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Johnson, Mickeel v Alu Glass Limited

Civil Procedure - Defendant company removed from the Register of Companies prior to trial date –
Whether trial can proceed in the absence of the defendant pursuant to the Rule
39.5 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, as amended – Whether the defendant
company must first be restored to the Register of Companies – Effect of restoration
pursuant to sections 336(1) and 337(6) of the Companies Act on the current
proceedings.

Lewis, Noel v Gabbidon, Michael and Winston

Civil procedure – Application to set aside judgment in default – Whether the
defendants have demonstrated that they have a real prospect of successfully
defending the claim – Whether judgment was irregularly entered as a result of
the signature of the claimant’s attorney being affixed to the judgment in default
order – Rules 13.2, 13.3 and 21.8 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, as amended.

Green, Shamar v Collins, Orvel

Civil procedure – Claim form filed close to the expiration of limitation period –
Application to extend the validity of the claim form filed within life of the claim form
– Whether it is appropriate to extend validity of the claim form after claim became
time-barred – Rule 8.15 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2002 as amended.

Barrett, Wally v Lou Livingston Construction & Industrial Services Company Limited and T. Geddes Grant (Dist) Limited

Application to strike out claimant's statement of case - Whether there was reasonable ground for bringint the claim - Application for extension of time to file defence - Whether good explanation for delay - Whether defence arguable - Civil Procedure Rules 26.3(1) and 10.3(9).

Johnson, Lloyd (As a representative on behalf of himself and 13 members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade) v Attorney General of Jamaica and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade

Administrative orders – Whether a Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade can promote officers without the approval of the Fire Brigade Board – What is the effect of General Orders – Whether the claimants reasonably held an expectation that they had been promoted by the publication of General Orders, when there was no evidence that the requirements for promotion had been complied with – Whether the failure of the Fire Brigade Board to promote the claimants in the circumstances amounted to an abuse of power, or whether there was an overriding public interest in not honouring the communicati

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