Where a trial judge's reasons fail to decide the issue actually in contest between the parties and instead decide an abandoned issue, the reasons are insufficient for the Court of Appeal to perform its appellate function, and the appropriate remedy is remittal for rehearing. Adequacy of reasons lies at the heart of the judicial process, and failure to provide sufficient reasons denies both the fact and the appearance of justice having been done, constituting a miscarriage of justice.
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