Section 22(1) of the Land Use Act prohibits alienation of a statutory right of occupancy without the Governor's consent. A transaction without such consent is inchoate;…

A party should not be penalised for the negligence of his counsel, especially where there are other factors militating against prompt action.

The court may grant leave to adduce additional evidence on appeal in the interest of justice, especially where the evidence would advance the resolution of a…

The general authority of counsel to conduct a case is predicated on the existence of a counsel-client relationship. Where there is no such relationship, an act…

A court has no jurisdiction to make an order affecting property that is not within the subject matter of the dispute in the substantive case.

A court from which an appeal lies, as well as the court to which an appeal lies, has a duty to preserve the res to ensure…

A stay of execution only prevents the beneficiary from putting into operation the machinery for execution of a judgment or order. It can only be granted…

An undertaking to pay damages is the price which the person asking for an interlocutory injunction has to pay, and it ought to be required on…

The Court of Appeal may extract an undertaking as to damages from the respondent and allow an injunction ordered by the trial court to continue, even…

Observations in a judgment on a point not directly arising from the facts of the case are obiter dicta and do not form part of the…

Where a plaintiff's claim is for the return of specific property allegedly left in the care of the defendant's predecessor, and the defendant asserts absolute ownership…

The jurisdiction of a court, including a special appellate court such as the Sharia Court of Appeal, is determined by the plaintiff's claim as presented, and…