IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEMasqueraders’ Agreements • March 29th, 2018
[1] The Claimants were both Carnival Mas Bands that participated in the Junior and Senior Parade of the Bands presentations competition facilitated by the Defendant. To be eligible for participation, the Claimants were required to sign the Junior and Senior Parade of Bands Masqueraders’ Agreements. The competition was held on the 1st March, 2014 and on the 2nd and 3rd March, 2014 for the junior and senior parade of the bands respectively. The results of the competition, which were published on the Defendant’s website, were eventually delivered at the Claimants’ attorney’s office. It was then revealed that the Claimants had been penalized in accordance with Rule 10.3 of the Junior and Senior Parade of the Bands Rules for failing to follow the prescribed parade route. Further, the Senior Parade Band had also been penalised under Rule 2.1 of the Senior Parade of the Bands Rules, as some of its members were allegedly under the age of 18. Thus, both Mas Bands had received a 50% deduction of
