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August 23, 2023
Ashebo v Minister of Home Affairs and Others CCT 250/22 Constitutional Court of South Africa Maya DCJ & J; Kollapen, Madlanga, Majiedt, Makgoka, Mathopo, Potterill, Rogers & Theron, JJ June 12, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku & Betty Nkirote Download the Decision Constitutional Law-Bill of Rights-right to freedom and security of the person-where the applicant […]
August 23, 2023
McCulloch and others v Forth Valley Health Board 2023 UKSC 26 Supreme Court of the UK Lord Reed, P & SCJ; Lord Hodge, DP & SCJ; Lord Kitchin, Lord Hamblen & Lord Burrows, SCJJ July 12, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Betty Nkirote Download the Decision Health Law-medical negligence-duty to inform a patient of […]
August 23, 2023
R (on the application of Officer W80) v Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct and others 2023 UKSC 24 Supreme Court of the UK Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Leggatt, Lord Burrows & Lord Stephens, SCJJ July 5, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Betty Nkirote Download the Decision Criminal Law-defences-self-defence-where the […]
August 23, 2023
Legal & Human Rights Center and Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition v United Republic of Tanzania Application No. 039/2020 African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights B Kioko, VP & J; B Tchikaya, RB Achuor, S Mengue, TR Chizumila, SI Anukam, DB Nsebeza, M Sacko and DD Adjei, JJ June 13, 2023 Reported by Faith […]
August 23, 2023
R v Basque [2023] SCC 18 Supreme Court of Canada Wagner, CJ& SCJ; Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and O’Bonsawin, SCJJ June 30, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Brian Okumu Download the Decision Criminal law –sentencing – mandatory minimums – credit for pre-sentence driving prohibition – where the appellant was charged with […]
August 23, 2023
R v Hanan [2023] SCC 12 Supreme Court of Canada S Côté, M Rowe, S Martin, N Kasirer and M Jamal, SCJJ April 17, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Brian Okumu Download the Decision Constitutional law – Charter of Rights – right to be tried within a reasonable time – transitional exceptional circumstance – […]
July 31, 2023
Amgen Inc Et Al v Sanofi Et Al No. 21–757 Supreme Court of the United States JG Roberts, SCJ and CJ; SA Alito, AC Barrett, N Gorsuch, KB Jackson, E Kagan, BM Kavanaugh, S Sotomayor, C Thomas, SCJJ May 18, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Download the Decision Intellectual Property Law- patents- […]
July 31, 2023
Mellan Marere v Uganda Criminal Application No. 01 of 2023 Supreme Court of Uganda MJ Chibita, SCJ May 05, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Download the Decision Criminal law- presumptions- presumption of innocence- where the appellant had been convicted of murder contrary to section 188 and 189 of the Penal Code Act […]
June 26, 2023
Reynaldo Gonzalez Et Al. v Google LLC No. 21-1333 Supreme Court of the United States J Roberts, CJ & SCJ; C Thomas, E Kagan, S Alito, KB Jackson, S Sotomayor, N Gorsuch, B Kavanaugh and AC Barret, SCJJ January 19, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Criminal law- computer and cybercrimes- publication of […]
June 26, 2023
Kabelo Khabanyane v Commissioner of Police and 2 others LSHC 11 Civ (2023) High Court of Lesotho SP Sakoane, CJ March 7, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Download the Decision Criminal law-ingredients-actus reus- assault – claim for damages for assault by the police – where the police assaulted the plaintiff at his […]
