Principle Archive

Under common law, an employer is entitled to bring the appointment of his employee to an end for any reason or no reason at all. So…

Two vital ingredients must co-exist for employment to have statutory flavour: (1) the employer must be a body set up by statute; (2) the stabilising statute…

Before employment can have statutory flavour, the statute must expressly make it so. A regulation with statutory flavour must be enacted by Parliament as a schedule…

For employment to have statutory flavour, the rules and regulations relied upon must: (1) have statutory reinforcement or be mandatory; (2) be directly applicable to the…

Conditions of service drawn up and approved by a statutory corporation are not statutory regulations nor are they given any statutory authentication. They do not have…

The issue of jurisdiction can be raised at any time without leave of court. It can be taken even on appeal and before judgment. The court…

Where the deceased was last seen with the accused and no explanation is forthcoming, the circumstantial evidence constitutes proof beyond reasonable doubt of the accused's guilt.

Medical evidence is desirable but not a sine qua non for proving cause of death. Cause of death may be established by sufficient, satisfactory, and conclusive…

To secure a conviction for murder, the prosecution must prove: (a) that the deceased had died; (b) that the death was caused by the accused; and…

Arguments are to be canvassed on the basis of issues formulated and not on grounds of appeal, for while a resolution of an issue may determine…

In claims for rescission of contracts, the equitable relief is only given on condition that the plaintiff comes with great promptitude. Any substantial delay, such as…

A sale of family land carried out by the head of family, whether with or without some principal members, is only voidable, not void, at the…