Warshaw and Others v Drew

JurisdictionJamaica
Year1986
Date1986
CourtCourt of Appeal (Jamaica)
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6 cases
  • Alcan Jamaica Company v Herbert Johnson et Al
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 30 July 2004
    ...dismissal for want of prosecution was bemoaned by this court per Carberry, J.A. in Warshaw, Gillings, and Adler v. Drew [1986] 45 W.I.R. 265 at page 270 g, where he said: "... in England, (at the instance of the Judges), there has been a greater willingness by defendants and their attorney......
  • Michael Lorne v The Gleaner Company, Wyvolyn Gager & Glen Cruickshank
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 7 June 2002
    ... ... 2 The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the case of Warshaw v Drev (1990) 38 W.I.R. 221 approved the cases of Allen (supra) and Birkett (supra) as ... ...
  • Mirchandani et Al v Caribbeanbroadcasting Corporation
    • Barbados
    • High Court (Barbados)
    • 26 July 2013
    ...had failed, the plaintiffs were under an obligation to prosecute their action with reasonable diligence. This was established in Warshaw v. Drew (1986) 45 W.I.R. 265. In that case Kerr, J.A. said that time spent in negotiating a settlement of a case may not per se excuse long delay. However......
  • Darryl'S Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractors Barbados Ltd v Sandy Lane Hotel Company Ltd
    • Barbados
    • High Court (Barbados)
    • 3 January 2018
    ...out are: Allen v Sir Alfred McAlpine & Sons Ltd (1968) 2 QB 229; Birkett v James (1978) AC 297; Trill v Sacher (1993) 1 WLR 1379; Warshaw and Others v Drew (1986) 45 WIR 265; National Insurance and Guarantee Corporation Ltd v Robert Bradford & Co. Ltd. (1970) 114 SJ 23 Counsel for the Cl......
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