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

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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.

Chagod Tours Jamaica Limited (Formerly Shago Tours Jamaica Ltd.) v National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited

Civil Procedure - Whether to strike out the claimant’s statement of case as an abuse of process of the court - Distinction between test for interim injunction and test for summary judgment - Whether a statement of case is an abuse of process given judicial determination that there is no serious issue to be tried - Whether to grant summary judgment in favour of the defendant - Banker / Customer relationship - The contract / tort overlap in commercial contracts - CPR 26. 1(3) (c) and CPR 15.

New Era Developments Limited and Leo Taddeo et al v New Era Properties Limited and Denedetto Persichilli

Civil Practice & Procedure – Application for interim injunction – Requirements for the grant of an interim injunction – American Cyanamid Co. v Ethicon Ltd. – Whether there is a serious issue to be tried – Whether damages is an adequate remedy – Balance of convenience – The Restrictive Covenants (Discharge and Modification) Act, S. 4 – Whether stay of proceedings is appropriate given the fact that the Defendants have applied to remedy the breach.

Causwell SNR., Michael and Michael Causwell JNR v Clacken, Dwight and LMH Publishing Limited

Civil Procedure and Practice – Defamation – Whether the publication contained defamatory material against the Claimant – Defence of justification – Defence of fair comment – Defence of qualified privilege – Assessment of damages – General damages – Aggravated damages – Exemplary damages – The Defamation Act 2013.

Brady, Winston v Keene, Suewayne Lloyd and Insurance Company of the West Indies

Civil Procedure - CPR rule 11.16 - Considerations on application to extend time - Whether time should be extended to make application to set aside orders made without notice - Application to set aside order for substituted service on insurance company - Whether reasonable efforts made by insurer to contact insured to bring contents of claim form and particular of claim to his attention.

Administrator General for Jamaica (Administrator of Estate Kevin Andrew Robinson) v White Diamond Hotels & Resort Limited (trading as Royalton White Sands) No. 2

Civil Practice and Procedure - Establishment and effect of conditional order - Rule 26.1(7) - Rule 27.11 - Whether application to vary date for compliance in conditional order is to be made pursuant to rule 26.8 or rule 27.11 - Considerations on application to vary under rule 26.1(7) - Whether time for compliance with conditional order should be varied - Rules 26.3(1) (a) and (b) - Considerations for striking out - Whether statements of case should be struck out for noncompliance with court orders or as an abuse of process - Rule 9.6 - Whether procedure to dispute court’s jurisdiction to tr

Marsh, Marvin v Western Regional Health Authority, Southern Regional Health Authority and The Attorney General of Jamaica

Civil Practice and Procedure – Civil Procedure Rules – Rule 26.8 – Applications for Relief From Sanction – Whether Claimant’s Application for Relief Was Made Promptly – Whether or Not Claimant Would Be Entitled to Relief Otherwise.
Civil Practice and Procedure – Consequence if Application For Relief from Sanction Fails and Witness Statement is Not Allowed – Whether or Not the Claimant’s Claim Should Be Struck Out Due to Lack of Evidence to Support Same at Trial.

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