Torres v Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Ltd

JurisdictionTrinidad & Tobago
Date2007
Year2007
CourtCourt of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago)
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  • The North West Regional Health Authority v Cheryl Miller
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    • Court of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • July 28, 2021
    ...In relation to exemplary damages, they may be ordered in cases of contract and tort in this jurisdiction (see Torres v Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Ltd (2007) 74 WIR 431). In the field of tort, exemplary damages are awarded if the circumstances of the case are within......
  • Republic Bank Ltd v Tri-Star Caribbean Inc.
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • Court of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • September 9, 2020
    ...in this jurisdiction in claims in tort as well as in contract. In Torres v Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Limited (2007) 74 WIR 431, in relation to claims in tort I said (at para 77): “77. Exemplary damages are of course awarded in the law of tort. Damages in the usual......
  • Sierra Safety and Protection Services v DTL Property Developers Company Ltd
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • High Court (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • March 26, 2020
    ...so on February 18, 2020. 70 The claimant relied on the case of Aaron Torres v Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Ltd — (2007) 74 WIR 431 as authority for the application to amend their claim after 71 If the court accepts the submissions of the claimant, it further submits ......
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