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Henry, Ava v The Commissioner General Tax Administration Jamaica (Filed against Commissioiner of Taxpayer Appeals)

Income Tax Act – Section 5 (1) (c) (ix) - Whether Agreements between Taxpayer/Appellant and Workers Contracts for Services or of Service – Whether Persons Working with Taxpayer Employees or Independent Contractors – Education Tax – Purposive Construction.

Griffiths, Reverend Dr. Ralph v Attorney General of Jamaica; Nelson, Constable and The Transport Authority

Negligence - Whether duty of cared owed - Whether breach of duty of care has occurred - Whether claim for 'pure economic loss' can be maintained in respect of torn of negligence - Detinue - Whether unlawful seizure of motor vehicle occurred - Wlements of tort of detinue - need to prove unequivocal demand - Need to prove unqualified refusal - Proof of special damages - Whether transport authority functions as a crown servant or agent - Party to be sued in claims wherein alleged tortfeasors allegedly functioning as a crown servant or agent when tort was committed.

 

Dawes, Daniel v Transport Authority, Ministry of Labour and Social Security and The Attorney General of Jamaica

Civil Procedure - Application for leave to provide for judicial review - Order for mandamus - Whether mandamus can be issued against a minister of labour - Whether the applicant can be referred to industrial dispute tribunal - Civil Procedure Rules 2002 (CPR) Part  56.

Campbell, Douglas v The Strata Appeals Tribunal and PSP No. 73 (Carib Ocho Rios)

Administrative Law - Application for Judicial Review of decision of Strata Appeals Tribunal – Registration (Strata Titles) Act - Relevant section of act to be applied on appeal to Strata Appeals Tribunal where issue being appealed is assessment of Strata Corporation and there was no appeal to Commission of Strata Corporations - Time limit on appeal to Strata Appeals Tribunal - Whether appeal to Strata Appeals Tribunal must be made within thirty days.

The Caribbean Examinations Council v The Industrial Disputes Tribunal and Phillip, Gerard

Judicial Review-Decision of Industrial Disputes Tribunal - Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act – Caribbean Examinations Council relying on immunity from legal process – Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act – Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges (Caribbean Examinations Council Order) 1998 – Whether IDT engaged in a legal process– Whether immunity restrictive – Whether IDT lacked Jurisdiction.

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