[Ruling] Family Law-probate and administration-distriution of the estate of the deceased-where the petitioners were not been able to agree on the distribution of the deceased’s estate-court order

[Ruling] - CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - revision - revision arising from dismissal of the applicants case in the magistrate's court -where the dismissal was purportedly made on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence to require the accused to make a defence - where evidence had not been tendered and submissions made by both parties - effect of - circumstances under which the court shall dismiss a case and acquit - factors the court considers in such applications - validity of order - Criminal Procedure Code section 210

Criminal practice and procedure-revision-application for revision-where the case was dismissed on the ground that a witness looked confused-whether the application had merit-Criminal Procedure Code section 210

[Ruling] - CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - review - review of the decision of the court dismissing a case on the grounds that the witness appeared confused - where the dismissal was purported to be carried out under section 210 of the Criminal Procedure Code - circumstances under which a dismissal under this section can be made - factors the court considers in such applications - validity of order - Criminal Procedure Code section 210

Negligence - duty of care - duty owed by the State to its citizens - duty to preserve peace, protect life and property, to detect and prevent crime and to apprehend offenders - incidence of that duty and how its performance may be invoked - whether this duty translates into an obligation the non-performance of which may make the State legally liable to an affected citizen - pastoralist suing the Police and the State for refusing or neglecting to recover his stolen livestock after he had made a report of the theft - whether the plaintiff had brought himself within the scope of the duty owed to him by the State - whether the State and the Police had breached the duty- whether the plaintiff was entitled to compensation - Constitution section 75 - Police Act (Cap. 84) section 14(1)

Civil Practice and Procedure - government proceedings - suit against the government -notice of intention to sue issued to the Attorney General - form of the notice and the purpose of issuing it - objection raised that the notice failed to sufficiently identify the public officers whose conduct gave rise to the intended suit - notice stating the rank of the officer and not stating his name - whether the notice was proper - whether the notice had been given within the prescribed time before the filing of the suit - Government Proceedings Act (Cap. 140) section 13A, 13A(2)(c).

[Ruling] CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE bail application for bail pending appeal grounds for application where the accused is charged and convicted on seven counts of obtaining money under false pretenses where the accused has previously skipped bail and only attended the trial after the issuance of a warrant of arrest effect of factors the court considers in such applications validity of order - Criminal Procedure Code section 356 and 357

[RULING] - Succession - Revocation of grant - Ownership of land - Claim of land by former spouse - Definition of dependant - Factors considered in the revocation of grant - Section 36 of the Law of Succession Act - Section 76 of the Law of Succession Act - Section 29(b) of the Law of Succession Act - Section 66 of the Law of Succession Act.

[RULING] Appeal-bail pending appeal-where the applicant was convicted of assault contrary to section 251 of the Penal Code (cap. 63)-where the applicant is said to be sickly but the treatment card exhibited shows that the appellant was suffering from headaches and general malaise-whether this can be considered as a ground for granting bail pending appeal

[Ruling] – CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – bail – application for bail pending appeal – grounds for application – where the accused was charged with causing actual bodily harm after attaching the complainant and cutting her up with a machete – circumstances under which the court will grant bail pending appeal – validity of order