2020

Property dispute – Claim for 50% interest in properties – Parties unmarried – Dwelling houses built on lands not owned by either party –– Whether family home – Whether the equal share rule should apply – Property (Rights of Spouses) Act

Motor vehicle accident – Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur inapplicable where there is evidence of how accident occurred – No case submission where defendant not put to election – Emergency vehicle regulations – Duties owed by other drivers to drivers of emergency vehicles – Duties of drivers of emergency vehicles – Evidence of Accident Reconstruction Experts

Land Dispute – Whether title obtained by fraud – Registration of Titles Act (RTA), ss. 70, 161(d) & 162 – Expert Evidence

Negligence – motor vehicle accident – pedestrian – credibility of parties – no independent eye witness

Employer’s Liability – Components of duty of care owed by an employer to an employee – Whether employee contributorily negligent – Quantum of Damages for injuries including electric shock

Damages - Assessment of damages based on undertaking given on obtaining an
interlocutory injunction

Civil practice and procedure - Application to Strike out- Application for Summary Judgment - Whether defence complies with rule 10.5(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules - Whether defence amounts to a bare denial or whether the defence of inevitable accident is made out.

Application for leave for Judicial Review - Part 56.6 Of The Civil Procedure Rules - Delay - Whether the Applicant has a realistic prospect of success - Section 25(2) Of The Interpretation Act, 1968 - The Proceeds of Crime Act - Charges being laid pursuant to the provisions Money Laundering Act, 1998 (Repealed)

In Admiralty - Application to strike out claim - Claim for payment for bunker fuel- Whether claim in rem – Whether supply of fuel gives rise to a lien on the vessel- Whether contract with ship owners - Counterclaim for wrongful arrest – Whether summary judgment to be entered on counterclaim.

Civil procedure rules (CPR) 2002 – Application to strike out – Failure to comply with orders of the court – Witness statements filed after specified date – Previous breaches of court orders – Application for relief from sanctions – Application to amend statement of case.