Not every slip in a judgment can result in it being upset. A mistake or omission must be substantial and affect the decision appealed against to…

A respondent seeking to set aside or vary a finding that is crucial or fundamental to a case can only do so through a substantive cross-appeal,…

Principle Statement:A respondent's notice of intention to vary a judgment is only available where the party, while accepting the judgment, seeks its variation. It is not…

There is no rigid formula for the sequence of evaluating evidence in a judgment. As long as the trial judge exhaustively reviews and evaluates all evidence…

Whether a trial judge will visit the locus in quo is a matter of discretion. The court should visit where there is a conflict of evidence…

Parties are bound by their pleadings. Evidence at variance with the averments in the pleadings goes to no issue and should be disregarded. The court should…

An appellate court will only disturb findings of fact if the trial judge made no use of the advantage of seeing witnesses. If the trial judge…

The exercise of power under Section 217 of the Criminal Procedure Code to substitute a conviction does not infringe fair hearing if the evidence adduced gave…

If an accused is charged with one offence and the evidence shows he committed a different offence with which he might have been charged, he may…

To convict for criminal breach of trust, the prosecution must prove: (a) the accused was a clerk or servant of the person reposing trust; (b) the…

A person who is in contempt of a subsisting court order is not entitled to the court's discretion to enable him to continue with the breach.…

It is a serious matter to flout a court order and then seek a discretionary remedy. A party in contempt cannot invoke the equitable and discretionary…