The Honourable Mrs. Justice Tara Carr

Section 13 (3) (l) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act 2011 – Whether the right has been engaged – Breach of contract – Assessment of damages for breach of contract – Private nuisance – What is the remedy in damages for a claim in private nuisance.

Judicial Review – Irrationality and Unreasonableness – Breach of Natural Justice

Judicial Review – Apparent bias – The test of the fair-minded and informed observer

Legitimate expectation – Legitimate expectation giving rise to a substantive right – What are the Claimants required to prove to establish a substantive legitimate expectation.

Sections 5, 6, 9 and 13 of the Justices of the Peace Act − The significance of the taking of the Oath of Office as a Justice of the Peace – The effect of a material non- disclosure on a claim for Legitimate Expectation – Section 16 (2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – The Constitution of Jamaica – The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act, 2011, sections 13(2), 13(3)(a), 13(3)(p), 13(3)(j), 14, 16(5), 18, 19 and 49 – Whether sections 5, 8, 15, 20, 21, 23 and 25 of the DNA Evidence Act breach the Claimant’s fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed under sections 13(3)(a), 13(3)(j), 14 and 16(5) of the Charter – Whether any breach of the Claimant’s fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed under the Charter are demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society – Part 56, CPR.

Constitutional Law - Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms - Section 16 - - Right to due process - Prohibition against retrospective application of more severe penalties.
Whether fixed penalty imposed by null and void ministerial order and upon fixed penalty notice issued pursuant to section 116 of the Road Traffic Act 1938 in excess of fixed penalty prescribed by the Act constitutes a breach of the right to due process enshrined in section 16(11) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.

Legitimate Expectation – Legitimate Expectation giving rise to a substantive right – What are the Claimants required to prove to establish a substantive Legitimate Expectation 

Judicial Review – Whether the Claimant has established illegality – Whether the signature of the Minister was forged – Whether there was a breach of statute – Whether the actions of the Minister were Wednesbury unreasonable or irrational – Whether there is a discretionary bar of delay.

Section 13 (2) of the Constitution of Jamaica – Section 13 (3) (h) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms –– Whether the words equitable and humane should be read conjunctively – Whether inhumane treatment applies to a Company – Whether the parties are similarly circumstanced - Section 2 (4) of the Natural Resources (Prescribed Areas) (Prohibition of Categories of Enterprise, Construction and Development) Order, 1996 as amended in 2015– Compensatory and Vindicatory Damages