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…did not include a certified copy of the decree in the record of appeal; that the omission to include the order (sic) decree was a mistake on the part of his then advocate; and that as the applicant had fully entrusted the prosecution…

…did not include a certified copy of the decree in the record of appeal; that the omission to include the order (sic) decree was a mistake on the part of his then advocate; and that as the applicant had fully entrusted the prosecution…

…The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Vol II) offers several definitions of ‘suit’, one of which is: “pursuit, prosecution, legal process.”…

…evidence but that apparently the judge did not take into account the effect of the words “account closed’ which appeared on all the cheques which words were defamatory of the appellant and would have subjected him to criminal prosecution…

…“for want of prosecution”.…

…The result of the decision of the village elders in 1947 and that of the Lurambi Court and Ayub’s successful prosecution in 1958 for trespassing on the 1st respondent’s land was that as between Ayub and the 1st respondent…

…It is possible that, since an assault was express mention of criminal responsibility in the pleadings, that the learned judge thought the case should be treated in the same way as a criminal prosecution.…

…This Court has, in several cases dealing with customary law in criminal cases, decided that where the prosecution relies on a local custom then that local custom must be proved by witnesses called by the prosecution, and…