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The trial court's proceedings and judgment are nullified due to lack of jurisdiction, as the consent and certificate conferring jurisdiction were not formally endorsed and admitted in the trial court's proceedings.
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The consent and certificate conferring jurisdiction to the district court were invalid for failing to specify the offences and legal provisions, and for being issued under both section 26(1) and (2) of EOCCA, contrary to statutory requirements. As a result, the district court lacked jurisdiction, rendering the proceedings, conviction, and sentence a nullity.
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The Court of Appeal quashed a conviction after finding the trial court lacked jurisdiction to try combined economic and non-economic offences without a section 12(4) certificate.
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