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Bowes Rebecca v Fiesta Jamaica Limited (Trading as Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort and Spa) and Axis (Jamaica) Lilmited

Security For Costs – Claimant ordinarily resident out of the jurisdiction – Defendant seeking order for security for costs against the Claimant – Discretion to order security for costs – Factors to be taken into account in exercising discretion – Rule 24 of the Civil Procedure Rules

Gardener, Deborah v Roberts, Risden, Collette, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Civil Practice and Procedure - Administrative Law – Part 56 of the Civil Procedure Rules – Application for leave to apply for judicial review – Threshold in Sharma v Brown-Antoine and Others – Illegality – Section 125 of The Constitution – Establishing reasonable cause to remove or otherwise discipline – Public Service Regulations, 1961 – Breach of Natural Justice – Unreasonableness/Irrationality – Improper Purposes – Injunction – Part 17 of the Civil Procedure Rules – American Cyanamid Principles – Whether there is a serious issue to be tried – Whether damages would be an adequate rem

Brown, Simone v Ottley, Oldrian

Civil Procedure - Rule 15.2 - application for summary judgment - whether the
defendant has no real prospect of succeeding in the claim – rule 15.4(4) whether
summary judgment may be entered on the issues - whether a failure to satisfy rule
15.5(4) of the CPR is fatal to obtaining judgment on the issues – whether judgment
on the counterclaim in favour of the claimant should be entered

Webster, Henry v Montique, Rohan

Application for permission to file defence and acknowledgement of service out of time  - Application filed with defence - Application not filed at the same time as affidavit of merit - Factors to be considered by Court in deciding whether to grant an extension of time for filing defence - Rule 10.3(9), 26. (1)(2)(c), 1.1(1) (2)
and 1.2 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

Matrix Engineering Works Limited (Owners of the Cabin Cruiser Chaperone) v MV Pedro Alvares Cabraland Sadraco International Sas

Admiralty - Negligence – Whether waves generated by moving vessel caused damage - Whether damage reasonably foreseeable - Whether duty of care- Whether operator of moving vessel in breach of duty of care - Whether damaged vessel moored in unreasonably shallow water - Whether contributory negligence - Measure of damages - Whether total loss - Whether cost of maintaining vessel until trial recoverable - Whether loss of use recoverable for pleasure craft.

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