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The Supreme Court held that Tyrone DeMercado’s interest in the former matrimonial home was extinguished before his 2010 claim, while awarding the Harbour View property to his estate.
Faye DeMercado was declared the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Cherry Gardens property in a Supreme Court judgment delivered on 16 October 2026. Justice Andrea Martin-Swaby held that Tyrone DeMercado’s registered interest had been extinguished before he brought proceedings in September 2010.
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The Supreme Court accepted that a recruitment run triggered a medical crisis, but found that breach of duty and causation had not been proved.