[RULING] Civil Practice and Procedure-execution-partial discharge of decree pending appeal-application for extension of time to comply-where the applicant’s advocate claims to have been in communication with the wrong client-merit of the application

[RULING] Civil Practice and Procedure-suits-striking out-third party proceedings-where the suit against the second and fourth defendants who are being joined as third parties was dismissed with costs-whether the third party notices are frivolous ,scandalous and vexatious-Civil Procedure Rules, Order VI, rule 13 (1)(b) and (d); Civil Procedure Act (cap.21), Section 3 and 3A

[RULING] Civil Practice and Procedure-review-consent orders-whether the court has jurisdiction to review a consent order-where the parties recorded by consent agreed issues for determination and the plaintiff later filed an amended plaint-whether failure to incorporate issues raised by the amended plaint constitute a mutual mistake apparent on the face of the record-whether the court may frame issues even after close of the case-Civil Procedure Rules, Order XIV, rules 3(3) and 5(1), (2)

[RULING] Civil Practice and Procedure-preliminary objection-grounds on which a preliminary objection may be invoked-TEMPORARY INJUNCTION-where the orders were granted ex-parte-whether the aggrieved party ought to proceed by way of preliminary objection or seek a discharge or variation of the order

[RULING] Judicial review - application for orders of prohibition,mandamus and certiorari against the Ministry of Health - applicant stating that the respondent had unlawfully refused to register her as a Medical Laboratory Technologist - whether prohibition could issue - to restrain the Interested Party from preventing the applicant from working - whether mandamus could issue to compel the Interested Party to issue a certificate of registration of the applicant - whether certiorari could issue to quash the decision of the interested party.

Family law - divorce - petition for dissolution of marriage - Luo customary marriage having been converted into a statutory marriage under the Marriage Act - allegations of adultery,cruelty and negligence against the respondent - whether the marriage had irretrievably broken down and should be dissolved - custody of children.

Civil Procedure - land dispute - jurisdiction - whether the trial court erred in entertaining a dispute involving a parcel of land which was still within the land adjudication process contrary to Section 30(1) of the Land Adjudication Act

Civil Procedure and Practice - Appeal against the quantum of damages awarded by the trial Court - Judicial discretion exercised by the Magistrate - When the Court of Appeal can interfere with the discretion of a judge - Incompetent appeal - Order XLI rule 1A of Civil Procedure Rules - Appeal struck out.

Appeal from judgment and decree of lower court – Where special damages and general damages are sought for false imprisonment,malicious prosecution and wrongful dismissal - whether the quantum of the damages awarded were justifiable – Circumstances where the appellate court interferes with the lower court’s exercise of its unfettered discretion in awarding damages – General damages reduced.

Defamation-where the defendant wrote two letters alleging that the plaintiffs were unscrupulous lawyers engaged in ambulance chasing-where the letters were part of a report issued to the Minister for Justice and Constitutional affairs-whether the statements constituted fair comment