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…The House of Lords held that without prejudice correspondence exchanged with the object of effecting a compromise in the action was privileged.…

…It was his submission that the principal question in the case was whether the without prejudice correspondence were discoverable in a civil suit.…

…(d) The application has been brought without undue delay and the granting of the orders sought will not cause any prejudice to the respondent not remediable by costs.…

…Majanja did not raise any matters as concerns prejudice to his client and he could not as there was no replying affidavit filed in the matter.…

…It could only be made by a lawyer who did not understand the significance of the words ‘without prejudice.’ You cannot have an agreement made without prejudice.…

…If an offer is made ‘ without prejudice’, evidence cannot be given of this offer.…

…Upon considering the record and counsel’s submissions, we ask ourselves whether any prejudice had resulted to the appellant by his counsel’s absence at the stage of the proceedings when it occurred.…

…The appellant could not have suffered any prejudice during the presentation of the prosecution case and in his own defence he said nothing in court to incriminate himself.…

…I asked Mr Dhanjal what prejudice the respondent would suffer if the application were granted and he said none, save that the Shs 1,518.10 had not been paid out to the respondent but he admitted the respondent had not asked…

…Wamunyama has to persuade me that there is some merit in his appeal and that if I extend the time for him to institute it, undue prejudice will not be caused to Nabiriki and that the delay is not inordinate cf Ladu Ltd v…

…Whilst the High Court offered its protection in general to accused persons charged with conspiracy, it dismissed the appeal, because no prejudice would be caused in this particular case.…

…It is admitted that there is no illegality in such a joinder, but we agree that it ought not to be done in cases where it is likely to prejudice the conduct of the defence.…

…So on any view of the matter the defendants intended conduct cannot in law prejudice the Plaintiff’s legal right, if any.…

…If it is borne in mind that in interlocutory injunction is granted in order that the risk of a serious prejudice to the Applicant’s legal rights between the time of the application and the time of trial may be forestalled…

…She conceded that such non-numbering did not prejudice her in any manner. I did not call upon Mr. Masika to respond to the said objection and I stated that I will incorporate my reasons for overruling Mrs.…

…Numbering of the 10th line of each page of the record is a matter for convenience of the Court and Counsel and although the rule (Rule 13(5)) makes such numbering mandatory, I am of the view that when no prejudice is caused…

…other action with respect to the same matter’ in section 84 (1); and we shall deal first with the words ‘without prejudice to’ and then go on to consider those which follow them.…

…According to Collins Dictionary, the words “without prejudice” in law mean, “without dismissing or detracting from an existing right or claim”.…

…Alternatively and without prejudice to the foregoing, the defendant states that on August 15, 1984 the plaintiff misrepresented to the defendant that the ownership of the 996 bags of Procida Bordeaux Mixture and/or the right…

…the respondent’s application for summary judgment had this to say: “These misrepresentations are denied in Mr Flynn’s affidavit, but even if they were made on behalf of the plaintiff it is difficult to know how they could prejudice…

…There was no mischief or probability of mischief or prejudice ever arising from clerke acting for the opponent company.…

…Applying the above tests to the facts in the present case, I must be satised that real mischief or real prejudice are rightly anticipated.…

…In my view this is a proper case in which this court should exercise its discretion in favour of the applicant since the variation sought would not prejudice the respondent’s position.…

…the authorities as they now stand Republic v Mongella s/o Ngui (1934) 1 EACE 152, Ngidipe Bui Kapriram & Another v R. (1939) 6 EACA 118 and AttorneyGeneral v Onyango Oludhe & Another, (1954) 21 EACE 238 – the question of prejudice…

…grounds of appeal that the learned Judge erred in law: in failing to find that the conviction of the appellant by the trial court had introduced and took into account matters that were never canvassed in evidence to the prejudice…

…Kebira relied on his written submissions to the effect that the learned Judge failed to find that the trial Court took into account matters that were never canvassed in evidence to the prejudice of the appellant; that the…

…Nairobi as the security for costs of the defendant herein as this said property is the sole and only property or asset owned or held by the Africa Club, which has nothing else absolutely; and in the alternative and without prejudice…

…That in the interest of natural justice and equity this honorable Court be pleased to review its order of 11.3.92 in so far as the same grounds the applicant/defendant 4 (four) days. 7) That in the alternative but without prejudice…

…As the procedure was somewhat doubted, we should make it clear, that a formal application for amendment under rule 44 should be heard first by a single judge, as provided by rule 52 of the rules, without prejudice to the…

…Further and without prejudice to the situation between the plaintiff and first defendant on the basis of bailment for reward, the plaintiff averred that the first defendant had entered into a contract with the second defendant…

…It cannot be easily argued that the trial did not therefore embarrass and or prejudice the appellant.…

…This means that the same will not have been obtained from the accused either by fear of prejudice or hope of advantage exercised or held out by a person in authority.…

…Whilst we would expect want counsel to specify the particular ground he relies on so as not to take the opponent by surprise we see no prejudice to the appellant in the superior court as the application was stated to be based…

…In the alternative but without prejudice to the denial, John Onyango stated that he bought the material parcel of land from Samson Luwayi in the year 1978 for Shs 5,000 of which sum an amount of Shs 4,500 was paid to Samson…

…No prejudice was occasioned to the appellants. The judge did not decide the appeal before him on the basis of the manner in which the trial was conducted.…