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This matter appears listed as one where judgment has been pending since 4 December 2015. It is necessary to put the circumstances of how the matter has remained in my chambers since it was argued on 4 December, 2015 into perspective. More

The applicant leases certain commercial premises from the first respondent. He has been a tenant of the first respondent since 1998. Then, the relationship between the parties was regulated by an oral lease agreement. In 2005, the parties entered into a written lease in respect of the same premises. More

Section 169 of the Election Act [Cap 2:13] (“the Act”) provides as follows: “Notice in writing of the presentation of a petition and of the names and addresses of the proposed sureties, accompanied by a copy of the petition, shall, within ten days after the presentation of the petition, be served by the petitioner on the respondent either personally or by leaving the same at his or her usual or last known dwelling or place of business”. In the above matters service in some cases was either effected after the expiration of the ten days at respondent’s Party Headquarters or... More

The plaintiff approached this court with a request for reasons for the 31st October order. Hence, my task is to give the basis for the order of 31 October 2023. The plaintiff instituted an action against the defendants for damages arising from a road traffic accident that was allegedly caused by the first defendant on 12 April 2018. The second defendant is being sued in its official capacity as the employer of the first defendant. The plaintiff’s claim is for US$234 000 which is also payable in local currency at the prevailing official rate. More

The parties are agreed that the marriage relationship has irretrievably broken down. They settled ancillary issues on custody, maintenance and sharing of movables. The only outstanding issue is the division of the immovable property at the centre of the dispute. More