Both Houses of Parliament recently passed The Consumer Protection Bill of 2004. The Senate proposed twenty-five amendments to the Bill which is now in the lower House for final consideration. […]
The old adage “when America sneezes, the World catches a cold” will certainly be put to the test come November 4th 2008 when Americans go to the polls to elect […]
How many of us have made any kind of preparations for the inevitable death? Specifically, what plans have been put in place for the loved ones and possessions we may […]
It is often the case in commercial operations that various persons and corporate enterprises have to hire persons or corporations to carry out specific tasks which require particular skills. Such […]
Many companies formed under the repealed Companies Act 1965 (Former Act Companies) have adopted new articles of incorporation under the new Companies Act, 2004 abandoning their former charter documents called […]
In a decision delivered on May 19 this year, the Privy Council addressed the perennial question of the extent of the privilege attaching to communications between an attorney and client. […]
In this case held in the Caribbean Court before The Rt Hon Justice M.A de la Bastide (President), the Applicants Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL), one of the region’s leading cement […]
Hurricane Ivan has left our shores causing billions of dollars in damage to properties, homes, businesses and general infrastructure. Also left behind by this recent natural disaster is the lingering […]
Hurricane Ivan has left our shores causing billions of dollars in damage to properties, homes, businesses and general infrastructure. Also left behind by this recent natural disaster is the lingering […]
It is well known that the new Companies Act introduced the concept of a “one-man” company, that is, a private or a public company formed by one man, or one […]
As with many aspects of our law, Jamaica’s intellectual property laws have its roots in UK legislation. Therefore like the UK, we have statutes that protect copyright, designs, trade marks […]
Often we hear the term Trade mark used in conversations, books and on television but how many of us actually know and understand what a trade mark is? A trade […]