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McLeod, Barbara (Mother of deceased, Michael Dorsette) v The Attorney General of Jamaica and The Commissioner of Police

Police party – Constable shooting and killing of deceased – Whether discharge of firearm negligent/malicious/without reasonable and probable cause – Whether Constable acting in lawful self-defence – Whether deceased was acting lawfully at the time of the police shooting – Whether deceased was gainfully employed at the time of his death – Whether Claimant and child were dependents of the deceased – Quantum of loss of dependency.

McFarlene, Violet and Campbell, Igol v Eugster, John and Eugster, Kathleen et al

Adverse possession - Individual claims to possession of many distinct portions of land within large expanses of registered land - Sections 3, 30 of limitation of actions Act - Claim to over 12 years possession but no application to become registered under section 85 of

Registration of Titles Act -  Registered ownership of Land changing – Sections 68, 70, 71, 85, 161 of Registration of Titles Act - When does time begin to run conclusiveness and indefeasibility of registered title - Meaning of “subsequent operation of any statute of

Limitations”

Maddern, Jeanne v Darlington, Stevie

Trust – Presumed resulting trust – Couple in intimate relationship – Real property bought in both their names as tenants in common – Woman providing the entire
purchase money – Man alleging that house bought as a gift to him - Whether resulting trust arises
Equity – Presumption of advancement – Whether applicable to lovers – Whether statements by woman created a case of proprietary estoppel - Woman’s intention at the time of incurring expenditure – Whether man relying on representations by woman - Whether equitable interest created thereby.
 

Madam ‘A’ v Cash Plus

Application challenging the appointment of receiver/manager - Whether of receiever/manager can be set aside ex devito justiticiae - Whether part 51 of CPR is applicable generally to the appontment of receiver/manager - Whether failure by judge to state that security for costs is dispensed with vitiates appointment.

Luke, Derrick v Luke, Murdel Delores

Husband and Wife – Property division – Husband sending money to wife at her request for various matters – He sent the money to her to “take care ofbusiness” – Whether remittances secured an interest in the wife’s business enterprise or a motor car or other chattels purchased by the wife – Whethersale of the business enterprise precludes the court from making an order concerning same.

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