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GK General Insurance Company Limited v Desmond Baker

Court: 
Court of Appeal
Subject: 
Civil Procedure
Catchwords: 

Civil Procedure-Oder for service of claim form by specified method-Substituted service of claim on insurance company-Application by insurance company to set aside substituted service order-Evidence that defendant emigrated-Whether an order can be made for substituted service within the jurisdiction on defendant out of jurisdiction-Reasonable efforts of insurance company to contact or locate defendant-Whether deemed good service rebutted-Balancing prejudice to the parties-Rules 5.14 and 7.5 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2002

Document Type:

Year: 
2025
Suit/Claim number: 
COA2024APP00183
Neutral Citation: 
[2025] JMCA App 13
Judge(s): 
McDonald-Bishop