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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.

Nubian-1 Constuction Limited and Complete Development Solutions v Edgehill Homes Limited

Contracts – For project management – For construction – Residential scheme of development – Variation to number of units, infrastructure, supply of finishes, among other things – Whether delay caused by employer or contractor – Whether
inadequacy of aerial topographical survey a cause – Whether employer, contractoror project manager to blame – Whether defective or incomplete works – FIDIC contract- Interpretation and application – Whether contracts properly terminated –
Consequence of breach - Damages.

Palmer, Gloria Grace Ann and Paul Anthony Thomas et al v Sinclair, Paul, Gregory Forbes and Heather Forbes-Thompson

Wills – Competing wills – Whether executed by testator and duly witnessed – Transfers, Declarations of Trust and other instruments – Whether forged – Evidence of expert forensic document examiners - Whether evidence of witnesses to documents to be preferred.

Round Hill Developments Limited v The Administrator General (Administrator of Estate Brian Reynolds) Resort Central Limited

Contract – Enforceability – Whether breach of contract – Whether repudiation of contract – Application for specific performance – Whether contract void – Whether unilateral termination – Whether frustration of contract – Whether part performance – Whether repudiatory breach – Whether variation of contract – Whether obligations end on death of a party – Whether the corporate veil should be pierced – Laches.

Sunday Red LLC (Formerly Taylormade Lifestyle Ventures LLC) v The Registrar of Industrial Property and Puma Se

Trade Mark - Appellant’s response to objection filed out of time – Application to extend time – Trade mark application “deemed” abandoned – Whether decision of Registrar correct- Whether jurisdiction to extend time- Whether distinction between “deemed” and “treated as” within the Act - The Trade Marks Act.

Ton Rick Enterprises Limited v CSSI Seafood Processing Limited And Clarendon Seafood Limited and Ton Rick Enterprises Limited

Contract – Bailment – Goods requiring special care - Duty of bailee - Whether duty delegable to third party - Whether bailee took reasonable care when loading container – Whether bailee took reasonable care to ensure container maintained or was capable of maintaining required temperature - Container owned by a third party - Whether container defective - Whether bailee liable - Whether sums due and owing to Ancillary Claimant.

Fair Trading Commission v Supreme Ventueres Limited and Supreme Ventures Gaming Limited

Civil Procedure - Application to strike out claim – Application to stay proceedings
– CPR Rule 26.1(2) – CPR Rule 26.3(1) – Fair Competition Act - Whether fact that 1st Defendant is unlicensed is fatal to the claim - Whether Defendants interrelated
parties within the meaning of the Act - Appeal in other proceedings challenging
report - Whether report integral to claim - Whether claim should be stayed pending appeal.

Re Financial Services Commission and The Pension Superannuation Funds and Retirement Scheme Act

Pensions - The Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Act, 2006 – Section 27(2)(b) – Section 27(4) – Whether requirement of 90 days’ notice of an intention to wind up is mandatory – Whether failure to give 90 days’ notice renders notification void – Whether regulator’s jurisdiction to give approval affected – Whether notice may be varied or time within which to consider extended – Whether declaration should have a prospective effect.

Levy, John and Wilkinson, Courtney v Chambers, Gerald and Gordon Shirley et al

Injunction - Application for interim injunctive relief – Application to strike out or stay claim and for disclosure – Whether consent judgment entered in St. Lucia dispositive of claim – Whether Defendants to be restrained from treating with company assets - Whether valuation done in St Lucia fair - Whether misrepresentation or fraud - Whether failure to answer valuer’s requisitions ground for complaint - Whether issues more appropriately litigated in St Lucia.

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