Jackson, Devontie v Stephen, Shirley and Norman Rhoden
DAMAGES - Assessment of damages –– Personal Injury –– Motor vehicle collision –– Negligence –– Damages –– Pain and suffering and loss of amenities – Special damages
KC Enterprises Limited trading as El Caribe Duty Free Shop v Guardsman Alarms Limited
Breach of Contract - Negligence – Limitation of liability – Exclusion clauses – Special damages
Administrator General for Jamaica (Administrator of Estate of Oneaque Whitter otherwise called Aneaque Jannelt Whitter, deceased) v Ennis, Sanjay
Damages - Assessment of damages – Fatal Accidents Act – Law Reform
(Miscellaneous Provisions Act) – Loss of expectation – Loss of earnings – Pain
and suffering.
Administrator-General for Jamaica (Administrator of Estate of Oneaque Whitter) v Ennis, Sanjay
Damages - Assessment of damages – Fatal Accidents Act – Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) – Loss of expectation – Loss of earnings – Pain and suffering.
Board of Directors of the Mico University College v Minister of Labour and Social Security and Alexander Okuonghae
Judicial Review – Section 2 of the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act – What is an Industrial Dispute under the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act – Whether the Minister acted Ultra Vires in referring the matter to the Industrial Disputes Tribunal
Morgan, Akeem v Dunn, Tavia, Lowell Morgan, M. Maurice Manning, Patrick Foster and Lowell Mortan (Administrator Ad Litem for the Estate of Donovan Walker et al
Jurisdiction - The supervisory jurisdiction of the court over its officers - Whether the jurisdiction is limited to undertakings given by attorneys-at-law - Whether it is compensatory or punitive – Whether the fixed date claim form discloses reasonable grounds for bringing the claim - Whether defendants waived their right to make the preliminary objection by filing an affidavit in answer - Whether a cause of action needed for declaratory relief - Whether undertaking given to the court merged into the final judgment
Adams, Nathan v Sun-Bloc Awnings and Tents
Civil Procedure – Application to set aside Default Judgment – Whether Defendant has a real prospect of successfully defending the claim – Rules 13.2, 13.3 and 13.4 of the CPR – Prompt application – Good explanation.
James, Bobbett v Jamaica UrbanTransit Company Limited
Civil Practice & Procedure – Application for Relief from Sanction – Whether Application Made Promptly – Whether attorney being unwell is to be considered as part of the question of the promptness of an Application for Relief from Sanction.
Cameron, Wayne v Lee Chung, Danie Lorenzo and Kevin James
Civil Procedure – Application by Insurance company to set aside Order for substituted service – Was alternative service likely to have brought the contents to the Defendant’s notice – Considerations as to what constitutes reasonable steps to locate a Defendant – Overriding objectives – Prejudice