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Higgins, Althea v Dujon Construction Ltd

Court: 
Court of Appeal
Subject: 
Civil Procedure
Catchwords: 

Civil Procedure-Default judgment-Amending a defendant's name-Whether the Parish Court has jurisdiction under order 13 rule 5 of the Judicature (Parish Court) Rules to amend the name of a defendant on the application of the plaintiff where judgment had already been entered-Whether there is any other basis to grant the amendment (Section 190 of the Judicature (Parish Court) Act (formerly Judicature (Resident Magistrates) Act considered)-Whether the default judgment may properly be enforced without amendment

Document Type:

Year: 
2026
Suit/Claim number: 
COA2020PCCV00025
Neutral Citation: 
[2026] JMCA Civ 3
Judge(s): 
Straw, Foster-Pusey and D Fraser