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…All that judges and courts can do is to award sums which must be regarded as giving reasonable compensation. In the process there must be the endeavour to secure some uniformity in the general method of approach.…

…She is only entitled to what is in the circumstances, a fair compensation, fair both to her and to the defendants. The defendants are not wrongdoers. They are simply the people who foot the bill.…

…damages are appropriate in two classes of case: oppressive, arbitrary and unconstitutional action by the servants of Government, and conduct by a defendant calculated to make a prot for himself which may well exceed the compensation…

…He assessed the compensation for this by taking Kshs 2,805 a month.…

…On that score the appellant had lost his capability for which the appellant was entitled to appropriate compensation. As Kneller JA states, we were not invited to consider an award for the particulars loss.…

…It appears that the respondent did not sue for the eviction of the appellant but merely for damages (a) for the value of the half-shop which was lost, (b) compensation for improvements and (c) loss of profits through interruption…

…So, if they were erased no amount of damages would be adequate compensation. The ex parte motion set out twelve grounds for holding that Mr Justice O’Connor erred when he refused the main application.…