2016

Tort, assessment of damages - False imprisonment - Malicious prosecution -  Aggravated damages - Exemplary damages - Claimants detained in lock up and not charged applicable principles.

Interlocutory Injunction - Registration of Titles Act - Notice to Caveator expired - Whether injunction to be granted barring registration of transfer - Whether damages an adequate remedy

Tort - Negligence - Motor vehicle accident - Personal injury claim - LI\iability - Quantum of damages - “Res Ipsa Loquitur”.

Negligence - Motor vehicle accident – Liability of parties – Apportionment of Liability Damages – Assessment – Handicap on the Labour Market – Loss of Earnings.

Interlocutory Injunction  Mareva – Mandatory – Trademark – Sub-franchise Agreement – Whether damages adequate remedy – Whether sufficient evidence of likely dissipation of assets – Justice of the case.

Intestates Estates & Property Charges Act- Application to be declared a Spouse  Deceased lived with Applicant during the week but stayed elsewhere on weekends- Whether fact of another intimate relationship prevents Applicant being declared spouse-Whether Applicant a housekeeper.

Application for security for costs – Co-Claimants - One Claimant resident in Jamaica - Whether the court should order the foreign claimant to pay security for costs .

Property Law – Sale of Property – Authenticity of Vendor’s Signature on Agreement of Sale – Whether Fraud committed – Whether Defendant’s or their Attorney negligent on failing to seek independent legal advice.

Company Law  Majority shareholder deceased – Minority shareholders vote to increase shares – Locus standi of legal personal representative – Irregularities in accounts – Whether notice of meeting called to increase shares and/or offer of new shares should be served on legal personal representative-Section 213A Companies Act-Section 212 Companies Act - Rectification of Register of Shares - Whether Damages applicable.

Application to modify restrictive covenant - Whether modification injures the persons entitled to the benefit of the restriction - Whether modification changes the character of the neighbourhood - Whether the existence of the covenant impedes reasonable use of the land.