Results.
4 judgments found.
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| March 2026 |
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Applicant's challenge to removal as Ngoni chief dismissed; paramount chief's customary authority upheld.
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19 March 2026 |
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A commitment letter during ongoing negotiations did not create a binding contract; claims were dismissed.
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Contract formation — Commitment letters/letters of intent — Intention to create legal relations — Certainty of essential terms — Consideration — Proof of special damages for loss of business.
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13 March 2026 |
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Plaintiffs proved false imprisonment and are awarded damages, but failed to prove malicious prosecution for lack of malice.
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Malicious prosecution — elements: prosecution, favorable termination, absence of reasonable and probable cause, malice; False imprisonment — unlawful arrest, burden of proof; Damages — general, aggravated, exemplary; Effect of defendant's default on burden of proof.
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11 March 2026 |
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The accused’s failure to restrain and comply with statutory duties for dogs amounted to manslaughter by gross negligence.
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Criminal law — Manslaughter by omission — Duty of care of animal owner; Control of Dogs Act breaches — registration, vaccination, confinement, numerical limits; Culpable/gross negligence as basis for manslaughter; Causation — but for test; Young child/tender years — not treated as trespasser; Regulatory breach elevating to criminal liability.
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11 March 2026 |