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…It is true that the decision ultimately turned on this point and equally true that the contention might not be good after the passing of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873, enjoining common law courts to take into…

…Halsbury’s Laws of England, 4th Edition Vol 9 paragraph 530 on p 365 strengthens the above statement of the rule of law of contractual licences “which at common law be effectively revoked at any time whether or not it contained…

…In this Court’s view, it cannot be disputed that the law applicable to the current mater is primarily the common law applicable to the current matter is primarily the common law applicable in this Country as modified by the…

…It is also a cardinal principle of the applicable common law that a third party cannot benefit from a contract unless such a contract is for his benefit or was made on his behalf by his agent.…

…law, it is contrary to common law to charge interest for money which has not been advanced.…

…A contract may, under the common law, be rendered unenforceable either wholly or in part for being contrary to public policy.…

…It follows that if the appellant relies on the common law itself it will not assist her. She is not yet able to sue as personal representative until the grant of letters of administration to her”.…

…He referred me to section 13 of the Hotels and Restaurants Act (Cap 494) the operative part of which reads: “13(1) The holder of a hotel licence shall, in addition to the ordinary lien of an innkeeper at common law, have…

…Historic Common Law doctrines restricting the liability of the crown or its amenability to suit cannot stand in the way of effective protection of fundamental rights.”…

…In other cases it may be difficult to determine whether the conduct complained is a misstatement within Hedley Byrne principle or a conduct falling within the scope of the wider principle of common law duty of care under…

…In the absence of any such provision valuers are not, in my opinion, entitled to rely on a general exclusion of the common law duty of care owed to purchasers of houses by valuers to exercise skill and care in valuing houses…

…In some countries the power to prevent an abuse of the process of the Court or to stop a prosecution because it is oppressive and vexatious is to be found in the common law and it also exists in the inherent powers of the…