Initially this matter came as an appeal. The accused was appealing against sentence in respect of count 2. However, we could not proceed to deal with it as an appeal because of the procedural irregularity that we then noted. We then dealt with it as a review in terms of s 26 of the High Court Act [Cap 7:06]. Consequently no submissions were then made by both the appellant and respondent in respect of the appeal against sentence. More
1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Magistrates Court in terms whereof the appellants were convicted of 3 counts of criminal abuse of duty as public officers as defined in s 174(1)(a) of the Criminal Law Code and, with all counts treated as one for the purposes of sentence, each appellant was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment of which 12 months imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behaviour. More
Sometime before 20 July, 2012 the applicants and the first respondent were embroiled in a Labour dispute. The dispute centred on non-payment of salaries, or wages, which were due to the applicants and unfair dismissal of employees by the first respondent. More
This is a Court Application for dismissal of respondent’s action under case number HC 6448/18 made in terms of r 75(1) of the High Court Rules of 1971 coupled with a claim for a declaratory order on the ground that their claim is frivolous and vexatious. More
On the date of the hearing applicant raised a point in limine on the locus standi of second respondent and the fact that applicant had not been served personally with the application for contempt of court that led to the default judgment.
The second respondent’s counsel on the other hand also raised a point in limine alleging that as the applicant had not attached the default judgment in question, there was no cause of action.
After counsel had made their respective submissions I indicated that they must proceed with arguments on the main matter and my decision of the points... More
