TORT LAW – Public Nuisance – Private Action Requires Proof of Particular Damage Apr 30, 2026 Tort Law
CIVIL PROCEDURE – Prima Facie Case – Claim May Be Dismissed at Close of Plaintiff’s Case Where None Is Made Out Apr 30, 2026
EVIDENCE LAW – Burden of Proof in Civil Cases – Plaintiff Must Prove Case on Balance of Probabilities Apr 30, 2026 Evidence Law
JURISDICTION – Sharia Court of Appeal – No Jurisdiction Over Judgments Delivered Before Its Establishment Apr 30, 2026 Islamic Law, Jurisdiction
EVIDENCE LAW – Islamic Law – Evidence of Two Witnesses Preferred Over One Witness with Complementary Oath Apr 30, 2026 Evidence Law, Islamic Law
APPELLATE PRACTICE – Raising Issues Suo Motu – Parties Must Be Heard Before Decision Apr 30, 2026 Appellate Practice
CIVIL PROCEDURE – Appearance – Unconditional Appearance Amounts to Submission to Jurisdiction and Waiver of Procedural Irregularities Apr 30, 2026 Civil Procedure
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Third Party Procedure – Object Is to Prevent Multiplicity of Actions Apr 30, 2026
JURISDICTION – Challenge to Jurisdiction – Procedural Jurisdiction Can Be Waived but Substantive Jurisdiction Cannot Apr 30, 2026 Jurisdiction
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – Condition Precedent to Litigation – No Mandatory Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies in Chieftaincy Disputes Apr 30, 2026 Constitutional Law
