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What is a Composition of High Court when hearing defamation case under Newspaper Act (Law school bar/oral question)




Question:  What is  a Composition  of  High Court  when  hearing defamation  case  under Newspaper  Act.

The composition  of  High  Court when  hearing a defamation case under  News paper Act  is a  single Judge sitting  with at  least  2 assessors.  Check Newspaper Act Act.  1976  Cap  229  [R.E  2002]. Part  VI section  38  to 47 Question:  What is accelerated trial? An accelerated trial  is  provided under  section  192  of  the Criminal Procedure Act. 185  Cap.20  [R.E  2002]. It  has some meaning  as preliminary hearing by  definition;  accelerated trial  means  a procedure in criminal  cases in which  the court determines matters which are  not  in dispute  as between  the parties.

N.B.  The purpose  of accelerated trial  is to speed up  the  criminal trials. 

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