Principle Archive

Obedience to court orders is fundamental to the peace and stability of the nation; disobedience is a calculated act of subversion, not merely an affront to…

Disobedience to a court order is contempt; the court has a duty to commit the individual for deliberate failure to carry out the order, as allowing…

Civil contempt consists of disobedience to judgments, orders, or other processes of the court resulting in private injury, as distinct from criminal contempt which interferes with…

An issue raised for the first time on appeal without the leave of court is irrelevant and will be struck out.

The tort of unlawful interference with business requires the use of unlawful means; inducing a breach of contract constitutes unlawful means.

Mutual assent must be outwardly manifested; the test is objective, and a contract arises only when an offer is accepted, bringing the parties ad idem.

Where conditions precedent to the formation of a contract are not fulfilled, there is no meeting of the minds and no binding contract can exist.

An omnibus ground of appeal that the decision is against the weight of evidence postulates that there was no evidence which, if accepted, would support the…

A party who has not appealed against a specific finding of the trial court or Court of Appeal cannot be heard to question that finding on…

The statutory provisions specifically regulating the removal and discipline of senior officers must be applied; using a wrong procedure renders the termination wrongful.

Once a document is properly admitted in evidence without objection, the court may examine it and draw conclusions from it, even if the party who tendered…

When an allegation involves the commission of a crime, the standard of proof is beyond reasonable doubt, not the ordinary civil standard; the accused need only…