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Recent Judgments
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Being last seen with the deceased and implausible hyena defence justified conviction on circumstantial evidence.
Criminal law – Circumstantial evidence – Principle of last person to be seen with the deceased – Plausibility of explanation – Rejection of unusual defence (hyena attack) – Post-offence conduct – Certificate of seizure not fatal where no item was seized
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16 April 2026 |
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Conviction quashed where contradictions about the victim's age created reasonable doubt in an s130(2)(e) rape charge.
Criminal law – Rape (s130(2)(e)) – proof of victim's age – material contradictions in testimony – need for documentary/dispensary records – benefit of doubt to accused
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16 April 2026 |
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A fresh suit challenging a Primary Court’s interlocutory seizure order was inappropriate; remedy lay in the issuing court, not a new action.
Abuse of process; malicious prosecution; interlocutory seizure order; Primary Court jurisdiction; remedy before issuing court (appeal/revision/judicial review); requirement of ulterior purpose and special damage; functus officio (ancillary powers)
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16 April 2026 |
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Whether cautioned/extrajudicial statements and corroboration suffice to convict the appellants of murder.
Evidence — Admissibility and voluntariness of cautioned and extra-judicial statements; Chief Justice's Guidelines compliance; oral confession and corroboration; IMEI-based identification of a mobile phone; evaluation of defence and sufficiency of proof for murder
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16 April 2026 |
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Appellant's trafficking conviction upheld: EOCCA consent valid, chain of custody intact, and alibi rejected.
Criminal law – Drug trafficking (cannabis sativa, 165.68 kg) – Jurisdiction and consent under EOCCA – Validity of Regional Prosecutions Officer consent – Emergency search and seizure – Chain of custody of exhibits – Alibi and credibility of witnesses
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16 April 2026 |
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Limitation in land claims arising from deceased estates is a mixed law-and-fact issue; premature dismissal was improper.
Limitation of actions – land claims from deceased estates – accrual of cause of action (date of death versus dispossession/adverse possession) – Law of Limitation Act ss.9(1), 9(2), 24(1), 33(1) – mixed question of law and fact – preliminary objection inappropriate – reliance on unannexed documents improper – case remitted for rehearing de novo
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16 April 2026 |
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Failure to serve the written request for certified proceedings and a defective certificate of delay rendered the appeal time-barred.
Appellate procedure — time limits under Rule 90(1) and (3) — service of written request for certified High Court proceedings — validity of certificate of delay dependent on Registrar's notification — overriding objective not available to cure mandatory jurisdictional time limits
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16 April 2026 |
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Appellant failed to prove ownership or adverse possession; trial tribunal's finding that land formed part of deceased's estate upheld.
Land law – ownership dispute over parcel forming part of deceased's estate; burden of proof on claimant; evaluation of evidence; adverse possession requirements; admissibility of letters of administration
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16 April 2026 |
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Applicants failed to prove fraud or other statutory grounds; revocation of letters of administration dismissed.
Probate law – Revocation under s.49 of the Probate and Administration of Estates Act; Allegation of fraud – requirement for full particulars and higher standard of proof; Duty to exhibit inventory/accounts; Administrator's powers to deal with estate property; Lack of heirs' consent – publication/exemption and jurisdictional procedure
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16 April 2026 |
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Applicants failed to satisfy the prima facie, irreparable harm and balance-of-convenience tests for a temporary injunction.
Civil procedure – Temporary injunction – Interim relief in probate – Triple-test (prima facie case, irreparable injury, balance of convenience) – Wrong citation of enabling provision not fatal where court has jurisdiction – Affidavit must disclose material facts and evidence
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16 April 2026 |
Recent Legislation
| Government Notice 78 of 2026 | 13 March 2026 | |
| Government Notice 77 of 2026 | 13 March 2026 | |
| Government Notice 76 of 2026 | 13 March 2026 | |
| Government Notice 81 of 2026 | 13 March 2026 | |
| Government Notice 79 of 2026 | 13 March 2026 | |
| Government Notice 75 of 2026 | 13 March 2026 | |
| Government Notice 70 of 2026 | 20 February 2026 | |
| Government Notice 62 of 2015 | 19 December 2025 | |
| Government Notice 688 of 2025 | 19 December 2025 | |
| Government Notice 689 of 2025 | 19 December 2025 |
Recent Gazettes
| 10 April 2026 | |
| 3 April 2026 | |
| 27 March 2026 | |
| 20 March 2026 | |
| 13 March 2026 |
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