2015

Judicial Review – Renewed Application for leave – Preliminary objection – Preliminary objection upheld - Rule 56 of the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules

Negligence - Traffic accident - Two vehicles approaching separate sstop signs at separate intersections - Claim for damages for negligence - Ancillary claim for damages for negligence - Duty of driver when vehicle being driven by that driver has right of way - Countercliam and ancillary claim - Whether countercliam and ancillary claim should both be comprised in a single Court document. 

Civil Procedure and practice - Application for summary judgment - Whether application notice complies with the rules - Whether failure to comply with the requirements of the rules in the notice fatal to the application - Whether a claim with disputed -   Facts and voluminous pleadings is amenable to summary judgment - Whehter issues narrow regardless of volume of documents  - Part 15, Rule 15.4 and 15.2 of Civil Procedure Rules - Agency - Claim against bank employees and agents for negligence - Conspiracy, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty - Whether such as claim agains

Application for summary judgment - Registration (Strata Titles) Act - Whether claim should have been instituted against strata corporation rather than the 1st. defendant - Legal approach to be adopted by court in respect of summary judgment applications - Whether strata plan was a duly regsitered strata corporation.

Damages – Assessment – Personal injury

Negligence – Casual worker injured by falling steel – Employer’s liability – Safe system of work – Occupier’s liability

Damages – Assessment – Credibility - Proof of Special Damages

Contract - Stay of Proceedings - Agreement to refer to a foreign court - Discretion - Defendant applying to invoke exclusive jurisdiction clause - Whether strong case shown by claimant for not staying proceedings despite foreign jurisdiction clause - CPR Rule 9.6 (1-5) - CPR Rule 20.3

Civil Procedure - Application to enter default judgment - Application to Strike out Claim- Application for extension of time to file Defence - Whether Amendment to the statements of case affects the prescribed time for filing Acknowledgment and Defence - CPR Rule 20.3 - Striking out of Statement of Case-CPR Rule 26.3(1)(c) - Wrongful conviction - Whether judge is crown servant - Immunity of judicial officers - The Crown Proceedings Act.

Negligence – Motor Vehicle Accident – Effect of Breach of the Road Code – Apportioning of liability – Damages – General damages for whiplash injury.