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Fiji Islands - Tonga Law Reports - Subject Index

TONGA LAW REPORTS

1992

 

EDITOR:

HON. MR JUSTICE NIGEL HAMPTON O.B.E.
(Chief Justice of Tonga)

A publication of the Ministry of Justice,
Nuku’alofa, Tonga

INDEX OF SUBJECT MATTER	PAGE
ADOPTION
Practice Note 3/92	27
BAIL
Extradition application of Bail Act – principles     Geesteranus v. R.     R. v. Geesteranus	28 32
BANKRUPTCY
Practice Note 4/92	35
BREACH OF CONFIDENCE
Conditions on which actionable – relief obtainable     Tonga Development Ban v. Pohiva	69
CHURCH LANDS
Ownership of land – split within church     Free Church of Tonga v. Constitutional Free Church of Tonga	13
CERTIORARI
Magistrate exceeding jurisdiction     R. v. Geesteranus	32
COSTS
Taxation     Practice Note 2/92	2
CRIMINAL LAW
Manslaughter by negligence – sentence     Hala v. R.	7
No case to answer     Practice Note 1/92	1
Provocation – bodily harm     R. v. Kailea & Kailea	24
Self-defence – bodily harm and assault     R. v. Kailea & Kailea	24
CROWN
Minister of Crown – binds only if authority delegated – his acts not those of Crown     Seiler v. Kingdom of Tonga	58
DAMAGES
Assessment for personal injuries – deduction for customary gifts     Falakiko v. Tukala	4
Assault – attacked while housebreaking     Uhila v. Tatola & Others	9
DEFENCE
Not pleaded – unavailable     Seiler v. Kingdom of Tonga	58
ESTOPPEL
Crown – not apply to         Seiler v. Kingdom of Tonga	58
EXTRADITION
Extradition Act – procedures – Bail Act     Geesteranus v. R.	28
FREEDOM OF PRESS
Constitution – same as general public – disclosure of informant     Tonga Development v. Pohiva	71
HABEAS CORPUS
Application to refusal of bail – valid warrant     Geesteranus v. R.	28
INJUNCTION
Breach of confidence – restrain future publication disclosure of sources     Tonga Development Bank v. Pohiva	71
LAND
Limitation – Sect. 170 Land Act     Lokotui v. Fifita, Lokotui & Others	18
Subdivision – town allotment – Sect. 51 Land Act     Lokotui v. Fifita, Lokotui & Others	18
LIMITATION
Land Act, S.170 – 10 years – father – not exercise right of action within time – no separate period for son.     Lokotui v. Fifita, Lokotui & Others	18
NEGLIGENCE
Motor accident – general damages for personal injuries – deduction for customary gifts     Falakiko v. Tukala	4
PLEADINGS
Substantial defence and statutory provisions – if relied on must be pleaded     Seiler v. Kingdom of Tonga	58
PRESS
Freedom of – Constitution     Tonga Development Bank v. Pohiva	71
PROCEDURE
Correct forum – Supreme Court or Land Court – church land and buildings     Free Church of Tonga v. Constitutional Free church of Tonga	13
Defence – not pleaded – not able be relied upon    Seiler v. Kingdom of Tonga     Tonga Development Bank v. Pohiva     Practice Notes 1 to 5/92     (Criminal, Costs, Adoption, Bankruptcy, Distress)	58 71 1,2,27,35,57
Stritcing out defare [sic] – failure to allow further time – failure to consider all defences & give reasons     Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga v. Fua & Lawton	21
Writ of Distress     Practice Note 5/92	55
SENTENCE
Criminal Law – manslaughter by negligence     Hala v. R.	7
TAXATION OF COSTS
Practice Note 2/95	2
TIME
Computation – Interpretation Act – when time runs and is complete     R. v. Geesteranus	32
TORT
Assault – damages – injured while housebreaking     Uhila v. Tatola & Others	9
TRUSTS
Church – split within – which branch should hold land and buildings – true successor     Free Church of Tonga v. Constitutional Free Church of Tonga	21
WORDS AND PHRASES
“Forthwith”     Geesteranus v. R.	28

 

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