Principle Archive

Where a person is accused of a capital offence, the State shall, if practicable, be represented by a legal practitioner, and if the accused is not…

For provocation to succeed as a defence, the provocation must come from the person who is killed or the person whom the accused intended to kill;…

The appellant, knowing fully well that he was being accused of the offence of murder, which is serious, the burden lay on him to arrange for…

Where a statute expressly provides that it shall come into operation on such a day as a designated authority may appoint by order published in the…

For a defendant to avail himself of the protection afforded by section 2 of the Public Officers Protection Law, he must, as a public officer, have…

A statute of limitation removes the right of action, the right of enforcement, the right to judicial relief and leaves the plaintiff with a bare and…

The interest of justice demands that, as far as possible, the issues between the parties should be determined once and for all, so as to avoid…

Where there is a change of counsel during trial, and the new counsel applies for a short adjournment to enable him prepare and be fully briefed…

The correct principle for the guidance of a court in the exercise of its discretion is that an amendment of pleadings for the purpose of determining…

Where witnesses called by a defendant gave evidence which supported the plaintiff's case and the defendant did not treat them as hostile witnesses, the evidence of…

Courts are bound to decide only the case formulated on the pleadings of the parties. It is not within the office of a court to enter…

In matters of credibility based on demeanour of witnesses, a Court of Appeal cannot and ought not interfere, as it did not have the advantage of…