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Required Number Of Pages For Brief Of Argument In Election Petition Appeal To The Supreme Court

CASE TITLE: NNAJI & ANOR v. NDUBUISI & ORS (2023) LPELR-61131(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE (APPEAL ARISING…

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Position of the Law on Amendment of Charge

CASE TITLE: IBRAHIM v. FRN (2023) LPELR-61362(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 30TH NOVEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU,…

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Whether a non-contractual third party can be held accountable for damages resulting from a party’s contract breach.

CASE TITLE: TKM MAESTRO (NIG) LTD v. VERITAS KAPITAL ASSURANCE PLC (2023) LPELR-61411(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 13TH DECEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CONTRACTLEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Whether Registration Creates Interest in Land Where There is None

CASE TITLE: FBN LTD v. STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC (2023) LPELR-60773(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JULY, 2023 JUSTICES: ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI,…

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The Nigerian Supreme Court now has a Specialist in Conflict of Laws

The authors of this post are Chukwuma Okoli, Assistant Professor in Commercial Conflict of Laws at the University of Birmingham…

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Top 10 Tips to Set Your Law Firm on the Path of Productivity in the New Year

Introduction The new year is a time for reflection, goal-setting, and planning for the future. For law firms, it’s also…

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Nature of the Action for Money Had and Received

CASE TITLE: ONUOHA & ANOR v. UNION BANK OF (NIG) PLC (2023) LPELR-61352(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CONTRACTLEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Principles Governing the Grant of Custody of Children After the Dissolution of a Marriage

CASE TITLE: AKINMOSIN v. AKINMOSIN (2023) LPELR-61125 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD OCTOBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: MATRIMONIAL CAUSESLEAD JUDGMENT: YUSUF ALHAJI BASHIR, J.C.A.…

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Critical Factors in Assessing an Accused Person’s Intent Regarding a Deceased’s Death

CASE TITLE: ICHADO v. STATE: (2023) LPELR-61363(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 30TH NOVEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU,…

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Whether Inadequate Payment of Security for Costs Renders a Petition Incompetent

CASE TITLE: NYA-ETOK & ORS v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-60970 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH AUGUST, 2023 JUSTICES: MUHAMMED LAWAL…

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