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LIVE STREAM: Swearing-in Ceremony for Judges of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court for Easter Term 2026  

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.

Wiliams, Leroy v Enyi, Kenneth

Medical negligence -Administering injunction to buttock - Damages to sciatic nerve - Whether injection administered to proper area of buttocks - Whether injuries suffered by claimant result from damage to sciatic nerve - Whether special damages proven by claimant - No documentary evidence to support damages - No amendment to pleadings sought

Stewart, Hon. Gordon ‘Butch” v Issa, Muna; Robinson, Dr. Paulette and Stewart-McConnell, Jamie and James, Owen et al

Application for stay of execution of order pending appeal - Principles applicable - What amounts to special circumstances - Whether if consequences of refusal of stay are less than ruinous to applicant - Court can exercise discretion to stay - Whether discretion unfettered.

Stewart, Hon. Gordon ‘Butch” v Issa, Muna; Robinson, Dr. Paulette and Stewart-McConnell, Jamie et al

Defamation - Application to strike out claim of libel - Whether striking out available in libel actions - Whether striking out provisions in CPR 26 exhaustive - Considerations in determining whether court should strike - Court's power to impose conditions on parties in making orders - Court's duty to manage cases and to apply over-riding objective.

 

Johnson, Bryan v Low-Ban Engineering Ltd

Agreement for Sale of property; Claimant Purchaser fails to provide

mortgage funds to meet completion date; Defendant vendor

demanding interest for the period of delay between time due and time

of payment, pursuant to terms of Agreement; Claimant alleging that

property was not in any event complete as there were defects; whether

the existence of defects, short of making the property "uninhabitable"

Flickenger, Elita v David Preble & Xtabi Resort Ltd

Claim in negligence or breach of duty under Occupiers'

Liability; Claimant's husband drowned while snorkeling

off Negril Coast while guest at Xtabi Resort; whether

proper defendants sued; whether deceased was warned of

dangers; whether breach of duty on the part of

defendants or either of them; Whether deceased

accepted risk of swimming in rough seas; whether Act of

God; whether witness credible in light of previous

inconsistent statement; causation/foreseeability in Tort

Law.

Elliot, Janice v Euro Star Motors Ltd

Whether breach of contract; whether Claimant was wrongfully

dismissed; extent of damages in wrongful dismissal; whether

Claimant entitled to incentive bonus on a proper construction of the

contract of employment; no evidence of satisfaction of conditions

precedent to entitlement; Defendant deciding not to call witnesses;

effect thereof on burden of proof; Claimant putting in witness

statement of Defendant's witness as hearsay under CPR 29.8(3);

whether this would be the evidence of the party putting such in;

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