Wedderburn, Tyler Horario (Personal representative of estate Amanie Dominic Wedderburn v Attorney General and Police Constable Vernon Ellis
Assessment of Damages – Claimant’s son unlawfully shot and killed by police – Claim for Damages under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, the Fatal Accidents Act, for General Damages, Exemplary Damages and for Constitutional redress.
Forbes, Shaquille v Forbes, Ralston; Bennet, Andrew and the Attorney General of Jamaica
Assessment of Damages – Personal Injury – Proof of Special Damages
Amendment to Particulars of Claim after close of evidence and submissions, but before judgment
Olint TCI Corporation Limited (In compulsory liquidation) v Smith, David and Smith, Tracey-Ann and Smith, Gilbert Wayne
Service out of the Jurisdiction – CPR Part 7
Forum non conveniens – CPR rule 9.6 – Principles to be applied
The Police Federation and Watson, Merrick et al v The Commissioner of the Independent commission of Investigations and The Attorney General of Jamaica
Constitutionality of legislation – Whether section 20 of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Act is unconstitutional – Effect of section 20 conferring on the Commissioner and investigative staff of INDECOM, in the exercise of their duty, like powers, authorities and privileges as are given by law to a constable – Whether INDECOM’s officers have the powers of arrest and charge – Whether INDECOM’s officers having such powers would undermine the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Edwards, Odane v The Attorney General
Assessment of Damages – Claimant unlawfully shot and detained by police – Bullet fragments lodged in claimant’s head – Whether in addition to damages for assault and battery claimant entitled to aggravated, exemplary and vindicatory damages.
Chin Lyn, Eugenie; Chin, Sylvia and Dehaney, Kevin v Reynolds, Ludlow
Summary judgment - Rule 15.2 CPR - Principles to be applied on an application for summary judgment - Whether or not reasonable prospect that court of trial could find evidence of sufficient memoranda in writing and acts of part performance to establish a binding and enforceable lease and sale agreement in respect of which the court would order specific performance.
Samuels, Stevenson and Samuels, Larene v Cato, Lorraine
Damages for breach of contract - Cost of cure approach to determining damages - Loss of amenity flowing from breach of contract - Who can recover? - Damages for loss of amenity to be modest compensation.
Wilson, Omar v VGC Holdings Limited
Assessment of Damages – Amputation of right hand below elbow – Household Helper (pre-hearing and future cost) – Loss of earnings – Loss of future Earnings – Dandicap on the labour market – Whether mechanical or Myoelectric prosthesis should be provided – Applicability of Multiplier/multiplicand approach to calculating various types of awards – Appropriate size of different multiplicands/multipliers.