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Division and case type: CivilCivil Case
…That would perfectly be a valid defence to a criminal charge, for the prosecution would be duty-bound to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that it was D.W.1 who was in charge of the Ferry at the time of the accident.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…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…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Vol II) offers several definitions of ‘suit’, one of which is: “pursuit, prosecution, legal process.”…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…“for want of prosecution”.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…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…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Suit
…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.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Case
…When the insurers got the letter from police on June 18, they could have asked for the notice of prosecution and the summons if they had wanted them.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…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…