Criminal law - charge of murder contrary to Section 203 as read together with Section 204 of the Penal Code - confession - confession not admissible where it was made outside court - Evidence Act section 25A.

Criminal law - robbery with violence - appeal against conviction and sentence - EVIDENCE - re-evaluation of the evidence by the High Court on a first appeal - whether the conviction was supported by the evidence - Penal Code section 296(1)

Criminal Practice and Procedure-prosecution-unqualified prosecutor-validity of the trial-Criminal Procedure Code (cap. 75), Section 85(2)

Evidence-witnesses-where the evidence of the only two prosecution witnesses is in direct contradiction-whether such evidence is sufficient to sustain a conviction

Criminal law - incest - offence of failing to seek medical treatment while suffering from a sexually transmitted disease (gonorrhoea) - allegation that the accused had knowingly had carnal knowledge/sex with his five year-old daughter - EVIDENCE - medical evidence -  failure by the prosecution to carefully and properly adduced medical evidence in order to provide corroboration - whether the evidence was sufficient to support convictions for the offences charged -  Penal Code section 166(1); Public Health Act section 44(1)

CRIMINAL LAW - breaking and stealing – offence of - accused persons charged and convicted of the offence - Penal Code (Cap 63) Section 306(a)

EVIDENCE – confession – where one accused made a statement under inquiry implicating his accomplices that amounted to a confession – accused gave details that only the perpetrators could know - effect of - whether such evidence is admissible

EVIDENCE – confession – repudiation of – effect of – whether such evidence should be considered in reaching a decision

[Ruling] – CRIMINAL LAW – murder – crime of – accused persons were charged and convicted of the crime of – Penal Code (Cap 63) section 203 as read with 204

EVIDENCE – direct evidence – where none of the witnesses saw the accused persons commit the crime – whether such evidence is enough to sustain a conviction

Family law - divorce - petition for the dissolution of marriage - grounds: that the respondent had treated the petitioner with cruelty and the marriage had irretrievably broken down - respondent also alleging cruelty against the petitioner - allegation that the respondent had conspired to murder the petitioner and that she was involved in witchcraft - evidence - whether the petitioner had proved his case on a balance of probabilities

[Ruling] – INJUNCTION – temporary injunction – application for – applicants sought to restrain the respondents from bringing a winding up petition - where the respondents had paid a sum of money to the applicant as equity but had no shares – the amount was converted into a loan – respondents served the statutory demand notice on the applicants – applicable principles – whether the applicant established a prima facie case - Civil Procedure Act section 3A, Civil Procedure Rules Order 39

(ruling) Criminal Procedure - prima facie case established against the accused