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Tonga Law Reports - [1998] Tonga LR - Subject Index

TONGA LAW REPORTS

1998

 

EDITOR:

Ms Janine Ford LLB

A publication of the Ministry of Justice,
Nuku'alofa, Kingdom of Tonga

INDEX OF SUBJECT MATTER	PAGE
CONTRACT
Contribution to contemplated partnership - refund     Fumera v Pozzati	109
Open contract - not void for uncertainty     Zerza v Lapi	149
Sale of goods - unpaid purchase price     Manuofetoa v Fonua	82
CREDITORS' REMEDIES
Warrant of distress - assignment of chose in action      Vaka'uta v Wong	93
CRIMINAL LAW
Defamation of the King - acquittal     R v Pohiva	27
Driving taxi without correct licence     R v Naupoto	1
Grievous bodily harm - self-defence     R v Vea	63
Grievous harm - requisite intent     Vea v R	136
Imprisonment for property offences - where appropriate     Mo'unga v R	154
Manslaughter by negligence - driving while intoxicated     R v Naupoto	1
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Appeal after guilty plea - dismissed     Manu v R	104
Arrest without warrant - habeas corpus application     Fifita v Fakafanua	127
Bail - requirement to release     Taufa v R	236
Non-appearance of defendant before Magistrate     Filipe v R	232
Submission of no case to answer - appeal against rejection     Vakameitangake v R	141
Summary jurisdiction of Magistrate - sentence is nullity     Cocker v R	240
CROWN IMMUNITY
Garnishee proceedings     Bank of Tonga v Fotofili	69
CROWN LAND
No heir to allotments - reverts to Crown     Kilifi v Heimuli	247
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
Defrauding the revenue of duty - appeal against sentence     Vakameitangake v R	141
DAMAGES
Pecuniary loss caused by death of deceased     Lei v Tonga Electric Power Board	8
ESTOPPEL
Personal restriction on person estopped     'Alofi v Fine	24
EVIDENCE
Admissibility of confession - voir dire     R v Lavakei'aho	176
Question whether confession made voluntarily - Crown to prove     R v Lavakei'aho	176
GRIEVOUS HARM
Mitigating factors     Vea v R	136
HABEAS CORPUS
Police Powers of arrest and questioning     Re Fakafanua	57
LAND
Disposition, like sale or conveyance, of allotment - null and void     Kaufusi v Kaufusi	173
Equity of possession - varied/discharged by subsequent arrangements     Tafolo v Vete	164
Lease agreement - no consent of Cabinet - not binding     Koloamatangi v Mangisi	72
Registration - alleged misrepresentation     Na'ati v Motu'apuaka	19
Succession - where chain ends     Kilifi v Heimuli	247
Title - proprietory estoppel claimed     Na'ati v Motu'apuaka	19
Widow of title holder - registered title holder     Koloamatangi v Mangisi	72
LAND OWNERSHIP
Estoppel by representation - long occupancy     'Alofi v Fine	24
NEGLIGENCE
Culpability of defendant - not culpable     Polynesian Airlines (Investments) Ltd v Kingdom of Tonga	178
Duty of care - vicarious liability     Vaka'uta v Napa'a	50
Forseeability of injury - psychological harm     Vaka'uta v Napa'a	50
Forseeability of risk - stowing away in wheel well too remote     Polynesian Airlines (Investments) Ltd v Kingdom of Tonga	178
Post-traumatic stress disorder - appeal as to damages     Napa'a v Vaka'uta	159
Statutory duty of care - supermarket - no evidence of failure     Egan v Morris Hedstrom Tonga Ltd (SC)	77
PARTNERSHIP
Contemplated partnership - refund of contributions     Fumera v Pozzati	109
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE
Appeal after guilty plea - dismissed     Manu v R	104
Claim for judicial review - previously refused - claim struck out     Faleola v Kingdom of Tonga	243
Declaration of hostile witnesses     R v Naupoto	1
Garnishee proceedings against Kingdom     Bank of Tonga v Fotofili	69
Habeas corpus     Re Fakafanua	57
Interim order - no grounds for lapse     Vaka'uta v Wong	93
No evidence in crucial areas - new trial ordered     Tafolo v Vete	164
Replacement of one charge with another - same evidence     R v Lavakei'aho	89
RES IPSA LOQUITUR
Requirements not met - respondent not responsible     Egan v Morris Hedstrom Tonga Ltd (CA)	99
SALE OF GOODS
Bona fide purchaser for value without knowledge     Manuofetoa v Fonua	82
SENTENCING
Not guilty plea - no reduction in sentence     R v Naupoto	1
TORT
No person has any legally protected interest in the life of another     Lei v Tonga Electric Power Board	8
TRADE MARKS
Passing off - distinctive goods     Nestle (Fiji) Limited v Tonga Cooperative Federation	120
WORDS AND PHRASES
Unnecessary delay     Re Fakafanua	57