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February 1969
Katongo v People [1969] ZMCA 3 (18 February 1969)
Absence of stated reasons does not ordinarily invalidate a sentence; legal aid for appeals against sentence is rarely justified.
  • Criminal procedure — Sentencing — No general duty to state reasons for sentence; absence of reasons does not imply improper consideration — Magistrate’s jurisdiction to sentence — Grant of legal aid for appeal against sentence rarely justifiable.
18 February 1969
Stamp Duty Commissioners v African Farming Equipment Company Ltd [1969] ZMCA 7 (18 February 1969)
An instrument signed by the respondent acknowledging a loan and creating the sole security is chargeable under Head 8(1).
  • Stamp duty — Debenture — Whether instrument is a security or mere receipt — Signature by one party sufficient to create enforceable agreement — Interpretation and General Provisions Ordinance s.4(4) bars ejusdem generis unless qualifying word used — Head 8(1) applies to debenture that is the only or principal security.
18 February 1969