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Warren, Gavin (By next friend Charmaine Nisbeth) v The Minister of National Security, the Commissioner of Corrections, the Superintendent of St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre and the Attorney General

Court: 
Supreme Court
Catchwords: 

Civil Procedure-Application to strike out amended statement of case-Parties to litigation must have mental capacity-Words "incapable of managing his or her own affairs" not defined in Mental Health Act or Civil Procedure Rules-Court may put matters right in keeping with the overriding objective-Order is retrospective to date of commencement of the claim-Amendment to pleadings overtakes original pleadings

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Year: 
2024
Suit/Claim number: 
SU2019CV02579
Neutral Citation: 
[2024] JMSC Civ 128
Judge(s): 
Wint-Blair J