2017

Assessment of Damages - Wrongful death - Claim for damages under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

Agency- Requirements - Scope - Whether an employee is authorised to contract with third party bank
Banking - Scope of duty of care owed by bank in encashing cheque made payable to it drawn on a third party bank

Loan - Whether loan to defendant - Whether payment to failed investment club as member - Credibility – Documentary evidence

Contract – Oral – Terms – Whether contract for the sharing of earnings provided for sharing of retention payments
Evidence – Hearsay rule – Corporate entity - Whether a witness repeating information from a fellow employee as to the terms of an agreement he made offends the hearsay rule

Negligence - Concealment by fraud - Statute of limitations - Whether airlinie liable for luggage after passenger convicted - Whether Warsaw Convention governs claim - Whether the claim is statute barred under the Warsaw Convention - Whether the claimant can seek a remedy to the exclusion of the Warsaw Convention.

Application for Judicial Review – Certiorari - to quash
decision of Commissioner of Police to dismiss and
refusal of Re-enlistment in the Jamaica Constabulary
Force – breach of right of fair hearing – Reg. 20, 45, 46,
47 Police Services Regulation, 1961. Section 5 of
Jamaica Constabulary Force Act.

Detinue - Date of cause of action - Measure of damages

Motor Vehicle Accident - Negligence - Contributory Negligence - Personal Injury- Quantum of Damages

Maintenance – Children – wife – Sections 4, 5, 9 and 14 of Maintenance Act, 2005. Property (Rights of Spouses) Act, 2004 Section 2, 6 and 13. – Lump-sum payment from asset of spouse – Payment mortgage arrears – Occupational rent.

Negligence - Safe place of work - Duty of employer - Contributory negligence.