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