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• EVIDENCE - Burden of Proof or Onus of Proof - On whom lies the burden of proving the boundary of the land in dispute

  "They woefully failed to discharge the onus which rested on them, the suit being one for declaration of title. Part of the duty they had to discharge to succeed was…

• CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - CHARGE(S) - Instance where a disparity in dates and venue of the commission of the alleged offence contained in the particulars of the offence and the date and venue proved at the trial will be held not to be fatal

   "In this case, a charge was filed by the prosecution alleging that the offence took place at Sawmill Area on the 15/03/2014. In proving the said offence, the prosecution called…

• INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE - Ejusdem Generis Rule – Instances when the doctrine of ejusdem generis will be applied with caution in the interpretation of a statute

  "The important thing, however, is to discover the intention of the legislature, reading the section as a whole. Sankey J. indicated this in Attorney General v. Brown [1920] 1 K.B.…

• JUSTICE - Administration of Justice - Guiding principles in the administration of justice

  "We are of course not oblivious of the rules of principle involved and the case of Regina v. Smith is no less an authority on the principles of intervention on…

• EVIDENCE - BURDEN OF PROOF/STANDARD OF PROOF - Burden and standard of proof in criminal cases; whether doubt in the case of the prosecution should be resolved in favour of the accused

  "The law is quite well settled that while the prosecution has the burden of proving the guilt of an accused person beyond reasonable doubt, it is equally trite that any…