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July 2010
McPherson v The Crown (CR 21 of 2008) [2010] TCASC 1 (29 July 2010)
Failure to hold an identification parade and inadequate judicial warnings made dock identifications unsafe, so conviction was quashed.
Criminal law – Identification evidence – Dock identification without prior identification parade – Necessity for parade where complainant gave no name/adequate description – Duty to give specific warnings about dangers of dock identification and potential advantage of an inconclusive parade – Failure may render conviction unsafe.
 29 July 2010
Turquoise Construction Company Ltd v Sodalco Development Company Ltd and Others (CL 189 of 2009) [2010] TCASC 20 (6 July 2010)
Allegations that defendants procured breach by diverting sale proceeds were sufficiently pleaded; strike-out application dismissed.
Civil procedure – strike out under Order 18 r 19 – no reasonable cause of action; Tort – inducing breach of contract – elements: knowledge, intention to procure (targeting/aimed at), breach and damage; Pleading sufficiency – need for particulars but triable issue where facts permit inference of intent; Disposal of assets/sale proceeds alleged to procure breach; Abuse of process considerations.
 6 July 2010