Any party affected by an order made on an ex parte motion may within 7 days of service (or such further time as the court allows)…

The trial court has full discretion to refuse an application to be heard on an ex parte motion, so long as the discretion is exercised judicially…

The court has an unimpeded right upon the hearing of a motion ex parte to order that other parties who may be affected be put on…

Where the trial court has adverted its mind to all relevant considerations and there is no unfairness or miscarriage of justice, the appellate court should not…

Where the economic situation is such that it is not possible to raise money from banks or financial institutions, it is reasonable to allow more time…

A trial court may consider the economic situation and the history of the case when exercising its discretion, and such considerations indicate that the discretion was…

Insanity is primarily a question of fact to be determined by the trial court, taking into consideration all admissible evidence, including medical evidence, the nature of…

The burden on the accused to prove insanity is on the balance of probability or preponderance of evidence, the same as in civil cases.

Every person is presumed to be of sound mind until the contrary is proved; the accused bears the burden of rebutting this presumption.

In insanity cases, the judge must consider the behaviour of the accused at the time of the killing as well as after the killing.

Mere absence of any evidence of motive for a crime is not sufficient ground upon which to infer insanity.

To establish insanity, the defence must show: (1) mental disease or natural mental infirmity; and (2) that it deprived the accused of capacity to understand his…