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A Manitoba's man lawsuit over what he says was a wrongful murder conviction has hit a roadblock, after a judge ruled he took too long to pursue legal action against Crown attorneys and police involved in the case.

A Manitoba man’s $16 million lawsuit over his wrongful murder conviction has been dealt a lega...

On September 4, 2001, the elders said Imoteli’s action was contrary to Teso customs and ruled that he should allocate his eldest son part of the land to resolve the inheritance row. “We strongly recommend that since the land is more than 24 acres, Alluku gets 9 and the remaining be shared by his brothers Benard Otwani and Martin Okware, and their father Imoteli,” they said. The tribunal’s proceedings and decision were filed in court the same year. The elders’ decision was expected to ...

The previous decision of the Court of Appeal issued in July 2016 was retrogressive and threatened to plunge the country back into the dark ages whereby the realisation of socio-economic rights was entirely subject to the arbitrary whims of the state. The case concerned a suit filed before the High Court by inhabitants of  Mitumba, a village settlement situated adjacent to Wilson Airport in Nairobi. This matter arose from the demolition of their houses despite an existing court injunction. Whil...

BACKGROUND: HODGETTS V NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD & ORS Hodgetts v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd & Ors (Hodgetts) is a Supreme Court of Queensland case which gives further guidance on the strict limitation periods for bringing a defamation claim. In Hodgetts the plaintiff sought damages amounting to $2,475,000,000 from the first, second and third defendants. In June 2015, the first defendant, Nine Network Australia, broadcasted an episode of A Current Affair with a segment titled Kyle th...