Criminal Practice and Procedure- robbery with violence -appeal- appeal against conviction and sentence-where the appellant had been convicted and sentenced to death- identification of the appellant not satisfactory -failure by the trial magistrate to record the language used–fundamental rights of an accused person-violation of the rights-effect of- whether or not a retrial could be ordered- principles to guide the court on whether to order a retrial- where a retrial would have prejudiced the appellant-whether the appeal was merited- section 296(2) and  s. 322 (1) of the Penal Code, section 198 of the Criminal Procedure Code and section 77(2) (b) and (f) of the Constitution

Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against conviction and sentence-the accused were convicted of robbery and sentenced to twelve years imprisonment-ground of appeal that the conviction was based on improper evidence of identification-whether the prosecution had proved its case beyond any reasonable doubt-whether the appeal had merit-Penal Code section 296 (1)

[Ruling] Election Law – election petition – application to strike off petition, on ground failure by petitioner to state the holding and results of the elections – petitioner’s contention proper tallying and announcement of results not done – issue whether in the face of this allegation the petition should nevertheless be struck off for want of complying with the mandatory provisions of law or whether it should be set down for hearing.

Election Law – election petition – application to strike off petition, on ground failure by petitioner to state names of parties who took part in the elections subject of the petition – issues whether anomaly prejudices parties and/or goes to the substance of petition and takes away jurisdiction of court, or whether anomaly merely one of technicality which the court can disregard – National Assembly Elections (Election Petition) Rules, 1993 (cap 7 Sub Leg) rule 4(4), National Assembly and Presidential Elections Act (cap 7) section 23(1)(d).

Election Petition – application to strike off petition - failure to state grounds and facts relied on in support of petition – respondent seeking to be furnished with particulars – where particulars furnished not adequate – issue whether respondent should apply for striking off petition or whether he should make an application to be furnished with further and better particulars.

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[Ruling] – Civil Practice and Procedure-dismissal of suit-application for dismissal of suit for want of prosecution-application brought on the ground that there had been inordinate delay on the part of the plaintiff in prosecuting the suit-where no reasonable explanation for the delay was given-whether the application could be allowed- Order 16, rule 5 (a) of the Civil Procedure Rules

Employment –damages- claim for general damages for wrongful dismissal

[Ruling] Taxation of costs – application for enlargement of time within which the applicant should give notice in writing to the taxing master of the items of taxation to which are objected – applicant having filed the reference after being granted leave to file within 14 days of delivery of ruling – applicant claiming that she realized that the giving of notice to the Taxing Master to give reasons for the items taxed was a first and pre-requisite step before the reference can be made – application opposed on the ground that the application was an abuse of the court process as no reasons were given for the lack of notice – validity of application - Advocates (Remuneration) Order Rule 11