Negligence - special and general damages for negligence - negligence in construction - collapse of dwelling due to poor workmanship - suit for damages in negligence - appeal against judgment in favour of the plaintiff - whether the evidence adduced was sufficient to establish the plaintiff's case.

Evidence - expert evidence - expert opinion - meaning of expert - general rule regarding how a court is to treat expert evidence - where there is a conflict in the expert evidence - how such conflict is to be treated or resolved

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure - extension of time - application for extension of time to file notice of appeal - reference of the decision of a single appellate judge to the full court - power of the full court to vary, discharge or reverse the decision of a single judge - principles that guide the full court in exercising its power - Court of Appeal Rules rule 54(1)(b)

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure - extension of time - application for extension of time to file and serve notice of appeal - matters which the court will consider in such an application - principles which the court will apply - Court of Appeal Rules rule 4

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure - extension of time - application for extension of time to file notice of appeal and to lodge memorandum and record of appeal - matters the court will consider in such applications - whether the applicant had satisfactorily explained the delay - whether the intended appeal was arguable - whether the fact that the dispute concerned land made the application more compelling - Court of Appeal Rules rule 4

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure - extension of time - application for extension of time to file and serve notice of appeal - matters which the court will consider in such an application - principles which the court will apply - Court of Appeal Rules rule 4

Negligence - damages for negligence - damages for future medical expenses - such damages constitute a special claim for general damages and needs to be specifically pleaded and proved - how a claim for such damages is made in the pleadings - whether the claim had been pleaded and properly decided upon by the court - assessment of the proper multiplier to apply - issue of damages for loss of earning or loss of earning capacity not pleaded and not proved - award of damages on that issue not proper.

Civil Practice and Procedure - issues - issues for determination by the court - duty of a trial court to confine its decision on the issues before it - issues to flow generally from the pleadings - court may decide on an issue which is either pleaded or framed by the parties and left to the court for decision

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure - extension of time - application for extension of time to file notice of appeal - reference of the decision of a single appellate judge to the full court - power of the full court to vary, discharge or reverse the decision of a single judge - principles that guide the full court in exercising its power - Court of Appeal Rules rule 54(1)(b)

[Ruling] Civil Procedure and Practise – stay of execution - application for stay of execution of an order of the High Court - pending appeal – intended appeal on the ground that the High Court ordered costs to be paid by applicants when the consent order required the costs to be shared - nature and scope of the power of the Court of Appeal to issue a stay under the Court of Appeal Rules rule 5(2)(b) – matters which the court will consider in making its decision.