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LIVE STREAM: Swearing-in Ceremony for Judges of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court for Easter Term 2026  

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.

Case Number
SU2019CV01490
Year
Neutral Citation
[2026] JMSC Civ 27
Date of Delivery

Real Property – Recovery of possession of land – Adverse possession – Whether deceased’s possession of land extinguished the title of the registered owner prior to the exercise of the mortgagee’s power of sale – Whether the purchaser from a mortgagee takes free of an unregistered possessory title – Purchaser in possession – Squatter – Whether agreement for sale in existence- Whether the deceased had the requisite animus possidendi where occupation commenced under incomplete agreement for sale – Acknowledgement of title –Burden of proof in a claim for recovery of possession where adverse possession is pleaded – Whether the affidavit in support of a fixed date claim form forms part of the pleadings – Limitation of Actions Act, ss. 3, 16 and 30 – Registration of Titles Act, ss. 68 and 70 – Civil Procedure Rules, rr. 8.9(1) and 8.9A.