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To provide sound, timely judgements and efficient court services in an environment where all stakeholders are valued.

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Land Law - Restrictive Covenant – Covenant preventing subdivision -

Application to modify – Whether objectors entitled to the benefit of the

Covenant – Whether words used in the originating document sufficient to

annex the benefit to the land – Whether land affected by the covenant -

Whether building scheme created – Unity of seisin

Land Law - Restrictive Covenant – Covenant preventing subdivision -

Maragh, Gloria v Maragh, Eric

Maintenance of wife - Application for - Wife preveated from engaging in continuous employment during the marrigage - Whether a consideration for maintenance award - Whether previous receipt of a lump sum from a division of matrimonial property should affect award - Section 5(2) and 14(4) of the Maintenance Act 2005.

Zim Israel Navigation Company Limited v Kingston Terminal Operators Limited and SGS Supervise Jamaica Ltd.

Contract - Exclusionary clause - Whether implied by course of dealing - Whether limitation period incorporated into contract

Negligence - Causation - Good shipped abroad rejected by Food Inspection Agency - Whether rejection caused by method of packaging the shipping container.

Total Jamaica Limited v Chen, Charles and Super Plus Trucking and Equipment Limited Between Total Jamaica Limited v Tikal

Civil Procedure - Injunction - Application to restrain sale of products other than claimant's - Express prohibition in contract not to sell any products other than claimant's = Claimant not supplying product because of the defendant's unpaid debts - Effect of injunction on defendant - Balance of convenience - Whether favouring an interim injunction.

Toby, Dr. Leslie v Hinchcliffe, A. H. and Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited

Practice and procedure - Application for relief from sanctions - Claimant's statement of case struck out because of failure to obey orders made at case management conference - Application filed three years after act of striking out - Claimant's attorney-at-law blamed for delay - Attorney-at-law now dead - Whether application made promptly - Whether general compliance with other orders - CPR RULE 26.8

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