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Vision 

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.

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.

Stewart, Adam v Stewart Robert, Dmitri Smith, Elizabeth Desnoes, Laurence McDonald and Gorstew Limited

Interlocutory injunction - Estate Gordon 'Butch' Stewart - Testator devised company shares and assets giving detailed instructions to executors - Directors meeting called - Whether a director and beneficiary has locus standi to prevent the directors meeting - Section 213A Companies Act - Whether anticipated oppressive act can be restrained. 

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