2024

Land Law – Instrument of transfer executed but not registered - Whether the transfer effectively transferred a gift in land to the transferee. - Recovery of possession of land - Adverse Possession - Whether at the time of an  Application to the Registrar of Titles for transfer of title based on possession, the elements to satisfy adverse possession were present.

Civil Procedure - Application to strike out claim - Application to stay proceedings - CPR 26.1(2) - CPR 26.3(1) - Fair Competition Act - Whether facts that 1st. Defendant is unlicensed is fatal to the claim - Whether Defendants interrelated parties within the meaning of the Act - Appeal in other proceedings challenging report - Whether report integral to claim - Whether claim should be stayed pending appeal.

Motor vehicle accident – Damages for Personal Injuries.

Contract – Fixed price – Additional work done - Whether contract varied to 
increase price.

Entitlement to legal and/or beneficial interest in propert - Resulting trust - Constructive trust - Contractual licence - Bare licence - Mesne profits/Damages for use and occupation of land - Nominal damages. 

Land Law – Instrument of transfer executed but not registered - Whether the transfer effectively transferred a gift in land to the transferee. Recovery of possession of land – Adverse Possession - Whether at the time of an Application to the Registrar of Titles for transfer of title based on possession, the elements to satisfy adverse possession were present. Fraud – Indefeasibility of Title – Whether the current title holder knowingly, or wantonly not caring about truth of the contents presented false and misleading information to the Registrar of Titles to obtain the title.

Application to strike out - Action on the Case - The tort of negligence from a motor vehicle accident - Limitation of action - Computation of time - Whether the day of the accident is excluded from the reckoning of time.

Division of Matrimonial Property – Properties located in Jamaica, Spouse residing overseas – The Limitation of Actions Act – Whether registered co- owner dispossessed – The Property (Rights of Spouses) Act – Whether applicable if co-owner dispossessed.

Matrimonial Property - Division of family home and other matrimonial property – Marriage of long duration'