Filing an appeal outside the statutory period without obtaining an extension of time is a grave, incurable defect that deprives the appellate court of jurisdiction, regardless…

The date of the event from which calculation commences is normally excluded, and the last day is included; if the last day is a public holiday…

A practice direction on vacation period pertains to filing briefs, not to the statutory period for appealing; rules of court and practice directions cannot override statutory…

A notice of preliminary objection may validly be raised in the respondent's brief of argument to question the competence of an appeal.

The authorisation for a person to sue on behalf of others must be given by the other persons or community interested in suing; court approval is…

It is settled law that a court must not grant to a party a relief which he has not sought or which is more than he…

A judgment obtained against a person who was not a party to the proceedings and is not caught by the doctrine of estoppel or standing by…

The term "parties" includes not only those named in the record but also those with direct interest who had the opportunity to attend and join but…

Not every mistake or error in a judgment results in reversal; only substantial errors that occasion a miscarriage of justice warrant appellate interference.

A court is entitled to take judicial notice of its own proceedings and records, including proof of service afforded by its own record.

A court that condemns a party peremptorily without giving an opportunity to be heard in a quasi-criminal committal proceeding violates the rules of natural justice.

The provisions of Order IX rule 13 of the Judgments (Enforcement) Rules must be strictly complied with in committal proceedings, as they are quasi-criminal and the…