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“To convict on the basis of circumstantial evidence, the chain of events must be so complete that it establishes the culpability of the appellant, and no one else, without any reasonable doubt. The chain must never be broken at any stage… Suspicion, however strong, cannot provide a basis for inferring guilt.”

“Where the deceased was last seen with the accused, there is a duty placed on the accused to give an explanation relating to how the deceased met his or her death.” And further: “The doctrine of ‘last seen’ means that the law presumes that the person last seen with a deceased bears full responsibility for his death… In the absence of a satisfactory explanation… the Court will be justified in drawing the inference that the accused person killed the deceased.” The Court held th

The Court observed: “Acts or omissions by the employer that hinder the contractor’s ability to meet a contractual deadline…is referred to as an employer’s ‘prevention.’ This principle prevents the employer from benefiting from their own prevention that causes delays or disruptions by insisting on the original completion date or claiming liquidated damages for delays caused by the employer’s actions.”

Relying on comparative jurisprudence, including US v Briscoe (7th Cir. 1990), Union Trade Centre Ltd v Attorney General of Rwanda, and R v Masqud Ali & Asiq Hussan (1965), the Court stressed that admissibility hinges on the accuracy, authenticity, and ability of the opposing party to test the reliability of electronic evidence.

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The ultimate test of audibility and intelligibility is whether the party offering the recording has been able to produce a transcript of the