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The Legal Test for When a Company Is “Unable to Pay Its Debts

CASE TITLE: AURECON AMEI LTD & ANOR v. ZUMA ENERGY (NIG) LTD (2025) LPELR-81425(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND APRIL, 2025 JUSTICES:…

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What is a Liquidated Money Demand?

CASE TITLE: MAJOR CONCEPT LTD. & ANOR v. EZE (2025) LPELR-80563 (SC) JUDGMENT DATE:  21ST FEBRUARY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: COMPANY LAW…

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Whether an Action for Breach of Contract Comes Within the Purview of Fundamental Human Rights

CASE TITLE:  UBA PLC V. ASIME (2025) LPELR-82099 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH AUGUST, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: ENFORCEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS LEAD…

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Does the Sharia Court of Appeal Have Jurisdiction to Entertain Appeals in Respect of Contractual Transactions?

CASE TITLE: DANDAWA & ANOR v. DANDAWA (2025) LPELR-82098(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: JURISDICTION LEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMED LAWAL…

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Third Party Investigations and Six-Year Limit for Tax Assessments

INTRODUCTION The tax investigation involving Lafarge Africa Plc (Lafarge) and the Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS) (APPEAL NO: TAT/IB/057/2021)…

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Is Workplace Promotion a Privilege or a Right?

CASE TITLE: PHILIP v. ADSU, MUBI & ORS (2025) LPELR-81492(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 26TH JUNE, 2025JUSTICES: FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO, J.C.A.OLABODE ABIMBOLA ADEGBEHINGBE,…

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Whether a Class of Persons Can Be Defamed; Duty on a Person Within That Class Who Intends to Maintain an Action for Defamation

CASE TITLE: ACCESS BANK PLC v. EDIALE (2025) LPELR-81868(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  22ND JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: TORT LEAD JUDGMENT: RIDWAN MAIWADA…

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Whether an Area Court Has Jurisdiction to Distribute the Estate of A Deceased Muslim who Contracted both a Statutory Marriage and an Islamic Marriage

CASE TITLE: ADEKUNLE & ORS v. AHMAD (2025) LPELR-81978(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: ISLAMIC LAW AND PROCEDURE…

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NDP Act 2023 GAID 2025: A Comprehensive Guide to Nigeria’s New Data Protection Landscape

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) On March 20, 2025 issued the Nigeria Data Protection Act General Application and Implementation…

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Court May Enforce, Not Set Aside, Foreign Award

CASE TITLE: OIL & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD v. HEMPEL PAINTS (SOUTH AFRICA) PTY LTD (2025) LPELR-81602(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH JANUARY, 2025JUSTICES:…

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