Introduction

[1] This case is not merely about statutory compliance or procedural technicalities. It is about what the justice of the case demands and the finality of the litigation process. In this respect, the Court is duty- bound to protect its process from being abused. The Plaintiff's application is, in truth, an opportunistic attempt to overturn a concluded settlement by consent, which was long settled by mutual compromise. The real question before this Court is whether it should lend its hand in the exercise of its equitable jurisdiction to a party who remained silent when it mattered, paid when it suited, and now pleads illegality when it no longer wishes to honour its compromise. This Court must answer that question firmly, and in doing so, defend the integrity of it