Principal Registry - 2001 November

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5 judgments
November 2001
Plaintiff awarded compensatory damages for workplace negligence causing loss of three fingers and reduced earning capacity.
  • Negligence — workplace injury — assessment of damages in defendant's absence — heads of damage: pain and suffering, loss of amenities, disfigurement, loss of earning capacity — prior compensation inadequate
29 November 2001
Interim injunction upheld in judicial review; Section 10 does not bar injunctions protecting constitutional rights.
  • Judicial review — interlocutory injunctions — Section 10 Cap. 6:01 — constitutional remedy — Speaker as party to review — ex parte non-disclosure — American Cyanamid balance of convenience.
27 November 2001
Plaintiff awarded lost salary, commuted leave and death gratuity; housing allowance refused; interest from 21 May 1994 at 25% p.a.; costs awarded.
  • Civil service — Wrongful dismissal — Assessment of lost salary, commuted leave and death gratuity; refusal of housing/ancillary allowances absent contractual entitlement; interest on judgment debts — discretionary award from effective date of entitlement at 25% p.a. simple interest.
23 November 2001
A summons for security for costs does not stay proceedings; plaintiff validly entered default judgment, so security application dismissed.
  • Civil procedure — security for costs (Order 23) — foreign plaintiff — effect of summons for security on proceedings — default judgment — setting aside default judgment — post-judgment security only where judgment directs further proceedings.
22 November 2001
Assessment of damages for an 11‑year‑old’s death: K20,000 for life expectancy loss and K15,000 for dependency, plus costs.
  • Damages — death of child — assessment of loss of expectation of life and dependency — quantum for infants versus adolescents — conventional awards guided by precedent.
7 November 2001