Principle Archive

When it is alleged that defamatory meaning should be inferred beyond the literal meaning of words, there is no room for fanciful imagination... When a tribunal…

It is trite law that what is admitted need not be proved and that parties are bound by their pleading.

It is trite law that what is admitted need not be proved and that parties are bound by their pleading.

Before a court can commence a meaningful assessment of damages, it must be sure of the nature of the claim, that is to say, whether the…

Where an allegation of negligent act is made against a corporate body, such as the defendant, doing business through several branches, it is inconsequential to the…

A tribunal charged with the performance of judicial functions should normally state reasons for its conclusions. This becomes more important where appeals lie from its decisions.…

A bank has a duty under its contract with its customer to exercise reasonable care and skill in carrying out its part with regard to operations…

The law presumes that a man intends the natural and probable consequences of his acts. And the test to be applied in these circumstances is the…

The failure to produce the murder weapon during the trial is, in my view, inconsequential. It is the intentional murderous assault on a vital part of…

A person is clearly guilty of an offence under Section 221 if he does an act which causes death with intention to cause death or if…

In the definition of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221(b) of the Penal Code it has been made clear that whether death was the…

It is a mandatory requirement that an issue for the determination of appeal must relate to and be distilled from any of the grounds of appeal.…