Rennie Bissoon (Appellant) v Absolute Transport Ltd (formerly K&C Logistics Ltd) (Trinidad and Tobago)

Permission to Appeal application lodged

Case summary
Permission to Appeal
Previous proceedings

Case summary

Case ID

JCPC/2026/0083

Jurisdiction

Trinidad and Tobago

Parties

Appellant(s)

Rennie Bissoon

Respondent(s)

Absolute Transport Limited (formally K&C Logistics Ltd)

Issue

Did the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago err in upholding the trial judge’s assessment of the damages awarded to the Appellant for personal injury suffered as a result of the Respondent employer’s negligence?

Facts

The Appellant was employed by the Respondent as a driver/salesman and was injured in the course of his employment in July 2014, while off-loading cargo from his truck. He was also self-employed as a market vendor on weekends. After the accident, the Appellant was forced to stop his work as a market vendor and his employment with the Respondent was ultimately terminated approximately 18 months later. The Appellant commenced proceedings in negligence against the Respondent in the High Court and, in February 2019, was awarded damages to cover his loss of future earnings as a driver/salesman and cost of future care. The judge considered that the Appellant’s loss of profits as a market vendor were not proven as a matter of evidence, and he had not properly claimed for loss of earnings predating trial. The Appellant challenged the assessment of damages before the Court of Appeal, arguing that the judge had erred in, among other things, not taking into account his past and future earnings as a market vendor, and past earnings as a driver/salesman. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in June 2026 and the Appellant sought conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Council. The application was rejected by the Court of Appeal in July 2026.