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Williams, George (By Next Friend Pamella Green) v The Attorney General of Jamaica

Constitutional Law – Mentally disordered defendant charged with murder - Found
unfit to plead by jury – Detained for some 50 years at Governor General’s pleasure – Whether detention lawful – Periodic reviews not done for some 42 years – No legal assistance provided to claimant during detention - The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act, 2011, sections 13 (3)(a), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (o), (p), (r), 13(6), sections 14 (1)(a) 14(5) , 16(1), 16(2), 16(5),16(6)(c), & 16(10).

Lawton, Karl; Carol Lawton and Dionne Lawton et al v Lawton, Edith (Administratrix of the Estate of Carol Manley Lawton)

Civil Procedure – Summary Judgment – Adverse Possession Claim – Is this an appropriate case to deal with summarily – Whether section 30 of the Limitation of Actions Act must be specifically pleaded – Are the proper parties before the Court – Limitation of Actions Act sections 3, 14 and 30 – Civil Procedure Rules 19.3, 26.9, 27 and 67.2

Rowe, Lawrence v The Attorney General of Jamacia, Constable Clayton Bromfield

Tort – Malicious Prosecution – Whether or not the 2nd Defendant had reasonable and probable to prosecute the Claimant for the offences charged - False Imprisonment – Whether or not the 2nd Defendant lawfully arrested and detained the Defendant for the offences under the Town and Communities Act and the other offences – Whether the Claimant was entitled to resist an unlawful arrest - Assault – Whether the 2nd Defendant Assaulted the Claimant - Statute – Town & Communities Act, Sections 11 and 23 -  Constabulary Force Act, Sections 15, 30 a

Spectrum Systems Limited v The Industrial Disputes Tribunal

Administrative Law – Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review out of time – principles involved - Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review – whether Applicant has a good arguable case with a real prospect of success - Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review – Whether or not the failure to give reasons for their award is a valid ground for leave to be granted for judicial review of the decision of the IDT – Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review – Whether or not the IDT gave a clear reason for refusing to admit evid

Tracey, Errol v Attorney General of Jamaica

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Claimant’s failure to file and serve witness statement and list of documents within the relevant time - Rules 29.11 and 28.14 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) - Application for relief from sanctions - Whether the relevant witness statement and list of documents were filed and served within time as prescribed or whether any sanction applies, and if so, what sanction applies - Whether the application for relief was filed promptly - Whether the application for relief, filed, is supported by evidence on affidavit - Whether the failure was unintentional - Whether there was a g

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