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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.

Brown, Kirk v Williams, Phillip

Damages - Motor vehicle accident - Entering a major road from a minor road - Whether the defendant liable in negligence for injuries suffered by the claimant - Muscle spasm, pains to neck and wrists - Assessment of damages - Whether award should be made for diminution of earning capacity - Whether claimant failed to mitigate his losses.

Chagod Tours Jamaica Limited (Formerly Shago Tours Jamaica Ltd.) v National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited

Civil Procedure - Whether to strike out the claimant’s statement of case as an abuse of process of the court - Distinction between test for interim injunction and test for summary judgment - Whether a statement of case is an abuse of process given judicial determination that there is no serious issue to be tried - Whether to grant summary judgment in favour of the defendant - Banker / Customer relationship - The contract / tort overlap in commercial contracts - CPR 26. 1(3) (c) and CPR 15.

Kingston Wharves Limited Et al v Coast to Coast Traders Limited

Civil Procedure - Application for the court to decline to exercise its jurisdiction to try a claim - Whether the failure to comply with CPR 8.16 amounts to ineffective service - Whether application to strike out the claim on the basis of no reasonable grounds to bring it amounts to submitting to the court’s jurisdiction - Whether permission required for filing an amended Fixed Date Claim Form in light of the application to strike out the claim.

Campbell, Louise v Hotel Decameron Jamaica Limited, Club Caribbean Limited, Hoteles Decameron Comumbia SAS, Terran Group and Equity International et al

Contract - Breach of employment contract – Secondment of employees - Whether contract of employment repudiated by employee - Whether notice required before termination of a Fixed term employment contract – Whether termination before expiry amount to wrongful termination of a fixed term contract – Whether the measure of damages is based on the unexpired term

Knight, Alrick v V & M Import and Export Company Limited

<p>Negligence - Personal Injury - Liability for dogs based on a breach of duty of care - Whether the defendant owed the claimant a duty of care in relation to dog(s) on its premises – Whether the claimant was a trespasser - quantum of damages Whether Reply contains new causes of action not pleaded in the particulars of claim-application to amend claim form and particulars of claim after close of claimant’s case - CPR 8.9(1), 10.9</p>

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