Criminal law - robbery with violence - appeal against conviction and sentence - prosecution having been conducted by a police officer of the rank of constable - whether such a person was qualified to conduct a public prosecution - whether the trial should be nullified, conviction quashed and a retrial ordered - matters an appellate court will consider in deciding whether a case should be retried - Penal Code section 296(2); Criminal Procedure Code section 85(2)

[Ruling] - CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - stay of proceedings – application for – where the defendant wanted the matter referred to an arbitral board – whether court had jurisdiction to hear  the suit – factors court considers in such circumstances – validity of order - Arbitration Act 1995 Section 6 (1); Arbitration Rules 1997 rule 2

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure - stay of execution - application for stay of execution of court order - applicant having been ordered to meet the educational maintenance expenses of the respondent, for whom parental responsibility had been extended by the court beyond her 18 years of age - duty of the court to satisfy the court that he had made the application without substantial delay and that he stood to suffer substantial loss unless a stay was given - Civil Procedure Rules Order 41 rule 4

[Ruling] – JUDGMJENT – application for – where the applicant contended that the defence raised was a sham – factors the court considers in such applications – validity of order - Civil Procedure Rules Order XXXV Rule 1 and 2

Criminal law - charge of consorting with a person in possession of a firearm - being in possession of a firearm without a firearms certificate - being in possession of ammunition without a firearms certificate - accused convicted on counts 2 and 3 and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment on each count - appeal - trial found to have been conducted by an unqualified prosecutor - court considering whether to order a retrial.

family law - Adoption - factors to consider in granting adoption

Criminal Law-murder-where medical examination proves that the deceased died owing to injuries made by a blunt object as opposed to being cut with a panga by the accused-validity of the prosecution case-Penal Code (cap.63), Section 203 as read with Section 204

[RULING]Family law - maintenance of children - application by father for suspension or reduction of periodical payment towards the education expenses of children due to financial difficulties.

CRIMINAL LAW - charges of robbery with violence - two accused persons convicted and sentenced to death - appeal challenging the charge sheet and evidence of identification - CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - State Counsel conceding the appeal on the ground that it had been conducted by an unqualified prosecutor,a police officer of the rank of constable - trial declared a nullity - court considering whether to order a retrial of the case.