Practice and Procedure – Freezing Order Application – Rule 17.1 (1) of the CPR – Appointment of Receiver after Judgment – Rule 51 of the CPR – Whether Freezing Order can be granted against 3rd party.

Civil Practice and procedure - Conduct which is oppressive or unduly prejudicial or unfair – Section 213A of the Companies Act – Summary judgment – Rule 15.2 of CPR – Beneficial interest in shares – Whether Buy Out Order appropriate.

Civil practice and procedure - Application for summary judgment - Whether defendant has any real prospect of successfully defending the claim - Civil Procedure Rules, 2002 as amended, rule 26.3 - Application to strike out claim - Whether claimant’s statement of case is an abuse of process or discloses no reasonable grounds for bringing the claim - Civil Procedure Rules, 2002 as amended, rule 15.2

Judicial review - Application for certiorari - Jurisdiction of Industrial Dispute Tribunal - Jurisdiction of minister to refer matter to Industrial Dispute Tribunal - Whether dispute is an industrial dispute - Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act S. 2.

Civil practice and procedure - Interlocutory injunction - Whether there is a serious issue to be tried - Balance of inconvenience - Whether damages is an adequate remedy.

Judicial Review –The Contractor General Act –The Integrity Act - Revocation of grade 1 certification –Absence of Regulations – Whether National Contracts Commission (Validation and Indemnity) Act applies – Whether 1st Respondent liable - Reversal of decision to award contract – Whether natural justice applies – Whether constitutional right to fair hearing - Whether hearing required prior to revocation and/or reversal – Whether decision inevitable and remedy to be refused- Whether 2nd Respondent breached duty of confidentiality - Whether 3rd Respondent liable - Damages - Circumstances in whi

Civil practice and procedure - Interlocutory injunction - Application to restrain the
mortgagee from exercising power of sale under mortgage - Whether mortgagee
acted in bad faith - Whether damages is an adequate remedy - Whether the
applicant is entitled to Injunctions in circumstances of this case.

Civil practice and procedure - Application for specific disclosure - Civil Procedure Rules 2002, as amended; Rule 28.7 - Whether documents requested are directly relevant to the claim or whether claimant is on a fishing expedition