“…notwithstanding the repeal of section 136 of Act 772 under which the accused is being prosecuted, section 34(1)(d) and (e) of the Interpretation Act, 2008, Act 792 had saved section 136 of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008, Act 772…” The accused person met the victim, then...
“Order 66 (3) of C.I. 47 being a creature borne out of the constitutionally circumscribed powers granted by the Rules of Court Committee, is incompetent to create a novel offence of intermeddling and the sanctions attached thereto” Gladys Nkrumah, (“Interested Party”), filed an application under Order...
“…the rules of Court make provision for the issuance of Form 6 once and this is done after the record of appeal is ready. There is no provision for the issuance of another Form 6 by Registrar of the Court of Appeal after corrections have...
“This court readily acknowledges that an 👍 emoji is a non-traditional means to ‘sign’ a document but nevertheless under these circumstances this was a valid way to convey the two purposes of a ‘signature’…” In a recent ruling by the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan,...
“A funeral brochure does not necessarily make someone a wife. Once the assertion of lawful marriage to the deceased has been denied or challenged, she carried the burden to prove the contrary”. The Appellant issued a writ at the High Court seeking among other things, an...
“It is my considered view that writing on people’s structures does not conform to the intentions of the Act and by the wording of both sections of the Act, if the Assembly decided to give notice, it has to be in writing, on paper, specifying...
“… after a writ of summons is filed at the Registry of any Court, the most important step to be taken after the issuance of the writ, is for the service of the writ on the Defendant.” The Plaintiff/Respondent (“Respondent”) filed a writ of summons at...
“… we reject the view of the trial judge, supported by the interested party, that in enacting C.I.132, the rule maker intended to take away the well-settled jurisdiction of the High Court in relation to applications for stay of execution and of proceedings pending appeal.” After...
“What it means in simple language is that upon commencement of a winding up, only secured creditors are allowed as of right to sue or continue with pending civil proceedings for the realization of their security. Any other person who has a cause of action...
“The circumstances under which a promise of marriage would be inferred must also be given considerable thought in order to solve two problems: forestalling the situation of blackmail which has discredited this action, and discouraging unscrupulous persons from taking advantage of others.” The parties met between...