Principle Archive

The Supreme Court has inherent jurisdiction to prevent abuse of process by frivolous or vexatious proceedings, either in this court or in any other court, which…

When a court is denied jurisdiction at the time a cause of action arose, it cannot assume jurisdiction when action is instituted later even if jurisdiction…

The relevant law for determining jurisdiction of a court is the law in force at the time the action was instituted and heard, not the law…

The Court of Appeal, not being the final court, had a duty to decide the merit of the case upon the issues canvassed before it, notwithstanding…

Before a court comes to a decision as to which evidence it believes, it should put the totality of acceptable testimony on an imaginary scale, putting…

The law is well settled that an appeal to the Supreme Court must relate to the decision of the Court of Appeal and not that of…

Where a party seeks to raise a fresh point in the Supreme Court, he must: (a) obtain leave; (b) ensure the points involve substantial issues of…

The general rule is that an appellant will not be allowed to raise on appeal a question not raised or considered by the Court of Appeal.…

The case of the appellants as argued in the Court of Appeal must be consistent with the case on appeal to the Supreme Court. The Supreme…

Where there are concurrent findings of fact and no discernible perversion, the verdict should not be disturbed. Their findings cannot be disturbed without substantial error apparent…

A distinction must be drawn between jurisdiction as a matter of procedural law and jurisdiction as a matter of substantive law. A litigant can waive procedural…

As long as a court order subsists, whether null or not, those affected are bound to obey it. The trial court was right to set aside…