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Circumstances under which a court can review its judgment

Condition for the review of a judgment

Conditions for the allowing of a review

Distinction between a review and an appeal from the ordinary bench to the full bench

Exception to the rule that a court cannot review its judgment

Grounds for a review

Grounds for making an application for review of a judgment or order

Instances where the Court of Appeal can review its judgement

Meaning of review

Nature of an application for review

Need for an applicant for review to prove the existence of exceptional circumstances

Principles governing the review of judgment under order 42 of CI 47

Requirements of a review under order 42 rule 1 of CI 47

The principle that a court cannot review the judgment of another court of co-ordinate jurisdiction

The principle that an application for review must establish exceptional circumstances resulting in substantial miscarriage of justice

The principle that a review application is premised on the substantive judgement to be reviewed

The rule that a court cannot review its judgment except to correct any clerical mistake or some error arising from any accidental slip or omission or in order to vary the judgment or order so as to give effect to its meaning or intention

The rule that the decision to review as a matter of discretion

The time to apply for the review of a judgment

What constitutes exceptional circumstances for the grant of an application for the review of judgment

What the court may consider in an application for review of a decision of a single judge

What the review of a decision entails

When a review will be legitimate

Whether a court can deal with an application for a review of an order made out of a review

Whether a court can review its judgment

Whether a court of coordinate jurisdiction can review or sit in appeal over its own judgment

Whether a High Court Judge can review the judgment of another High Court judge who continues to hold office

Whether a judge can review its own decision when he has not yet risen

Whether an amendment is the same as review

Whether an application for review can be dealt with only by the judge who made the order

Whether an error per se would qualify for the review of a judgment

Whether an issue not raised previously would constitute a review or an important matter for review

Whether a panel of the Court of Appeal can review the decision of another panel of the Court

Whether a party can appeal and apply for a review of a decision at the same time

Whether a perverse decision is reviewable

Whether a proper application for review can be founded on want of jurisdiction

Whether a provision enabling a court to depart from its previous decision is the same as a provision permitting the court to reverse itself

Whether a review application is an opportunity for a party to argue its case all over again

Whether a review application is limited to discovering of new and important matter which was not within the knowledge of the party seeking to review the order or judgment

Whether a review is an appeal

Whether a review is concerned with concurrent findings made in the hierarchy of the courts

Whether a review of a judgment obtained by fraud is possible; procedure for applying for the review

Whether a stranger can apply for a review of an order made in a suit

Whether a trial court can review a judgment where the defendant is dead and the cause of action did not survive him

Whether a wrong decision touching on jurisdiction is a ground for review

Whether inadequate consideration of a case warrants a review

Whether it is enough to restate and present more eloquent variations on the same theme in an application for review

Whether leave of court is required where one of the grounds of review is a ground of law

Whether the applicant for a review is not under obligation to file his statement of case where the record of appeal has not been prepared

Whether the circumstances for review are closed

Whether the Court of Appeal can review its judgment

Whether the discovery of a new and important matter is a ground for review of the decision

Whether the fact that the judge made an error of law is a sufficient reason for applying for a review

Whether the practice directive which entitles judges to first consider in chambers whether the application for review is worth going on contravenes section 97 of the Courts Act, 1971 (Act 372)

Whether the reconsideration by a trial judge of a point of law brought to his notice during the trial and before judgment is a sufficient reason for a review

Whether there is a time limit for bringing an application for review in the Court of Appeal

Whether the taking of another view of the law can be done on a review

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