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…It is true that the decision ultimately turned on this point and equally true that the contention might not be good after the passing of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873, enjoining common law courts to take into…

…Halsbury’s Laws of England, 4th Edition Vol 9 paragraph 530 on p 365 strengthens the above statement of the rule of law of contractual licences “which at common law be effectively revoked at any time whether or not it contained…

…Apparently, this submission is based on the common law of England.…

…The facts of this case are governed clearly by the provisions of the Advocates Act and not the Common Law in England.…

…Law. 9.…

…The Common Law Principles on self-defence were articulated by the Court of Appeal in R v McINNES, 55 Cr. App. R. 551.…

…In this Court’s view, it cannot be disputed that the law applicable to the current mater is primarily the common law applicable to the current matter is primarily the common law applicable in this Country as modified by the…

…It is also a cardinal principle of the applicable common law that a third party cannot benefit from a contract unless such a contract is for his benefit or was made on his behalf by his agent.…

…law of England.…

…The Claimant submits that an Angolan judgment can only be enforced as a common law claim as was held by the Court of Appeal in the case of Jayesh Hasmukh Shah VS Navin Haria & Another [2016] KLR, where the Court of Appeal…

…In this respect, at least, constitutional law and common law are intertwined and there can be no difference between them.…

…The same is true of constitutional law and common law in respect of the validity of administrative decisions within the purview of section 24 of the interim Constitution.…

…This is a claim for unlawful arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution, all of which are torts under common law. ii.…

…The Petitioner ought to have filed a civil suit, in common law, by way of plaint, for compensation for the torts of false imprisonment, unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution. iii.…

…law and/or doctrines of equity.…

…That, it is established in law that the substance of common law and doctrines of equity do not apply where there are express statutory provisions.…

…law and/or doctrines of equity.…

…That, it is established in law that the substance of common law and doctrines of equity do not apply where there are express statutory provisions.…

…Commission v Attorney General & Another [2018] eKLR for lack of public participation under Articles 10 and 118(b) of the Constitution and for encroaching on judicial independence, the law on contempt of court in Kenya reverts to common…

…law principles.…

…The appellant has submitted that the presumption of marriage by cohabitation is a common law principle recognised and applicable in Kenya. This is not in doubt.…

…My understanding of the Respondent’s pleadings is that she alludes to marriage by cohabitation which is a common law marriage.…

…It is now trite law that the principles for award of damages in constitutional claims does not operate on the same principles as award of damages in tortious liability claims or the common law principles.…

…The comparable common law measure of damages will often be a useful guide in assessing the amount of this compensation.…

…law, it is contrary to common law to charge interest for money which has not been advanced.…

…A contract may, under the common law, be rendered unenforceable either wholly or in part for being contrary to public policy.…

…Section 16 of WIBA explicitly bars common law civil claims for employment-related injuries.…

…The statutory bar to common law civil claims is substantive and jurisdictional. In the oft-cited case of Owners of the Motor Vessel Lillian S vs.…

…Counsel contended that a Mareva injunction is a common law remedy, and that the grant of the same is discretionary, and therefore, the same may still be awarded in the present circumstances.…

…Respectfully, this court is not aware of the precise issues that were before the American courts; and in any event, I do not think that a common law remedy ought to override the contractual agreement between the parties.…

…law governing administrative review, it is not correct to see section 33 as a mere codification of common law principles.…

…Principles previously established by the common law will be important though not necessarily decisive, in determining not only the scope of section 33, but also its content.…

…law.…

…A foreign judgment obtained in circumstances that are contrary to natural justice does not give rise to any obligation of obedience enforceable at common law. h.…

…the common law right to fair hearing.…

…The term “procedurally fair” used in article 47(1) by a proper construction, imports and subsumes to a certain degree, the common law including rules of natural justice which means that common law is complementary to the…

…the common law right to fair hearing.…

…The term “procedurally fair” used in article 47(1) by a proper construction, imports and subsumes to a certain degree, the common law including rules of natural justice which means that common law is complementary to the…