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Vision 

A world-class judiciary utilizing innovation and technology for efficient service delivery.

Mission

To provide sound, timely judgements and efficient court services in an environment where all stakeholders are valued.

Persichilli, Benedetto v Taddeo, Leo and New Era Homes 2000 Limited

Settlement Agreement – Consent Order – Agreed expert required to do several valuations - Whether valuations can be set aside - Whether new expert to be appointed - Whether fraud or collusion alleged or proved - Whether failure to follow material instructions alleged or proved - Whether error or negligence a sufficient basis to set aside valuation unilaterally - Admissibility of expert evidence- Rules 32.12 and 32.13 (2) (a) – Whether an expert’s failure to comply with procedural requirements necessarily renders reports inadmissible in evidence.

Asphalt Traders Ltd. v West Indies Petroleum Ltd. (Owners of MV Kosterberg) and West Indies Petroleum Ltd. v Asphalt Traders Ltd.

Admiralty Claims – Arbitration pending – Applications to Stay Proceedings –
Section 11 Arbitration Act – Whether Court has an inherent power to stay – Vessel
arrested – Security provided for release – Whether security is to be released.

Smith, Louis v Wong-Small, Her Honour Sandra (Senior Parish Court Judge for the parish of St. James and the DPP

Civil Procedure - CPR 64.6 - Renewed application for leave to apply for order of certiorari to quash criminal proceedings refused - Previous decisions of the court indicating similar applications inappropriate - Whether renewed application an abuse of process - Whether wasted costs order to be made against counsel.

Karibukai Limitedv v Sky High Holdings Limited (as purported fondholder and as purported agent of the bondholder's trustee the JCSD Trustee Services Limited) v Mystic Mountain Limited (In Receivership and Bankruptcy)

Insolvency - Receivership – Receiver appointed under Debenture- Application for injunction to prevent Receiver exercising power of sale - Whether serious issue to be tried- Adequacy of damages - Balance of convenience – Section 79 Insolvency Act and section 46(2) Security Interest in Personal Property Act - Whether Receiver acted in good faith - Whether best price reasonably obtainable - Whether court has jurisdiction to make supervisory order in relation to the power of sale.

Pagon, Nigel (Executor of the estate of Neville Parnell, deceased) v Jamaican Development Foundation Inc.

Insolvency – Notice of Intent to file Proposal – Whether automatic stay continues after death of proposer – Previous unfulfilled promises to pay – Whether court should lift automatic stay – Sections 4 (1) and 5 (1) Insolvency Act – Whether registration on title of forfeiture order is void because it occurred after filing and service of a Notice of Intent to file Proposal

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