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…unable to decide on the basis contradictory affidavit evidence whether the Defendant was misled by the Plaintiff’s Advocate as alleged, I am of the view that such excuse is a poor one and if true entitles the Defendant to a remedy…

…The remedy of temporary injunction is not declartory of the law .…

…The applicant to succeed must persuade the Court of the inadequacy of other remedies. If other remedies are adequate, no injunction. If they are inadequate, then the Court considers discretionary factors.…

…As in injunction is an equitable remedy, a condition of equal importance with the above three is that the conduct of applicant must meet the approval of a Court of Equity.…

…that if any poundbreach or rescous shall be made of any goods and chattels, or stock detrained for rent and impounded or otherwise secure by virtue of this Act, the person or persons aggrieved thereby shall have the like remedy…

…Civil Appeal No. 65 of 1982 un-reported); that it is usual in the case of contracts for sale of immovable property for the court to hold that damages is not an adequate remedy and to order specific performance.…

…I think that a court of equity, will not normally withhold the remedy of specific performance from an applicant seeking to enforce a contract relating to land or interest in land unless there is anything in the contract or…

…In the case of Kigoroglo v Ruesherika [1969] EA 426 the Court said: “Where a remedy is elsewhere provided and available to a person to enforce an order to a criminal court in his favour I see no valid reason why he should…

…The Applicant should further show that irreparable injury will occur to him if the injunction is not granted and there is no other remedy open to him by which he will protect himself from the consequences of the apprehended…

…the substantive nature of these shortcomings, it was not enough for the superior court below to lament that the petition before it was not the “epitome of precise, comprehensive, or elegant drafting,” without requiring remedy…

…The Applicant should further show that irreparable injury will occur to him if the injunction is not granted and there is no other remedy open to him by which he will protect himself from the consequences of the apprehended…

…the substantive nature of these shortcomings, it was not enough for the superior court below to lament that the petition before it was not the “epitome of precise, comprehensive, or elegant drafting,” without requiring remedy…

…The Applicant should further show that irreparable injury will occur to him if the injunction is not granted and there is no other remedy open to him by which he will protect himself from the consequences of the apprehended…

…the substantive nature of these shortcomings, it was not enough for the superior court below to lament that the petition before it was not the “epitome of precise, comprehensive, or elegant drafting,” without requiring remedy…

…We also held that it would be unfortunate in a case of personal injury if a plaintiff, who has otherwise proved his case, is deprived of his remedy due to the niceties of pleading.…

…has jurisdiction on this matter, I do not have to determine the issues of the appropriateness of the Petition procedure in accommodating the need for viva voce evidence and the impact of the availability of alternative remedy…