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Rethinking The Status of Concurring Judgments: Supreme Court Trends and Legal Implications or Consequences

By: Kola’ Awodein S.A.N. , FCTI, FICI (Arb) and Uchenna Ihediwa S.A.N. INTRODUCTION 1.       Through an analysis of Supreme…

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Whether a Mere Invitation to Report to Law Enforcement Agencies Would Qualify as a Breach of Fundamental Rights

CASE TITLE: BAKO v. YARO & ANOR (2025) LPELR-81706(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  24TH JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: ABBA…

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Whether a Breach of Contract Can Result in Criminal Liability

CASE TITLE:  FRN v. SHIKAAN (2025) LPELR-81388(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 8TH MAY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: NEHIZENA…

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Does an Order of Retrial Amount to Double Jeopardy?

CASE TITLE: NMA v. STATE (2025) LPELR-81727(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: HABEEB…

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Does Participation In Trial Waive Arbitration Rights?

CASE TITLE: BEDDING HOLDINGS LTD V. CAREW LPELR-81647(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH JULY, 2025JUSTICES: FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO, J.C.A.OLABODE ABIMBOLA ADEGBEHINGBE, J.C.A.NNAMDI OKWY…

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How to Accelerate Legal Research without Sacrificing Accuracy

Is fast legal research really smart research? In a profession where every word matters and every precedent counts, speed without…

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How to Safely Manage Your Law Firm’s Knowledge

Why the Way Your Law Firm Manages Knowledge Could Make or Break Its FutureWhat ‘Knowledge Management’ Really Means for Your…

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Is the Plea of Allocutus a Right or a Privilege in Nigerian Criminal Proceedings?

By Isah Bala Garba By way of introduction, the term allocutus is derived from the classical Latin word allocutio or…

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The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC)’s ongoing Sector by Sector Investigation is Paramount in Safeguarding Privacy Rights in Nigeria

By Ebenezer Amadi, Esq. The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC)’s ongoing investigation into organisations that have failed to comply with…

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Legal Implications of ISO 20022 Migration and Geo-Tagging for the Nigerian Payment System

By Olumide Opeyemi Toyinbo Introduction On August 25, 2025, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular (Ref: PSS/DIR/PUB/CIR/001/001)…

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