[Ruling] – CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application – application for orders – where the court had set aside interim orders granted – application to reinstate them – factors court considers in such applications – validity of order - Civil Procedure Act (cap 21) section 3 and 3A; Civil Procedure Rules Order  39

Appeal-criminal law-arson-criminal practice and procedure-legal requirement for the trial court to consider and make findings on both the prosecution and defence cases-where the trial court does not make a specific finding on the defence case-whether a conviction based on such findings is invalid-Criminal Procedure Code (cap.75),section 196(1)

Civil Practice and Procedure - filing of documents in court - a document can only be deemed to be filed if the relevant court fees have been paid - party failing to pay the filing fees for written submissions - whether such party could be heard to argue that the submissions were not considered by the court - Civil Procedure Act section 96

Damages - general damages - for pain and suffering arising from personal injuries - dislocation of wrist joint - quantum of damages - discretion of the court in awarding general damages - principles the court will consider

[RULING] - Civil procedure and Practice - Application for warrants of attachment and notification of sale issued be declared null and void - Effect of failure to pay full filing fees - Auctioneer's jurisdiction - Whether the Deputy Registrar can extend auctioneer's jurisdiction to execute.

Negligence - duty of care - suit by employee against employer for injuries sustained in the course of duty - employee injured after suffering a fall of 10 metres from the roof of a building on which he was working - scope the duty of care imposed on an employer - duty to provide a safe system of work - whether the employer was negligent - quantum of general damages for personal injuries - matters an appellate court will consider in deciding whether to interfere with an award of damages made by a trial court

[RULING] Family law - adoption of infants - application for a review of a court order granting the custody of an infant - Civil Procedure Rules Order XLIV rule 1 - application for an adoption order - prayer for review based on the ground of an error apparent on the face of the record,in that the court had awarded an order of custody whereas the applicant had made a prayer for an adoption order.

[RULING]- Probate and Administration - Civil Procedure and Practice - Rule 59 and 73 of the Probate & Administration Rules - Application to participate in proceedings - Where applicants bought land from the administrator before she obtained letters of administration - Where it has been alleged that there is no proof that applicants acquired interest in land through gifts and purchases - Section 93 of the Law of Succession Act - Section 82 (b) (ii) of the Law of Succession Act - Exercise of the inherent power of the court - intermeddling under section 44 of the Law of Succession Act(cap 160)- Whether the advocate for the applicant is properly on record - Leave to participate in proceedings is granted.

[RULING]Civil Procedure - Judicial review - applicability of the Civil Procedure Rules to judicial review procedure - preliminary objection to an application to set aside an order striking out judicial review proceedings and for the reinstatement of the proceedings - application made under Order XX Rule 22 and Order XXIV Rule 1 Civil Procedure Rules and Section 3 and 3A of the Civil Procedure Act - whether the application was incompetent.

Negligence - duty of care - duty owed by an employer to his employees with regard to providing a safe system of work - duty to provide both a safe system of work and supervision of the employees in the operation of the system - duty of a claimant employee to prove the occurrence of the accident alleged to have caused his injury while in the course of his employment.