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A world-class judiciary utilizing innovation and technology for efficient service delivery.

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

Kennedy, Josey-Ann v Operadora Palace Resorts (Ja) Ltd T/A Moon Palace Jamaica Grand

Civil Procedure – Application to enter default judgment; application for court to decline to exercise jurisdiction to hear claim – claim documents sent by registered mail uncollected – Claimant becoming aware that documents were uncollected after request for default judgment but before entry of default judgment – Whether default judgment should be entered – Wasted costs – whether the claimant’s attorney-at-law should pay wasted costs.

Sunday Red LLC (Formerly Taylormade Lifestyle Ventures LLC) v The Registrar of Industrial Property and Puma Se

Trade Mark - Appellant’s response to objection filed out of time – Application to extend time – Trade mark application “deemed” abandoned – Whether decision of Registrar correct- Whether jurisdiction to extend time- Whether distinction between “deemed” and “treated as” within the Act - The Trade Marks Act.

Johnson, Audrey v Massey, Owen and Jermaine Butler

Tort – Negligence – Personal Injury – Motor Vehicle Collision
Tort – Negligence – Breach of Duty of Care – Whether Claimant has proven that the 2nd Defendant Driver Caused Any Part of the Truck to Hit the Claimant.
Civil Practice and Procedure – Pleadings – Particulars of Claim – Rule 8.9A – Whether or not the Claimant’s Amended Particulars of Claim are Supported by the Evidence at Trial.

Ton Rick Enterprises Limited v CSSI Seafood Processing Limited And Clarendon Seafood Limited and Ton Rick Enterprises Limited

Contract – Bailment – Goods requiring special care - Duty of bailee - Whether duty delegable to third party - Whether bailee took reasonable care when loading container – Whether bailee took reasonable care to ensure container maintained or was capable of maintaining required temperature - Container owned by a third party - Whether container defective - Whether bailee liable - Whether sums due and owing to Ancillary Claimant.

Cunningham, Len by and through their agent Joyce Bunting et al v Hall, Victor and Sonia Hall

CIVIL PROCEDURE - Agency - Adverse Possession - Fraud - Whether Joyce Bunting was the claimants’ agent, and therefore, had the authority to act and deal with the disputed land for and on behalf of the claimants - Whether, by operation of the Limitation of Actions Act (LAA), the claimants’ alleged adverse possession of the disputed lands, extinguished the registered title obtained by the 1st defendant - Whether the 1st defendant committed fraud when obtaining a certificate of title for the lands registered at volume 1471 folio 698 of the Register Book of Titles, which comprise the disputed l

Cousins, Velrose v Passley, Chester, Cameca Passley and Chester Passley (In his capacity as Executor of the estate of John Passley)

CIVIL PROCEDURE - Whether, by operation of the Limitations of Actions Act (LAA), the claimant’s alleged adverse possession of a portion of the disputed land, extinguished the registered title of the said property, held by the estate of the deceased proprietor - Whether an implied licence can defeat an adverse possession claim - Whether the 1st defendant could have given an implied licence to the claimant to occupy the disputed property - Whether the court should order that the Registrar of Titles cancel the existing certificate of title registered at volume 1158 folio 668 of the Register Bo

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