Civil procedure - Abuse of provess - Striking out - Claimant discontinuing firs trial - Claimant seeking same remedy in second claim - Whether and abuse of process
Statutory interpretation - Housing Law, 1958, S. 46A(2)(g), 48(B) and 46(c) - Whether statutory cause of action exists - Whether Jamaica Public Service Company obliged by law to replace underground electicity cable at own expense.
Pension fund - Distribution of surplus - Referal by Privy Council to the Supreme Court - Trustees' application for directions - Applicability of the Pension (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Act, 2004 to unapproved Pension Schemes.
Constitutional law – Violation of right to trial within a reasonable time – Order for constitutional damages as compensation – Components and level of compensation – Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Sections 14 (3) time at which it is most appropriate for assessment to be undertaken
Election petition - Whether candidate elegible for election - Meaning of 'has resided' in area for twelve months immediatel preceeding day of election - Whether condidate is public officer within the meaning of section 3 of Civil Service Establishment Act - Effective date of resignation - Repudiatory breach of employment contract - Whether candidate resigned from job before date of local government election.
Mortgage - Mortgagee exercising power of sale - Whether in breach of duty to mortgagor - What is nature and extent of duty owed by mortgagee to mortgage - Whether continuing with agreement already into can amount to breach of duty to mortgagor.
Constitutional law – Allegations of violation of right to trial within a reasonable
time – Whether violation of reasonable time standard results in grant of stay
automatically – How analysis is to be done – Factors to be considered when
determining whether reasonable time standard violated – Consequences of
violation – Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Sections 14 (3) and 16
(1) – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 11 (b)
