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Webmasters Make $$$ QUESTION: Dear Legal wiz, I went to the Resident Magistrate Court in Jamaica, and after waiting all day, they told me that the summons was not served. I insisted because I had gone with the young man who served the summons, and the lady told me thatContinue Reading

Webmasters Make $$$ QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I usually ask the Bailiff’s office to serve the summons, but lately I have been experiencing problems. The summons is for a civil matter in the Resident Magistrate Court. I therefore used one of the local couriers, but the man who was supposedContinue Reading