Where a written document contains a statement that parties have settled out of court but does not state the terms of settlement, oral evidence as to…

An applicant must show by affidavit evidence good and substantial reasons for failure to appeal within time, and that his grounds of appeal prima facie show…

The time for giving notice of appeal will not be extended merely because there was delay in obtaining a certified copy of the judgment. An appellant…

One solitary witness, if believed, can establish a murder charge. The sworn evidence of a child need not be corroborated, but the judge should warn himself…

Competency is a matter of understanding, not age. If a child understands the nature of an oath, section 183 of the Evidence Act becomes irrelevant. The…

Where an alibi is set up by an accused, the onus of establishing guilt is still on the prosecution, but the evidential burden is on the…

A court is only entitled to decide the issues raised on the claims before it and has no jurisdiction to decide matters not in issue.

Under Islamic law, unlike English law, parties are not competent witnesses in their respective claims, hence their statements in court would not be regarded as evidence,…

Whoever claims ownership of property in the possession of another and alleges it is part of inherited estate must establish the death of his predecessor and…

A child's paternity is not determined by physical resemblance but by the period within which the child is born after consummation of marriage. Under Maliki law,…

The door of inheritance only opens on the fulfilment of two fundamental conditions: proof of death of the praepositus (deceased) and the survival of an heir.

For circumstantial evidence to be relied upon and believed, justifying the inference of guilt of the accused, the inculpatory facts must be incompatible with the accused's…