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196 results · Evidence Act CAP 80
Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Privilege of advocates

(1) No advocate shall at any time be permitted unless with his client’s express consent, to disclose any communication made to him…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Privilege of official communications

No public officer shall be compelled to disclose communications made by any person to him in the course of his duty, when he consi…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Privilege relating to official records

Whenever it is stated on oath (whether by affidavit or otherwise) by a Minister that he has examined the contents of any document…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Communications during marriage

(1) No person shall be compelled to disclose any communication made to him or her during marriage, by the other spouse; nor shall…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Privilege of court

No judge or magistrate shall, except upon the special order of some court to which he is subordinate, be compelled to answer any q…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Compellability of ordinary witnesses

A witness shall not be excused from answering any question as to any matter relevant to the matter in issue in any suit or in any…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Competency of parties and spouses

(1) In civil proceedings the parties to the suit, and the husband or wife of any party to the suit, shall be competent witnesses.…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Dumb witnesses

(1) A witness who is unable to speak may give his evidence in any other manner in which he can make it intelligible, as, for examp…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Competency generally

(1) All persons shall be competent to testify unless the court considers that they are prevented from understanding the questions…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Estoppel of a bailee, licensee or agent

No bailee, agent or licensee shall be permitted to deny that the bail or, principal or licensor, by whom any goods were entrusted…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Estoppel of tenant or licensee

No tenant of immovable property, or person claiming through such tenant, shall, during the continuance of the tenancy, be permitte…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

General estoppel

When one person has, by his declaration, act or omission, intentionally caused or permitted another person to believe a thing to b…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Presumption of likely facts

The court may presume the existence of any fact which it thinks likely to have happened, regard being had to the common course of…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Presumption of death

Where it is proved that a person has not been heard of for seven years by those who might be expected to have heard of him if he w…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Conclusive proof of legitimacy

The fact that any person was born during the continuance of a valid marriage between his mother and any man, or within two hundred…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Proof of good faith

Where there is a question as to the good faith of a transaction between parties, one of whom stands to the other in a position of…

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Evidence Act CAP 80▤

Disproving ownership

When the question is whether any person is owner of anything of which he is shown to be in possession, the burden of proving that…

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