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Maras, Elena v Administrator General of Jamaica (Administrator of the Estate of Rudyard Muir, deceased) et al

Land Law – Instrument of transfer executed but not registered - Whether the transfer effectively transferred a gift in land to the transferee. Recovery of possession of land – Adverse Possession - Whether at the time of an Application to the Registrar of Titles for transfer of title based on possession, the elements to satisfy adverse possession were present. Fraud – Indefeasibility of Title – Whether the current title holder knowingly, or wantonly not caring about truth of the contents presented false and misleading information to the Registrar of Titles to obtain the title.

Owen, Paulette v Johnson, Nathan

The property (Rights of Spouses) Act, S. 13(2) – Application for Extension of time to bring a aclaim for division of property - Factors to be considered by the Court - Parties unmarried - Merits of the case - Whether the applicant was the spouse of the respondent - Whether the applicant was a single woman and the respondent a single man - Whether the parties co-habitated as man and wife.

National Fuels & Lubricants v Total Jamaica Limited and Peter Asher

Civil procedure - Sections 152, 158, 162 and 168 of the Registration of Titles Act - Sections 3, 4 and 27 of the Limitation of Actions Act - Whether the Claim is statute barred - Whether the Defence of laches is available - Whether properties owned by the Claimant were fraudulently transferred to the 1st Defendant- Evidence of handwriting experts.

Brown, Kirk v Williams, Phillip

Damages - Motor vehicle accident - Entering a major road from a minor road - Whether the defendant liable in negligence for injuries suffered by the claimant - Muscle spasm, pains to neck and wrists - Assessment of damages - Whether award should be made for diminution of earning capacity - Whether claimant failed to mitigate his losses.

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