The Hon. Mrs. Justice Lisa Palmer Hamilton

Civil Practice and Procedure - Negligence - Employer’s liability - Whether employer provided safe system of work - Whether premises were reasonably safe for the purpose for which the claimant was permitted to be there - Personal injury - Pre-existing chronic lower back pain - Damages

Civil practice and procedure - Mortgage - Duty of mortgagee in exercising power of sale - Whether mortgagee liable for selling property below market value

Damages - Assessment of damages based on undertaking given on obtaining an
interlocutory injunction

Negligence Medical negligence Contributory negligence Application of the test in Bolam v Friern Hospital Management

Leave to apply for judicial review – Rule 56.4 of the Civil Procedure Rules – Considerations to determine promptitude of application for leave to apply for judicial review – Rule 56.6 of the CPR – Arguiable ground for judicial review having a realistic prospect of success.

Disclosure – Specific disclosure from a 3rd party – Norwich Pharmacal Relief – Parts 26 and 28 of the Civil Procedure Rules considered – Whether Norwich Pharmacal relief achieves fairness in a court trial – Jurisdiction of Norwich Pharmacal Principle – Mere Witness Rule – Standard of necessity and proportionality.

Civil Procedure-Substitution of parties - Rule 19.4 of the Civil Procedure Rules 2002- Significance of relevant limitation period in the context of Rule 19.4 and the Limitation Act - Service out of the jurisdiction – Rules 7.3 and 7.5 of the Civil Procedure Rules 2002 considered - Without prejudice communication – Legal principles governing without prejudice communication

Default judgment – Application to set aside default judgment – Criteria to be satisfied – Definition of ‘real’ in real prospect of successfully defending Claim – Whether Ancillary Claim filed is a nullity.

Civil Practice and Procedure - Notice of application to set aside default judgment - Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, Rules 13. 2 and 13.3