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Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…I do not know why there was non-compliance with the rules. Mistake or accident or inadvertence which may provide a basis for an extension are not relied upon.…
…In my judgment, once there is non-compliance the burden is on the party seeking indulgence to satisfy the court why the discretion should nevertheless be exercised in his favour.…
Division and case type: CivilCase number Civil Application
…of any delay, the explanation for the delay, the prejudices of the delay to the other party, the merits of the appeal (without holding a mini appeal), the effect of the delay on public administration, the importance of compliance…
…to ignore time limits since an important feature in deciding what justice required was to bear in mind that time limits were there to be observed and justice might be seriously defeated if there was laxity in respect of compliance…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…On February 5, 1987, he lodged a Record of Appeal in apparent compliance with rules 81 and 85 (1) of the Court of Appeal Rules. The record contains a five-page ruling of the court.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…As the order of Muli J.A was not capable of compliance and as there was a genuine error on part of Mrs. Rawal, and as (I do believe) a counsel could well so genuinely err, I consider that the error was excusable.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…Mr Juma conceded this and in any case the appellant did not allege that the cause of non-compliance with this Act was due to any disability within the meaning of section 5 thereof.…