The Hon. Miss Justice Carol Edwards

Morgan's Harbour Ltd (In Receivership) v Lashmont Financial Services Ltd and McClymont, Myles

Insolvency – Convertible debenture – Appointment of joint receiver – Managers by debenture holder – Duty of receiver – Managers to the debenture holder in the exercise of the power of sale under the convertible debenture – Whether receiver – Managers in breach of duty – Termination by the debenture holder of the receiver – Managers at the point of their exercising their power of sale – Whether any basis exist upon which receiver – Managers may refuse to accept termination – Duty of debenture holder – Whether debenture holder in breach of duty – Whether a court of equity can invalidate the t

Jebmed S.R.L v Capital S.P.A Owners of M/V Trading Fabrizia and others Consolidated with Elburg Ship Management v Enterprise Shipping Agency et al

ADMIRALTY CLAIM - CLAIM IN REM AGAINST A SHIP - DEFENDANT ENTERING APPEARANCE AND DEFENDING CLAIM - SHIP UNDER JUDICIAL ARREST BUT NOT BAILED BY OWNER - RENEWED APPLICATION FOR SALE OF SHIP PENDENTE LITE - VALUE OF SHIP FAR EXCEEDS THE CLAIMS AGAINST THE OWNER - WHETHER APPROPRIATE FOR SHIP SHOULD BE SOLD PENDENTE LITE - FACTORS COURT MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT - WHETHER COURT BOUND BY PREVIOUS DECISIONS REFUSING APPLICATION FOR SALE PENDENTE LITE - CPR PART 70

Jebmed S.R.L v Capital S.P.A Owners of M/V Trading Fabrizia et al Consolidated with Elburg Ship Management v Enterprise Shipping Agency et al

ADMIRALTY CLAIM-CLAIM IN REM AGAINST A SHIP-SHIP OWNERS ENTERING APPEARANCE-JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST SHIP OWNERS IN PERSONAM IN A FOREIGN JURISDICTION-SHIP OWNERS APPLYING TO SET ASIDE JUDGMENT ON GROUNDS OF RES JUDICATA AND ABUSE OF PROCESS OF THE COURT-WHETHER CLAIM SHOULD BE SET ASIDE
ADMIRALTY CLAIM-APPLICATION TO AMEND CLAIM-WHETHER AMENDMENT SHOULD BE REFUSED ON THE BASIS THAT CLAIM IS RES JUDICATA

Alliance Finance Limited v Capital Solution Limited et al

MAREVA INJUNCTION - APPLICATION FOR FREEZING ORDER OVER MONIES HELD BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS - CLIENT ENTERED INTO AGREEMENT TO ASSIGN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SUMS HELD BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO SECOND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO WHICH CLIENT IS INDEBTED - SECOND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION CLAIMING TO BE BENEFICIALLY ENTITLED TO SUCH SUMS ASSIGNED - FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REFUSING TO PAY - WHETHER SECOND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION HAS AN ARGUABLE CASE IN TRUSTS - PAYMENTS BEING MADE OUT TO OTHER CLIENTS FROM THE FUND - WHETHER SUCH PAYMENTS QUALIFY AS DISSIPATION OF ASSETS FOR THE P

City Properties Limited v New Era Finance Limited

Landlord and tenant - Agreement for a lease - Draft lease not executed as some terms were found objectionable by the tenant - Parties operating under the agreed terms of the draft lease - Claim by lessor for rent and outstanding maintenance - Whether maintenance properly charged to the tenant as additional rent - Whether tenant obliged to pay insurance and depreciation on the buildi

Ocean Chimo Ltd v Royal Bank (Jamaica) Ltd (RBC), Royal Bank (T & T) Ltd (RBC), Royal Bank of Canada et al Between Howell. Delroy, Royal Bank of Canada and Billard, Samuel et al

Civil Procedure and practice - Application for summary judgment - Whether application notice complies with the rules - Whether failure to comply with the requirements of the rules in the notice fatal to the application - Whether a claim with disputed -   Facts and voluminous pleadings is amenable to summary judgment - Whehter issues narrow regardless of volume of documents  - Part 15, Rule 15.4 and 15.2 of Civil Procedure Rules - Agency - Claim against bank employees and agents for negligence - Conspiracy, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty - Whether such as claim against employess and agen

Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica v The Industrial Dispute Tribunal and Union of Technical Administrative and Supervisory Personnel

Judicial review - Application for certiorari - Review of award made by the Industrial Disputes Tribunal - Duties and powers of Tribunal - Power of the court on review - Meaning of unjustifiable dismissal - Whether the tribunal applied the correct legal test - Whether tribunal failed to take into account relevant considerations - Whether procedure for dismissal unfair - Whether tribunal failed to consider total procedure - Whether errors of law were made - Finality of findings of fact - Industrial Disputes Tribunnal - Unjustifiable dismissal - Discretion to order - reinstatement - Whether di

The Proprietors Strata Plan No. 305 v Greater Works International Fellowship and Young, Anthony and Joy

Real porperty - Strata title - By-Laws restricting user to office or shops - Whether church operation in the mall has resulted in unreasonable interference with use and enjoyment of common areas by other proprietors - Complaints that church causing noise and other nuisance - Continuing breach of covenant using shops as a church - Continuing disputes over parking spaces and noise - Strata run by corporation - Whether there was acquiescence to the breaches by the executive management committee - Whether complaint now deprived of right to enforce the by-laws - Whetehr injunctive relief unjust

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