Watkis v Simmons ami others

JurisdictionJamaica
Year1988
Date1988
CourtSupreme Court (Jamaica)
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4 cases
  • Lindsay (Delroy) v Attorney General of Jamaica
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 27 November 2000
    ...I am satisfied that Theobalds J. exercised his discretion correctly at the ex-parte stage of these proceedings. Two extracts from Watkis v Simmons (1988) 25 JLR 282, are cited to demonstrate that the learned judge took into consideration the relevant issues. The first passage at p. 285 read......
  • Shoucair, Rudolph v Kevin Tucker-Brown et Al
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 4 May 2004
    ...The Court of Appeal of Jamaica in Jamaica Citizens Bank Limited v Dalton Yap (1994) 31 J.L.R. 42 affirmed its previous decision of Watkis v Simmons and others (1988) 25 J.L.R. 282 where it was held that the Supreme Court had the power to grant Mareva injunctions. These decisions are six yea......
  • RBTT Bank Jamaica Ltd v Lakeland Farms Ltd
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 1 July 2009
    ...In Jamaica Citizens Bank Limited v Dalton Yap, (1994) 31 J.L.R. 42 the Jamaican Court of Appeal affirmed its previous decision of Watkis v Simmons ami others, (1988) 25 J.L.R. 282 where il was held that the Supreme Court had the power to grant Mareva Injunctions. That conclusion is now refl......
  • Walters (Winston) v Jose Cartellone Construcciones Civiles S.A. (No. 2)
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 20 February 2009
    ...Jamaica can grant a freezing order. The basis of this power is said to be section 49 (h) of the Judicature (Supreme Court) Act (see Betram Watkis v Simmons (1988) 25 J.L.R. 282 ). The applicant must meet one test with two components. The applicant must show that (i) he has a good arguable c......

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