Landlord and Tenant dispute - suit by tenant/company for alleged wrongful distress for rent leading to loss of business and damage to property - tenant alleging that it was a different entity from the company against which the landlord sought to distrain for rent - lifting the corporate veil - no evidence of a lease between either company and the landlord - plaintiff/tenant failing to prove a legal right to occupy the suit premises - whether damages could be awarded against the landlord.

Defamation - whether article published by the defendants was in reference to the plaintiff - whether the natural and ordinary meaning of the words published were defamatory to the plaintiff - facors to be proved in defamation suit

Injunction - permanent injunction - factors to be satisfied

[RULING] Advocates-costs-application for judgment on taxed costs-whether the orders should be granted-Advocates Act (cap.16), Section 51(2); Civil Procedure Rules, Order L, rule 1

[RULING]- Civil Procedure and Practice - Order XLIV rule 3 (1) and (2) of the Civil Procedure rules and under Section 3,3A and 80 of the Civil Procedure Act - Application that committal order be reviewed and set aside - Effect of disobeying court orders - A party who knows of an order whether null or valid,regular or irregular,cannot be permitted to disobey it - Conditions necessary in law to enable a court review and set aside its committal order - Commital order set aside.

application for revision under Sections 362 and 364 of the criminal procedure Code with a view to alter,vary and or reverse eviction orders - that A court of law must constantly remind itself that it must always in such circumstances like in this case hear the tenants and any other persons who are likely to be affected by the decision to close or evict. No reasons were advance to justify the denial of the right of hearing to the tenants

Criminal Law - offence of malicious damage to property contrary to section 339 (1) of the Penal Code – appellants convicted and sentenced to a fine of Ksh.8,000/= and in default to serve 1 year in prison – whether complainant’s failure to establish he had title to the land fatal - under section 339 (1) of the Penal Code,the prosecution must prove the element of malice and the fact that property existed which was actually destroyed - The fact that the complainant did not establish title over the land is not material in this case – SENTENCE – WHETHER METED OUT BY TRIAL COURT HARSH AND EXCESSIVE

Civil Practice - tort - negligence - damages for physicaL injury arising out of automobile accident causing partial disability - Head injury – Fracture of the base of the skull anterior and middle cranial fossa. Loss of consciousness for 48 hours. Post traumatic epilepsy.