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Cachie and Others v Faluyi: CA 27 Jun 2001

The claimant appealed against an order striking out his claim, though it raised a novel point under the 1976 Act. Did section 2(3) of the Act, providing: ‘Not more than one action shall lie for and in respect of the same subject-matter of complaint.’, mean that if a writ was issued in a Fatal Accidents … Continue reading Cachie and Others v Faluyi: CA 27 Jun 2001

Cachia and Others v Faluyi: CA 11 Jul 2001

The words of the section had to be construed so as to make it compatible with the human rights convention. Accordingly the term ‘action’ in the Act was to be interpreted to mean an action where a writ was served. Children whose mother had been killed, had the human right to claim compensation for their … Continue reading Cachia and Others v Faluyi: CA 11 Jul 2001