RM Court to preside over larger civil claims - Lead Stories - Jamaica Gleaner - Saturday | February 2, 2013:
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THE SIGNING of a ministerial order on January 15 by Justice Minister Mark Golding will result in many Jamaicans being redirected from the Supreme Court to the Resident Magistrate's Court for civil claims.
Golding, who moved a resolution in the Senate yesterday, which was approved, noted that the current maximum limit of monetary jurisdiction of the RM Court in civil matters is $250,000.
"The current limits result in many relatively minor civil cases being brought in the Supreme Court, which stresses the capacity of that court to handle its caseload," Golding said.
"The limits on the monetary jurisdiction of the RM courts also require litigants around Jamaica to bring these relatively minor civil claims in the Supreme Court in Kingston, which can be onerous and expensive and is also procedurally more time-consuming," the minister added.
Among the adjustments is for common-law claims to be increased to $1 million. The ministerial order will also see the maximum value of deceased's estate for probate and administration jurisdiction be increased from $1.5 million to $3 million.
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