Banjoko Law

12/10/2021

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20211012/growth-jobs-estate-planning-vital-preventing-hardships-loved-ones-legal

Hasani Haughton, legal counsel for the Jamaica National Group, is urging Jamaicans to plan their estates appropriately to prevent additional hardships on their loved ones in the event of hospitalisation or death. The legal counsel explained that...

11/10/2021

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20211009/us5b-tourism-investment-stake-little-bay

A planned multibillion-dollar tourism investment for the prime oceanfront in Little Bay, Westmoreland, is hanging in the balance as a group of investors are being frustrated with efforts to evict hundreds of squatters from the property. The...

10/08/2021

Divorce myth in Jamaica- The other party must sign the 'paper' in order for the application to proceed.

22/06/2021

https://madamenoire.com/1231274/dmxs-fiancee-denied-common-law-wife-status/
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Lindstrom wanted seniority over DMX’s children and the potential to control his estate and any future earnings from his music.

11/06/2021

https://www.euronews.com/2021/04/13/how-a-court-ruling-lays-the-ground-for-mandatory-covid-19-vaccination

A recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has set a precedent that European countries could use to make COVID-19 vaccines compulsory.

26/04/2021

18/04/2021

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20210418/lawyer-jab-or-no-job-policy-could-have-merit

With reports emerging that some workers in the local tourism sector have been threatened that they will lose their jobs if they do not take the COVID-19 jab, at least one attorney believes that employers could be on solid ground in taking such a...

24/03/2021

http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/covid-offenders-without-id-when-ticketed-may-be-detained-chuck

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says persons who are not in possession of a valid form of identification when they commit an offence under the amended Disaster Risk Ma

19/02/2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/business/citibank-revlon-lawsuit-ruling/index.html

After committing one of the "biggest blunders in banking history," Citibank won't be allowed to recover the almost half a billion dollars it accidentally wired to Revlon's lenders, a US District Court judge ruled.

19/02/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/business/shell-oil-spills-nigeria-lawsuit-britain.html

The Dutch energy company has a presence in Britain, and a judge ruled there was “a real issue to be tried.”

25/12/2020

Happy holidays from our team to you and your family. 💕

10/12/2020

General rules for a divorce in Jamaica: 1) The marriage must have broken down irretrievably; 2) The parties must have been separated for at least 12 months/ If a child is involved, certain things (example custody, residence and financial provision) must be in place before the granting of the divorce. For advice and guidance on this matter call us to setup an advice session.