Civil procedure – amendment of pleadings – Order 20 r.5(1),(2),(5) – adding new cause of action – requirement that new cause arise out of same or substantially same facts – limitation periods – Trusts Act s69(1),(2) and s70 (constructive trusts) – whether dishonest assister is a 'trustee' for limitation purposes – leave to appeal standard (real prospect of success).

Criminal law – murder – no case to answer – Galbraith test – identification by nickname/dying declaration – hearsay weight – requirement for corroboration – unchallenged alibi.

Partnership law – existence of partnership – requirement of business carried on by two or more persons with a view to profit – dormant partners recognised but must be proven – insufficiency of isolated payments and late hearsay evidence to establish partnership – Crown land cannot be acquired by prescription.

Criminal law – Offences against the person – Wounding / grievous bodily harm with intent – Sentencing: harm categorisation, high culpability, starting point and range under guidelines – mitigation (no previous convictions) – refusal of guilty-plea discount – departure from guidelines in interest of justice – compensation and fine as alternatives to custody – rehabilitation order (anger-management).

Civil procedure – extension of writ validity – protective extensions where service is disputed – inherent jurisdiction to prevent injustice – Order 6 r.8 principles (Kleinwort Benson) – balance of prejudice – technical irregularity not automatically fatal.

Res judicata; abuse of process (Henderson v Henderson); issue estoppel; privity of interest; misfeasance in public office; strike out under Ord. 18 r.19; appropriate remedy (judicial review v damages).

Criminal law – Circumstantial evidence – Drawing inferences from primary facts; Mens rea – inference of intention to kill from nature of wound and facts; Expert/scientific evidence – role as part of whole-case assessment; Late disclosure/recall of witness statements – admissibility and prejudice; Post‑offence conduct – admissibility, need to balance probative value against prejudicial effect and to consider innocent explanations; Lies as evidence – application of Lucas direction; Application of the Proviso where inadmissible evidence was admitted but verdict inevitable.

Jury empanelling — statutory compliance with geographic composition of jury list — admission by court administration that jurors were summoned only from Grand Turk — presumption of regularity displaced by correspondence — discharge of empanelled jury — trial de novo — judge-alone trial under Criminal Procedure Ordinance s.58.

Administrative/fiduciary duty – Ministerial duty when effecting land transfers – obligation to obtain current valuation where prior valuation has expired or where material change may have occurred. Evidence/interpretation – significance of typographical errors in quoted documents and their potential to alter legal conclusions. Remedies – corrigendum to judgment to correct wording and clarify findings.

Criminal procedure – Jury empanelling – Presumption of regularity in compilation and drawing of jurors – Burden on challenger to prove non‑compliance – Jury Ordinance ss.8–19, 33 – Informality does not invalidate whole panel; specific objections required – Abuse of process for unsubstantiated dilatory applications.