Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency and Clifton Bennett v The Attorney General of Jamaica and Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II
Application to strike out portions of first claimant’s affidavit
Montique, Hartford v Firearm Licensing Authority
Application for leave to apply for judicial review - Seizure of firearm pending investigation into criminal charges - Whether seizure is in contravention of the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act 2022 or Firearms Act, 1967 - Delay as a bar - Alternate remedy provided in stature - Firearms Act, 1967 applied.
Davidson, Damion v The Commissioner of Police
Judicial Review - Re-enlistment of police officer – Officer fails to respond to
notice of non-recommendation before period of enlistment expires – Officer
removed from Force – Officer not considered dismissed – Reinstatement not
Application re-enlistment – Legitimate expectations – Jamaica Constabulary
Force Act, Police Services Regulations, – Book of Rules for the Guidance and
General Direction of the Jamaica Constabulary Force
Demercado, Wayne v The Firearm Licensing Authority, The Review Board and the Minister of National Security
Judicial Review - Revocation of Firearm User’s Licence - Failure to conduct hearing by Review Board and Minister – Should the Review Board provide detailed reasons to further an appeal – Role of Review Board – Role of Minister - Decision of Minister made without reasons - Whether delay is breach of natural justice – Statutory Interpretation – Firearms Act, 1967, Firearms(Appeals to Minister) Regulations
Hylton, Denise v Thompson, Peter
Judicial review - Application to strike out - Misjoinder of respondent - Application for leave to apply for judicial review.
Lloyd, Gary v Dacosta, Richard and Jamaica Defence Force
Judicial review – Military law – Jurisdiction of court – Discharge from military – Whether claim justiciable – Breach of natural justice – Defence Act - The Defence (Regular Force Enlistment and Service) Regulations, 1962 – Force Standing Orders
Sykes, Steven and Lynden Nugent v Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, The Natural Resources Conservation Authority and the Town and Country Planning Authority
Disclosure - Application to strike out statement of case - Whether breach of order for specific disclosure – Whether legal professional privilege or relevance reasons to withhold
White, Doric v Digicel (Jamaica) Limited
Constitutional law – COVID-19 vaccination policy – Breach of constitutional rights under Charter of Fundamental rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act, 2011 –– Whether court should exercise or decline jurisdiction under section 19 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms – The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act, 2011, sections 13(1)(c), (3)(a), (b), (j)(ii), (p) and (s), sections 17 & 19.
The Administrator General for Jamaica (Administrator of Estate Weston Wilson, deceased) v Airlift Handlers Limited and Michael Angelo Daley Consolidated with The Administrator General for Jamaica v Myrie, Merrick and Nicole Dwyer
Negligence - Whether res ipsa loquitur applies – Prima facie case – Defendants in rebuttal -- Fatal Accidents Act - Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
Chisholm and Company Development Ltd. v Henry, Norval, Cleveroy Dale, Kevin Chin, I Will Survive - Owner, Person unknown et al
Tort – Whether unnamed defendant can be sued – Whether unnamed defendant can be served with claim – Whether alternative service established – Groyne constructed under licence – Whether land amassed by groyne belongs to claimant – Whether beneficial interest in groyne – Trespass - The Beach Control Act - The Main Roads Act – Civil Procedure Rules, Rules 5.13, 5.14