The Hon. Mr. Justice Kissock Laing

Contract - Promissory note – Defences to claim on promissory note – Whether defence of set-off possible on counterclaim

Landlord and Tenant - Whether surviving tenants in common can claim for rent against a tenant after the death of a co-tenant in common who had put him in occupation pursuant to an oral rental agreement.

Real Property - Registration of Titles Act - Whether a power of attorney with a certificate of attestation pursuant to the seventeenth schedule of the Registration of Titles Act which bears a false declaration is valid for purposes of enabling the donee of the power of attorney to transfer the interest of the donor.

Injunction – Principles to be applied - Whether there is a serious issue to be tried of infringement of copyright and/or the tort of passing off - Trade marks – Whether mark confusingly similar to registered trade mark – Principles to be applied in assessing similarity

Injunction - Principles to be applied - Applicant not registered legal owner but executed an agreement for sale with a third party – Whether there should be payment into court by mortgagor under ‘Marbella principle’ - Exceptions to applicability of the principle – Whether sending of cheque to Mortgagee amounts to an appropriate payment or other security.

Agency - Whether Attorney-at-law held out as agent of company
Contract – Nature of contract - Whether loan or contract for sale of land with option to purchase
Company law – Duty of care owed by nominee director
Real Property - Whether purchaser who registered his legal interest had knowledge of fraud by agent of vendor

Contract - Novation - Whether there was consent of the parties.

Insolvency - Whether trustee disqualified - Application for sale of property jointly owned by bankrupt - Whether bankrupt can challenge decision of trustee - Real Property - Application pursuant to Partitions Act for sale of jointly owned property - Principles to be applied.

Contract - Breach of Contract - Agent’s failure to pay sum due under a contract
Evidence - Whether sufficient evidence of the integrity of the system which is being relied upon to establish debt
Defamation - Whether sufficient evidence adduced on counterclaim

Civil Procedure - Joinder of party – Whether mortgagee should be joined on an application to restrain the registrar of lands from registering an order foreclosure.

Statutory Interpretation – Whether there is a requirement under section 119 of the Registration of Titles Act for a caveator claiming a beneficial interest to be served with a notice of intention to make an application for foreclosure – Whether there is a requirement for such a notice if the caveat is based on a beneficial interest awarded by the court.

Contract - Agent's failure to pay sums due under contract - Evidence - Whether sufficient evidence of the itegrity of the system whcih is being relied upon to establish debt.