2018

Negligence Medical negligence Contributory negligence Application of the test in Bolam v Friern Hospital Management

Application for Request for Judgment – Unless Order - Non compliance-Application for Relief from Sanctions- Whether relief to be granted.

Oral Contract for Sale of land – Section 4 of the Statute of Frauds – Deposit made to Vendor – Receipt issued for deposit – Whether receipt sufficient act of part performance – Whether consideration has wholly failed – Promissory Estoppel – Forfeiture of Deposit – Innocent /Negligent/Fraudulent misrepresentation – Caveat against Dealings – Evidence – How to deal with issue of credibility.

Judicial Review - Engagement and dismissal of crown servants - Public Service Commission - Public Service Regulations - Staff Orders

Legal personhood - Capacity to sue and be sued – Can unincorporated bodies be parties?

Contract - Agreement for the provision of telecommunication services - Services

Provided under three separate contracts - Contracts suspended for non-payment

On invoices - One contract provided for manner in which invoices presented for

Payment should be disputed - Whether there was any legitimate dispute over

Invoicing - Whether there was any right to suspend or to terminate all contracts

For non-payment of invoices due under one contract - Whether damages payable as

a result of the termination of services under the contracts.

Civil practice and procedure - Application to enforce a foreign judgment - Application made at common law - Defence of fraud, public policy and natural justice raised to impeach judgment - Whether judgment successfully inpeached.

Civil practice and procedure - Service by alternative method - Affidavit of service filed with request for default judgment - Rules requiring court to be satisfied as to service - Affidavit of service to be endoresed by Ciurt that servies is satisfatorily proved - Affidavit not endoresed by Registrar but request for default judgment granted - Whether failure by registrar to endorse affidavit renderes the service defective - Application to strike out claim and for summary judgment due to defect in service - Civil Prodedure Rules, 2002, Part 5, Rule 5.13.