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Abandonment of Appeal

3 subsidiary principles

Allowing an appeal

15 subsidiary principles

Appeal against acquittal

1 subsidiary principles

Appeal against conviction

7 subsidiary principles

Appeal against interlocutory ruling

17 subsidiary principles

Appeal against sentence

7 subsidiary principles

Appeal against the decision of the National Industrial Court

5 subsidiary principles

Appeal against the judgment of a court

18 subsidiary principles

Appeal as of right

16 subsidiary principles

Appeal as of right/Appeal by leave

4 subsidiary principles

Appeal from a decision of an election tribunal or Court of Appeal

3 subsidiary principles

Appeal from the Judicial Committee of the National House of Chiefs to the Supreme Court

1 subsidiary principles

Appeal from the Magistrates Court to the High Court

1 subsidiary principles

Appeal to the Supreme Court

9 subsidiary principles

Appeals from Customary Courts

2 subsidiary principles

Appeals from Directions of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee

2 subsidiary principles

Appeals from Native Courts

1 subsidiary principles

Appeals from the Circuit Court

6 subsidiary principles

Appeals from the Customary Court of Appeal to the Court of Appeal

6 subsidiary principles

Appeals from the District Court

8 subsidiary principles

Appeals from the High Court

2 subsidiary principles

Appeals from the National Labour Commission

3 subsidiary principles

Appeals in respect of election matters

5 subsidiary principles

Appeals with leave

4 subsidiary principles

Appellant

6 subsidiary principles

Application for extension of time

43 subsidiary principles

Application to amend grounds of appeal

3 subsidiary principles

Applications before the Court of Appeal

3 subsidiary principles

Applications on Appeal

5 subsidiary principles

Arguments on appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Brief of Argument

110 subsidiary principles

Bringing an Appeal

2 subsidiary principles

Bringing an Appeal/Entering of Appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Case on Appeal

6 subsidiary principles

Certificate of non-compliance with conditions of appeal

2 subsidiary principles

Civil Appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Commencement of an Appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Competent Appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Concurrent finding of facts

26 subsidiary principles

Conditions of appeal

3 subsidiary principles

Conduct of an Appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Consolidation of interlocutory appeal with final appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Criminal Appeal

31 subsidiary principles

Cross-Appeal

41 subsidiary principles

Cross-Appeal/Respondent Notice

5 subsidiary principles

Decision Appealed Against

5 subsidiary principles

Dismissal of an appeal

8 subsidiary principles

Dismissal/Striking out of an appeal

13 subsidiary principles

Effect and meaning of the omnibus ground "judgment is against the weight of the evidence"

Effect of a successful argument at an appeal

Effect of an appeal validly filed

Effect of an appeal where a sole party dies without substitution

Enlargement of time to appeal

3 subsidiary principles

Entering of Appeal

11 subsidiary principles

Error of a lower Court

11 subsidiary principles

Extension of time to appeal

32 subsidiary principles

Filing an Appeal

22 subsidiary principles

Finding of a lower court

8 subsidiary principles

Findings based on uncontradicted evidence

1 subsidiary principles

Fresh Evidence on Appeal

28 subsidiary principles

Fresh Issue/Point on Appeal

67 subsidiary principles

Further Evidence on Appeal

6 subsidiary principles

Grounds of Appeal

313 subsidiary principles

Grounds of Appeal/Issues for determination

84 subsidiary principles

Hearing an Appeal

8 subsidiary principles

Incompetent Appeal

2 subsidiary principles

Interested party

28 subsidiary principles

Interference with concurrent judgments

1 subsidiary principles

Interference with Conviction

13 subsidiary principles

Interference with evaluation of evidence

23 subsidiary principles

Interference with exercise of discretionary jurisdiction

1 subsidiary principles

Interference with findings of fact

61 subsidiary principles

Interference with judgment of trial court

19 subsidiary principles

Interference with sentence imposed by a trial court

23 subsidiary principles

Interference with the award of costs

4 subsidiary principles

Interference with the award of damages

22 subsidiary principles

Interference with the award of damages by a trial court

6 subsidiary principles

Interference with the decision of a tribunal

1 subsidiary principles

Interference with the exercise of discretion of a lower court

22 subsidiary principles

Interference with the judgment of a lower court

12 subsidiary principles

Interference with the Verdict of a Jury

2 subsidiary principles

Interlocutory Appeal

15 subsidiary principles

Irregularity at the lower court

1 subsidiary principles

Issues at the lower court

1 subsidiary principles

Issues for Determination

166 subsidiary principles

Issues of Fact

1 subsidiary principles

Issues on Appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Joinder of parties

1 subsidiary principles

Leave to amend

2 subsidiary principles

Leave to appeal

92 subsidiary principles

Meaning of appeal

Misdirection

8 subsidiary principles

Nature of an appeal

13 subsidiary principles

Notice of Appeal

137 subsidiary principles

Notice of Variation of Judgment

3 subsidiary principles

Oral argument

2 subsidiary principles

Parties to an appeal

4 subsidiary principles

Person entitled to appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Petition of Appeal

4 subsidiary principles

Preliminary Objection

128 subsidiary principles

Preliminary Observation

1 subsidiary principles

Purpose of an appeal

Question of fact

3 subsidiary principles

Question of law

5 subsidiary principles

Questions of fact/Questions of law

1 subsidiary principles

Re-entering an Appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Record of Appeal

78 subsidiary principles

Regularisation of appeal

2 subsidiary principles

Rehearing a case on appeal

6 subsidiary principles

Rehearing of appeal

7 subsidiary principles

Relistment of appeal

14 subsidiary principles

Reopening an Appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Reply Brief

31 subsidiary principles

Requirement of an appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Respondent

15 subsidiary principles

Respondent's notice

26 subsidiary principles

Restoration of Appeal

1 subsidiary principles

Review of an Award of Damages

2 subsidiary principles

Right of appeal

107 subsidiary principles

Signing a notice of appeal

4 subsidiary principles

Speculation by a lower court

1 subsidiary principles

Statement of case

4 subsidiary principles

Striking out an appeal

2 subsidiary principles

The duties of an appellant and a respondent in an appeal

The essence of an appeal

The principle that only an issue pronounced upon by a lower court is a subject of appeal

The principle that where an error of law or fact was not apparent on the face of the record, the applicant’s remedy lies in an appeal

The rule that an appeal is appropriate where the court committed an error within its jurisdiction

The rule that no party is permitted to embark on an action that can render an appeal nugatory

The rule that the basis for any appeal must relate to the decision of the court from which the appeal lies

Time to Appeal

24 subsidiary principles

Transmission of record of appeal

14 subsidiary principles

Trinity Prayers

7 subsidiary principles

Types and Classification of Appeals under the Constitution

2 subsidiary principles

Unappealed Decisions

1 subsidiary principles

Whether a party must appeal specifically against a lower court's findings of fact on the question of jurisdiction

Whether an appeal can lie against an incompetent decision

Whether an appeal in a case; separate and distinct from another case, shall operate as a bar to proceedings in the other case before another court

Whether consent judgment can be appealed against without leave of court

2 subsidiary principles

Whether documents that should constitute the record of appeal can be excluded

Whether every pronouncement of a court can be the basis of an appeal

Withdrawal of Appeal

11 subsidiary principles

Written Submission

14 subsidiary principles

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