Trusts established pursuant to the Special Trusts - Alternative Regime of Part VIII of the Trusts Act - application to reform the Trusts cy-prés on the ground of obsolescence of the manner of their execution - applicable principles.

Judicial Review - In person challenge to the Decision of the DPP to charge Applicant on grounds that Decision to prosecute unreasonable and in breach of Applicant's right to a fair trial because of delay in preferring charge and failure of police to administer caution and interview Applicant in respect of the alleged offences - leave only granted exceptionally to apply to set aside decision to prosecute e.g. if allegations of dishonesty, bad faith or political interference - no grounds to seek judicial review where matters can be dealt with in the trial process

Company in voluntary liquidation - application for deferral of dissolution pending petition for supervised liquidation by the court - applicable principles for grant of deferral of dissolution - company without assets - abuse of process if deferral of dissolution intended to force settlement of personal claims.

Family Law- s.19 and 21 of the Matrimonial Causes Act Final Ancillaries, Applicable principles.

Criminal Law - Application to withdraw guilty plea pursuant to s.26 of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2019 - Charges: Attempting to pervert the course of justice - Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm - Common Assault.

Preliminary Issue - Grand Court Rues Order 33 Rule - Whether any cause of action is statute barred - Section 19 Limitation Act (1996 Revision) - Section 23 Limitation Act (1966 Revision).

Companies Act (2021 Revision) - Section 238 fair value proceedings- management meetings-Overriding Objective-directions.

Judicial Review - Decision to grant Coastal Works Permit for dock extending into 128 - into waterway - challenge on the grounds of irrationality and illegality - challenge to the decision-making process - decision irrational if lacks comprehensible justification, does not add up - whether Decision unlawful as contrary to policy

Criminal Law- Rape - s. 127 of the Penal Code - Guilty Pleas

FSD - The fair rate of interest- simple or compound rate calculation of interest on fair value determination- section 238 Companies Act- calculation regarding prudent investor rates- simple interest rate equivalent.

Section 6 (f) of the Court of Appeal Act (2011 Revision), Leave to Appeal

Family Law- Protection from Domestic Violence Act 2021- Protection Orders - Occupation order- Matters to be considered before making an order under Law

Reasons for Ruling - Dismissal of applicant's appeal against conviction

Registered land - restrictive agreements and easements - extent to which instrument created restrictive agreements - implication of restrictive agreement into instrument - whether instrument created recreational easements - the nature of and test for easements - what constitutes effective registration - rectification of the register pursuant to section 140 of the Registered Land Act - the discharge of easements pursuant to section 96 of the Registered Land Act - interference with easements

Criminal Law - Arson - s.267(2)(a) of the Penal Code (2018 Revision) Sentencing - Psychiatric and social history

Former joint voluntary liquidators acting as statutory trustees of companies' undistributed assets - section 153 of the Companies Act (2021 Revision) and Order 23 of the Companies Winding Up Rules, 2018 (as amended) - application for directions for remuneration out of companies' undistributed assets and for balance of remaining funds to be transferred bona vacantia to the Financial Secretary of the Cayman Islands - appropriate exercise of Court's discretion under section 48 of trust Act and its inherent jurisdiction to direct that former joint voluntary liquidators' fees be capped in accordance with Order 25, rule 5 of the Companies Winding Up Rules, 2018 ( as amended)

Amended Ruling

Dismissal of winding up petition- Costs - Companies Act (2021 Revision)

Ruling on Leave to appeal

The general principle that costs shall follow the event- the circumstances in which there may be a departure from that principle- the distinction between misjudgment and misconduct.