Finzi, Winston v Jamaican Redevelopment Foundation Inc., Jonathan Goodman, Janet Farrow et al
Commercial law - Claim for fraud - Statue of limitations - Whether there is a statutory extension for claims in fraud in Jamaica - Whether a due diligence test applies to claims for fraud.
Legal profession - Claim for breach of a professional undertaking - Whether there is an undertaking as a matter of construction - Whether statute of limitations applies to claims for breach of undertaking.
Caricom Investments Limited and Caricom Hotels Limited et al v Natonal Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited and Rio Blanco Development Limited (In Receivership) et al
Misrepresentation -Whether there were false assertions by the receiver and/or the
mortgagee appointing him that, inter alia, the duplicate certificates of titles for lots
were lost or misplaced
Agency - Whether the receiver is the agent of mortgagee
Redlefsen, Lorenz v Silver Sands Estates Limited, Development Bank of Jamaica and Sagicor Property Services Limited2
Order for security for costs in the form of an unless order - Whether order in that form is permitted by the Civil Procedure Rules - Judgment entered after non-compliance with order
Applicafion for relief from sanction - Principles to be applied
Island Lubes Distributors Limited and West Indies Petroleum Limited v Levy, John and Levy, Donna et al
Injunction - Principles to be applied
Breach of fiduciary duty - Principles to be applied - Whether maintainable against former director
Wrongful interference with contractual relations and procuring breach of contract – Distinction and principles to be applied
Breach of Confidence – Principles to be applied
Consent order – Whether real contract - Circumstances in which party may be permitted to withdraw consent
Equilibrio Solutions (Jamaica) Limited v Peter Jervis & Associates Limited
Contract for services – No single written document containing the terms –
determining scope of agreement – General Consumption Tax - Whether payable- Whether Defendant agreed to pay
Island Lubes Distributors Limited and West Indies Petroleum Limited v Levy, John and Levy, Donna et al
Injunction - Principles to be applied – Breach of fiduciary duty - Whether maintainable against former director and officer - Wrongful interference with contractual relations and Procuring breach of contract – Distinction and principles to be applied
Breach of Confidence – Principles to be applied
Murray Haulage Liimited and Rudolph Murray v The Registrar of Company and Murray, Gillian
Company law - Procedure for removal and appointment of director by sole
shareholder - Section 179 of the Companies Act - Procedure for removal of director
on the ground of mental incapacity
Redlefsen, Lorenz v Silver Sands Estates Limited, Development Bank of Jamaica and Sagicor Property Services Limited
Auction - No reserve - Whether contract formed on bid being submitted - Whether bid satisfied conditions of invitation
Registered Land – Caveat - principles to be applied on application to remove caveat - Extent of the asserted interest in land that is sufficient - Whether damages can be an appropriate remedy in a claim for land
Hasheba Development Company Limited v Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica Limited, Kinghorn, Sean and Kinghorn, Judy Ann et al
Injunction - Freezing order - Principles to be applied - Whether real risk of dissipation has been established
Skyrock Capital Limited v Lawrence, Minette and Lawrence, Lowell
Practice and procedure - Application for Summary Judgment - Principles - Part 15. 2 (b) of the Civil Procedure Rules
Mediation clauses – Application for stay of claim in favour of mediation - Principles to be applied - Whether similar to stay in favour of arbitration – Effect if any of steps taken in the proceedings.
Promissory note - Validity - Defences - requirement of stamping - Whether claim based on promissory note or whether promissory note is being used as supporting evidence only