2022

Tort of detinue - Tort of conversion - Unlawful detention of samsung SSD hard drive – Recovery of possession - Delivery up - Intellectual Property Rights- Sections 2(1), 7, 9, 22, 23 and 28 of the Copyright Act - Authorship and ownership of copyright – Joint authorship and ownership- Musical works -Sound recordings - Executive producer of sound recordings -Sufficient degree of originality – Whether estate of deceased has interest in right to sound recordings - Measure of damages

Contract- Sale of Goods - Purchase order subject to drawdown being requested -Schedule for delivery not agreed - Goods produced but not accepted - Whether breach of contract.

Contract-Lease unsigned by landlord - Deposit, rent and, half costs paid by tenant - Whether lease enforceable against landlord – Evidence - Counter notice under Evidence Act not served - Whether documents admissible - Observations on the hearsay rule in civil proceedings.

Mortgage – Equitable mortgage – Creation of an equitable mortgage – Monies owed – Agreement for land to be used as security for monies owed – Deposit of certificate of title in pursuance of agreement – No instrument of mortgage executed – Whether equitable mortgage in place – Whether deposit of title deed gives rise to presumption of charge

The Constitution of Jamaica, sections 2, 9, 13, 14 and 20 - The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act, 2011,
sections 13(2)(a) and (b) and 19, The Emergency Powers Regulations, 2018, regulations 22, 30, 32, 33 and 38. Whether certain regulations violate the

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980-Articles 3, 11, 12, &13 -The Children (Guardianship and Custody) Amendment Act - Habitual residence - Verbal agreement - Grave risk - Objection - Application within one year.

Civil Procedure - Application for a final charging order – Whether mortgage pursuant to loan agreement ranks ahead of provisional charging order – Nature of mortgage – Nature of provisional charging order – Whether interested person, part 48 – Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).

Application for Freezing Order – Application for extension of freezing order –
Whether or not applicants have an arguable case – Factors that affect whether
Applicant has an arguable case – Whether claim likely to be struck out as being
statute barred – Whether claim sufficiently supported by evidence.

Treaties – Article 214 of The Revised Treaty Of Chaguaramas – Application to
refer questions arising out of issues to The Caribbean Court Of Justice to
enable National Court to enter judgment – Factors for court to consider before
making referral – Whether the referral is necessary for the Court to deliver
judgment – Stage at which decision on whether to refer questions to the CCJ under
Article 214 should be made.