In a master and servant relationship, an officer's appointment can lawfully be terminated or dismissed without observing the principles of natural justice.

In a master and servant employment, the master is under no obligation to give reasons for terminating the appointment; the master may terminate at any time…

Employments fall into three categories: master and servant; office held at pleasure; and employment governed by statute.

The position of the law is clear: facts pleaded in respect of which no evidence was led go to no issue.

Facts pleaded in respect of which no evidence was led go to no issue.

Evidence taken at a visit to the locus in quo is as much evidence as if taken in a courtroom; the court does not cease to…

In reviewing Native Court proceedings, substance over form is important; practice and procedure of Native Courts differ from High Courts, but should not be condemned unless…

Save for general and notorious customs that can be judicially noticed, particular and local customs are matters of evidence and must be proved.

Section 61 of the Area Courts Edict provides that no proceedings in an Area Court shall be declared void solely by reason of any defect in…

Section 1(4)(c) of the Evidence Act provides that the Act shall not apply to judicial proceedings in a native court unless the Governor in Council orders…

Fair hearing is a rule of substance, not a technical doctrine; the decisive question is whether the hearing was conducted in a manner that an impartial…

A plea of res judicata is a special defence that does not question jurisdiction; raising it for the first time on appeal without leave is improper,…