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D&L H Services Limited, Isandra International Limited v The Attorney General et al

Fire Brignde-Breach of stnt~itoryd uty- Wlzetlzer 0 civil right of action is

conferred or1 tlze clninznnts- Wlzetlzerfjre brigade crzjoys sti~t~~tory

inznzunip-Mennirzg of borzn fide-Neglige~qce -Wl?etlzer C / L L [ ~ qf care owed

/131 t11ef;re brigade- Vicarious liabilitj1- Fire Brignde Act ss (5) (10) (11)

(I 5)-Fire Brigarle Regulatiorzs ss (33) (3 7).

Construction Developers Association Ltd v Urban Development Corporation

Although the court is notoriously slow to exercise its power to strike out a

statement of case, where the pleaded defence allege the claims to be statute barred,

in the absence of a reply averring an exception to the operation of the statute/ the

court, in giving effect to the overridng objective of the CPR, will be constraimd to

strike out the statement of case.

University of Technology Jamaica v The Industrial Disputes Tribunal and the University and Allied Workers Union

Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act - Unjustifiable dismissal - Duties and powers of the IDT - Application for certiorari - Whether IDT to enquire into the reason for the dismissal or the dismissal itself - Whether IDT fell into error of law - Relationship between employer's internal disciplinary procedures and the IDT.

Clacken, Dwight, Clacken, Lynne v Causwell, Michael and Causwell, Richard et al

CONTRACT - CONTRACT TO PURCHASE SHARES - AGREEMENT

EMBODIED IN COURT ORDER - PROPER CONSTRUCTION OF THE

ORDER - WHETHER CONTRACT FRUSTRATED - WHETHER

PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACT MAKES IT FUNDAMENTALLY

DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IT WAS WHEN MADE - MISTAKE,

COMMON, MUlWAL AND EQUITABLE - EFFECT OF AGREEING THAT

THIRD PARTY VALUE SHARES

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