Principle Archive

A consent judgment is a contractual agreement between parties. No court is allowed to rewrite the contract entered into by the parties. One cannot read into…

A judgment of a court of law cannot be subjected to interpretation by a court of co-ordinate jurisdiction like a deed, will, or instrument containing rights…

A letter that purports to transfer or confer an interest in land is an instrument affecting land. What is material is not the form of the…

The mandatory provisions of Section 215 of the Criminal Procedure Act that the information or charge should be firstly read over to the accused, then secondly,…

The failure of the learned counsel for the appellants to file a reply brief to counter the arguments of the learned counsel for the respondents on…

Where there is a dispute as to whether or not an accused made a statement voluntarily to the police, an issue as to admissibility is raised…

In the determination of the question whether or not a ground of appeal is of law or fact/mixed law and fact, it is important to consider…

The evidence of uninterrupted succession of the 2nd respondent's family at all times within living memory qualifies as evidence of a long interregnum of over 30…

To determine whether leave is required under Section 233(3) of the 1999 Constitution as against appealing as of right has to be ascertained by reading the…

The learned trial judge used the expression 'I believe' in the course of his evaluation of facts of recent years and I know of no law…

Admission of a party in law is the best evidence, in the sense that the opposing party need not make any effort to prove the admitted…

The statement of an accused person made to the Police, if not confessional, is the very foundation of his defence. In the instant case therefore, the…