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Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…If this is so, even where statute law and the common law are held to be of equal standing, then a fotiori, on the assumption that in Kenya, the common law is of a lower standing than statute law, statute law can make greater…
…inroads into the common law.…
Division and case type: CriminalCase number Criminal Application
…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…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…This is so under the common law and under the provisions of section 6 of the Judicature Act cap 8.…
…The common law of England, which is applicable in this country by virtue of section 3(1) (c) of the Judicature Act cap 8 is set out in Anderson v Gorrie [1895] 1QB 668.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…The first is that at common law, by which this Court is guided on contract, (see the Law of Contract Act (cap 23) specific performance of a contract of service has never been ordered.…