Results.
5 judgments found.
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| July 2013 |
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Private ferrying of voters with campaign messages did not amount to corrupt practice nor void the parliamentary election.
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Electoral law — election petition — Section 93(2)(a) and (c) Electoral Act — corrupt and illegal practices — bribery and treating — ferrying of voters in private vehicles — private versus government transport — requirement that misconduct affect majority of voters — costs in election petitions
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24 July 2013 |
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Joinder after judgment is permitted, but the court refused late joinder as not in the interests of justice.
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Civil procedure — Joinder after judgment — Order 15(6)(2)(ii) RSC — Court’s inherent jurisdiction and discretion — interests of justice — Limitation Act (Zambia) — six-year limitation period unless claim includes personal injuries — res judicata — enforcement alternatives to late joinder
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24 July 2013 |
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Court allowed late filing of the record of appeal and consolidated related appeals arising from the same underlying matter.
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Civil procedure — extension of time to file record of appeal — consolidation of appeals arising from same cause — discretion exercised where delay not inordinate; default judgment and execution attempts noted
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15 July 2013 |
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The appellant's challenge to identification and possession evidence failed; conviction and sentence upheld.
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Criminal law — Aggravated robbery — Identification evidence and fairness of identification parade — Corroboration by recovered stolen property — Possession of cash and phone as linking evidence.
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9 July 2013 |
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Whether lack of consent in a rape charge was proved beyond reasonable doubt, relying on admissions and medical evidence.
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Criminal law — Rape — Absence of consent must be proved beyond reasonable doubt — Admissions to villagers and to police admissible — Late fabricated defence — Medical evidence and demeanour corroboration.
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9 July 2013 |