Proof beyond reasonable doubt does not mean proof beyond any shadow of doubt. Once the proof drowns the presumption of innocence of the accused, the court…

Once a confession of guilt is shown to have been made freely and voluntarily, be it judicial or extra-judicial, if it is direct, positive and properly…

To transfer an absolute title under customary law, it ought to be pleaded and proved by evidence that the sale was concluded in the presence of…

Where the original owners of a property are identified, and the respondent demonstrates that the land was sold outright to their father (not merely given for…

It is the plaintiff who claims a declaration of title to land that has the duty of establishing the identity of the land in respect of…

The main aim of pleading by a party is to give the opposing party a fair notice and thus alert him of the case he has…

With the finding that the said original notice of appeal cannot in law be said to have existed, it follows that what is void, or non-existent…

It is very clear that whereas an issue of the existence of a valid or binding legal mortgage questions the very existence of the origin of…

Where an original ground is not competent, it cannot receive additional grounds, though competent. One cannot add something on nothing and expect the something to stand.…

It is trite law that a witness who was not present as such did not see a document in dispute written or signed could depose his…

In line with the provisions of Section 61(1) and (2) of the Evidence Act which provides for the method of proving signature by comparing the undisputed…

A claim for a relief of declaration, whether of title to land or not, is not established by an admission by the defendant, because the plaintiff…