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…Now, injunction is an equitable relief, a court of equity administers justice according to fairness as contrasted with the strict formulated rules of common law.…

…As to the law and procedure followed in England, it is to be noted that criminal contempt in England is a common law misdemeanour which may be dealt with either on indictment in accordance with ordinary criminal procedure…

…On the first principle on which the court acts, it is observed that according to common law and/or customary law of the inhabitants of this country, those entitled to the use of the land are also entitled to the fruits thereof…

…The common Law position relating to joint tenancies has been applied by our courts over a long time. Rawal J applied it in Jerusha Nyakerario Obare – vs – Samuel Omoni Obare: HCCC No.267 of 2006 (UR) .…

…through counsel states that this honourable Court has no jurisdiction to entertain the petition by virtue of the provisions of the National Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act Chapter 6 of the Laws of Kenya as well as on the common…

…law on Parliamentary immunity and the Constitutional principle of Separation of Powers of the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary.…

…through counsel states that this honourable Court has no jurisdiction to entertain the petition by virtue of the provisions of the National Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act Chapter 6 of the Laws of Kenya as well as on the common…

…law on Parliamentary immunity and the Constitutional principle of Separation of Powers of the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary.…

…Under the Common Law of England there was one sentence only which could be judicially pronounced upon a defendant convicted of murder and that was sentence death.…

…It must not only affect persons occupying the premises NATIONAL COAL BOARD V NEATH BOROUGH COUNCIL [1976] 2 All ER 478 The word “nuisance” in s 92(1)(a) of the English Act meant either a public or a private nuisance at common…

…law, i.e. an act or omission materially affecting the comfort and quality of life of a class of the public or an interference for a substantial period with the use and enjoyment of neighbouring property.…

…The purpose of a trial within a trial has been stated again and again in England and in the various countries which apply the common law.…

…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…