Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Customary Courts — Appellate Review of Customary Court Proceedings

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Customary Courts operate without formal pleadings. Appellate courts must adopt a liberal approach, focusing on substance rather than form. The court reads the record to understand the real dispute and whether substantial justice was done. Technical procedural irregularities are not fatal unless they cause a…

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