Jean-Paul Blissett v JSN Development Group Limited

Expediente y fuentes

Nombre

Jean-Paul Blissett v JSN Development Group Limited

Cita

Claim No. ANUHCV2019/0356

Tribunal

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, High Court of Justice (Antigua and Barbuda), Civil Division

Instancia

High Court — Master (interlocutory)

Fechas

Presentación

2019-06-28

Decisión

2025-08-25

Estado

resolved-interlocutory-no-copyright-merits

Resultado

Order of 28 November 2024 set aside; inter partes hearing fixed for 15 October 2025; strike-out-of-affidavit application fell away; costs deferred; defendants to draw/file/serve order.

Resumen

Good reason for absence and likelihood of a different procedural order were established. Exceptional circumstances were not established, but were unnecessary.

Antecedentes

Melt Design alleged that a 4 January 2013 asset agreement transferred Syntax Group copyright in drawings, specifications, images, plans and documents for an Antigua hotel. It alleged defendants completed and marketed the hotel using those works without licence; defendants denied ownership, use and an effective written assignment under s 23.

Historia procesal

After disclosure/witness-statement defaults, the defence stood struck out. Judgment without trial was entered in defendants’ absence on 28 November 2024. Defendants applied on 13 December 2024 to set it aside under CPR 11.21; hearing 21 March 2025; decision 25 August 2025.

Cuestión jurídica

Whether defendants showed good reason for non-attendance and likelihood that another order would have been made, or exceptional circumstances, so the 28 November 2024 order should be set aside.

Criterio

Good reason for absence and likelihood of a different procedural order were established. Exceptional circumstances were not established, but were unnecessary.

Fundamento decisivo

Because a pending relief-from-sanctions application would likely have led the court to adjourn and hear both sides, CPR 11.21(3) was satisfied; copyright ownership and alleged fraud were not determined on this application.

Límites

Not an AI, computer-generated-work, originality, authorship or ownership merits precedent; underlying pleaded facts remain allegations. Later inter partes outcome not located in the cutoff corpus.

Relevancia

procedimiento-relacionado

Referencias relacionadas

Peso del precedente

High Court Master, interlocutory, no copyright merits. Integración/votación: Carlos Cameron Michel, High Court Master; single adjudicator Unanimity/vote not applicable; single Master; no dissent.

Fuente

Referencia

Jean-Paul Blissett v JSN Development Group Limited

Enlace

Consultar fuente

Autoridad

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, High Court of Justice (Antigua and Barbuda), Civil Division

Tipo

Sentencia primaria íntegra

Tipo de evidencia

Sentencia primaria íntegra

Localizador

paras 1-16, 20-25, 31-52

Verificación documentada

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