Principle Archive

To grant the amendment sought would rather alter the character of the case as considered by the courts below.

Our Law reports are replete with authorities showing that medical evidence is not always essential to prove death. Where the victim dies in circumstances in which…

It is trite law that for a contradiction to be essential and affect the decision of a trial court such contradictions must be material and fundamental…

The mere fact that he first evaluated the evidence of the prosecution before adverting to that of the defence is not evidence of bias or wrong…

The framing of an accurate and precise charge is the basic desideratum of a valid criminal charge. ... I agree that none of them was misled…

It is not compulsory for the prosecution to prove the precise date an offence was committed. It is sufficient to give a date without substantial variance…

The desirability to call as a witness in a murder trial the person who identified the victim's dead body to the doctor who performed the autopsy,…

I have no doubt in my mind that the credible evidence of PW2 and PW4 accepted and believed by the learned trial Judge identifying the appellants…

The trial court had no problem in doing so because it believed the testimonies of PW2, PW3 and PW4 in which each of the appellants was…

This basic principle of law is however not applicable in cases where the defendant's case itself supports that of the plaintiff and contains evidence on which…

It is an elementary principle of law that in civil cases, the onus lies on the plaintiff to satisfy the court that he is entitled on…

There can be no doubt that payment of a tribute cannot be said to be a condition precedent to the creation of a valid tenancy under…