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LIVE STREAM: Swearing-in Ceremony for Judges of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court for Easter Term 2026  

Vision 

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

Mission

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

Babolal, Stephen and Khadian St. Patrick Babolal v Chevon St. Brian Newman (Administrator Ad Litem for the Estate of Urban Newman)

Real Property – Recovery of possession of land – Adverse possession – Whether deceased’s possession of land extinguished the title of the registered owner prior to the exercise of the mortgagee’s power of sale – Whether the purchaser from a mortgagee takes free of an unregistered possessory title – Purchaser in possession – Squatter – Whether agreement for sale in existence- Whether the deceased had the requisite animus possidendi where occupation commenced under incomplete agreement for sale – Acknowledgement of title –Burden of proof in a claim for recovery of possession where adverse pos

The Trustees of Alkali Jamaica Limited Pension Fund (a trading name) v BPM Financial Limited

Arbitration - Whether the claimant’s case should be struck out or stayed pending arbitration - Whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the claim - Whether the dispute is arbitrable – Whether the claimant breached the arbitration agreement - Whether there was a repudiatory breach – Whether arbitration was waiver by election - The Arbitration Act 2017

Wilmot, Nigel v The Attorney General of Jamaica and Others

Constitutional law — Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms — Road Traffic
Act 2018 — Traffic Stops — Detention — Production of Driver and Vehicle
Documents — Freedom of Movement — Liberty — Privacy — Protection from
Search — Seizure and Continued Detention of Motor Vehicle — Protection of
Property — False Imprisonment — Detinue — Conversion — Damages

Whittaker, Garey v Kidd, Andrew and Others

Civil Procedure – Application to Strike Out Claim – Application for Interlocutory Injunction – Application to Extend Time To File Defence – Application for Default
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Judgment – Application for Immediate Taxation Of Costs – The Judicature (Supreme Court) Act s. 49(h) – The Companies Act s.10(1), Article 59 of Table A, Article 57 of Table A – Civil Procedure Rules (“CPR”) 2002 (as amended on the 3rd of August 2020) Rules 1, 1.1(2)(a), 9.3 (4),10.3, 10.3(9),17.1(1)(a),17.1(1)(b), 26.3(1)(b), 64.3, 64.5(1), 64.6, 65.8, 65.15 and 65.16.

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