“We do not wish to disguise the fact that the question of quantum of damages is always a difficult problem that the law or the Judge has to face. One cannot minimise the extremely difficult task of a Judge when he has to assess damages in these cases; and this Court, as a Court of…

“… (3) Halsbury’s Laws of England, 3rd ed., vol. 36, p.173, para. 237, on Solicitors and their Lien. That paragraph in Halsbury reads as follows: “237. Solicitor’s rights. At common law a solicitor has two rights which are termed liens (q). The first is a right to retain property already in his possession until he…

“We are in agreement with Counsel that it is the duty of the Judge, under the law, to pronounce the manner in which the sentence was to be carried out, and failure to do so might raise an apprehension that the execution could be carried out by any other means, as for example by poisoning,…

“Extortion is defined in Section 291 in these terms:- “291. Whoever intentionally puts any person in fear of any injury to that person or to any other and thereby dishonestly induces the person so put in fear to deliver to any person any property or document of title or anything signed or sealed which may…

“There is also the term “reward”, which looks formidable. Its normal meaning, as given in that Dictionary, is this: “A return or recompense made to, or received by a person for some service or merit, or for hardship endured.” Per VAHE ROBERT BAIRAMIAN, JSC in MGBEMENE V. I.G.P. (1963) LCER-249(SC) (Pp 4 – 5 Paras…

“The generally accepted definition of cruelty is set out in Rayden on Divorce 5th ed., p. 80): ‘Legal cruelty may be defined as conduct of such a character as to have caused danger to life, limb or health (bodily or mental), or as to give rise to a reasonable apprehension of such danger.” Per IAN…