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Division and case type: Commercial and TaxCase number Winding Up Cause
…It was instructive that the Applicant filed the application when another Judge (Bwonwong’a J) had assumed jurisdiction in this court after the transfer of Chemitei J.…
…It was apparent that the Applicant wrongly presumed that since Chemitei J no longer exercised jurisdiction in this court, then another Judge would consider his application on the same issue which a ruling had already been…
Division and case type: Commercial and TaxInsolvency Cause
…This is that, this is an appeal from a decision of the High Court (Akiwumi, J) in the exercise of its original jurisdiction.…
…We therefore emphasise that it is within jurisdiction to re-appraise the whole evidence and draw our own inferences.…
Division and case type: Anti-CorruptionMiscellaneous Criminal Application
…Mr Chunga argued that prohibition can only issue if the subordinate Court acts in excess or lack of jurisdiction. With respect this is not a correct statement of the law.…
…Lord Selbourne said, p 214: “The power seemed to be inherent in the jurisdiction of every Court of Justice to protect itself from the abuse of its own procedure.”…
Division and case type: Anti-CorruptionCivil Appeal
…client, but in my view we must treat each of the cases, not as a matter of form, not as a matter to be decided on the mere proof of a former acting for a client but, as a matter of substance, before we allow the special jurisdiction…