Hyde, Victor v E. Phil & Son A.S. Ltd. and Attorney General of Jamaica and Mitsy Stewart v E. Phil & Son A.S. Ltd and Attorney General of Jamaica [Consolidated Suits]

Court's consideration as to whether it should make a striking out order on its own initiative-Distinction between application to strike out on ground that statement of case of defendant discloses no reasonable basis for defending the claim and an application for summary judgment on ground that defence has no realistic prospect of success-Summary judgment cannot be obtained against the crown-Striking out order only to be made in plain and obvious cases