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LIVE STREAM: Swearing-in Ceremony for Judges of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court for Easter Term 2026  

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.

Administrator General for Jamaica (Administrator of Estate Kevin Andrew Robinson) v White Diamond Hotels & Resort Limited (Trading as Royalton White Sands)

Civil Practice and Procedure - Rule 11.11 (4) (a) - Time for service of affidavits in support of application for court orders - Whether application to be made pursuant to rule 26.1(2) (c) or rule 26.8 where there is non-compliance with order to file response to affidavit evidence - Whether order limiting reliance on further affidavits imposes a sanction to which rule 26.8 goes in aid - Rule 26.17 - considerations for variation of court orders.
Limitation of Actions Act - Section 56 - Whether exception applies to extend the limitation period for actions in negligence.

Sharma, Kishan v The Commissioner General of Taz Administration Jamaica

Revenue Procedure - Revenue Court Rules 1972 - Rule 32 - Consolidated application to extend time to appeal and the appeal - Consideration on applications to extend time to appeal.
General Consumption Tax Act - Section 40 (4) (b) - Whether decision handed down after six months of receipt of objection is attributable to the taxpayer - Whether the additional assessment to GCT is wrong in principle and/or excessive in amount and therefore erroneous.

Weir, Owayne v Dwayne Williams

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Claimant’s failure to file and serve witness statement and list of documents within the relevant time - Rules 29.11 and 28.14 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) - Application for relief from sanctions - Whether the relevant witness statement and list of documents were filed and served within time as prescribed or whether any sanction applies, and if so, what sanction applies - Whether the application for relief was filed promptly - Whether the application for relief, filed, is supported by evidence on affidavit - Whether the failure was unintentional - Wh

Levy, John and Wilkinson, Courtney v Chambers, Gerald and Gordon Shirley et al

Injunction - Application for interim injunctive relief – Application to strike out or stay claim and for disclosure – Whether consent judgment entered in St. Lucia dispositive of claim – Whether Defendants to be restrained from treating with company assets - Whether valuation done in St Lucia fair - Whether misrepresentation or fraud - Whether failure to answer valuer’s requisitions ground for complaint - Whether issues more appropriately litigated in St Lucia.

Stewart, Adam v Stewart Robert, Dmitri Smith, Elizabeth Desnoes, Laurence McDonald and Gorstew Limited

Interlocutory injunction - Estate Gordon 'Butch' Stewart - Testator devised company shares and assets giving detailed instructions to executors - Directors meeting called - Whether a director and beneficiary has locus standi to prevent the directors meeting - Section 213A Companies Act - Whether anticipated oppressive act can be restrained. 

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