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Bignall, Vaughn O'Neil v The General Legal Council and the Attorney General of Jamaica

Constitutional Law - Constitution of Jamaica - Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms - Sections 13 (3) (a), (c), (d), (e) and 16 (2).
The Legal Profession Act - Sections 3, 11 and 12 (7) - Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules - Advertising regulations comprised in canons II (d) (ii), II(e), II (h), II (i), II (j), II(k) and II(l).

Dixon, Leslie (Pursuant to Power of Attornney of Desmond Dixon v Lopez, Soni Joy (Execturix of the Estate of Estate Lopez)

Inheritance - Intestates’ Estate and Property Charges Law 1937 - Section 4 (3) Status of Children Act 1976 - Whether child born out of wedlock entitled to benefit from estate of father who died intestate in 1950.
Marriage - Whether “bamboo marriage/wedding” valid under Marriage Law 1897- Whether marriage to be presumed at common law.

Stephenson, Christopher v The Board of Management of Penwood High School and Teachers Appeal Tribunal

Judicial Review - Application for Leave - Composite decision making process - Whether there are reasonable grounds for judicial review with a realistic prospect of success - Failure to challenge decision making process of appellate tribunal which is capable of curing defects in earlier process - Late stage amendment of application for leave.

Wright Anderson, Andrea Paulette (By Boysie Roy Wright, Guardian Ad Litem) v Anderson, Andrew Herman

Civil Procedure - CPR 26.3 and 26.9 - Application to strike out statement of case for failure to comply with court order where no consequence for failure to comply was specified - Delayed compliance - Considerations.
Matrimonial Property - PROSA - Section 13 (2) application for extension of time to bring claim for division of property - General considerations - Stage of proceedings at which application made.
Survivorship - Severance of joint tenancies and interests jointly held.

Martin, Winston v Jamaica Redevelopment Foundation Inc. and Vaz, Dave Giardello

Injunctions - Interlocutory - Restraint on mortgagee’s power of sale - Whether there are serious questions to be tried - mortgagor denies executing restructured debt agreement - dispute as to applicable interest - concluded agreement for sale between mortgagee and third party - whether evidence capable of finding at trial of bad faith on part of mortgagee in entering into agreement - balance of convenience - Marbela principle exceptions.

The National Housing Trust v Marksman Limited and Epstein, Robert

Civil Procedure - Application to file amended defence and issue counterclaim after Case Management Conference - Facts supporting counterclaim are such that main relief is an administrative order to check the exercise of a statutory public duty - Knowledge of the result of the exercise of public duty for approximately 3 years - Adjourned trial imminent - Considerations.

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