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Void Marriages in Nigeria: Understanding your Rights and Options

Introduction Discovering that your marriage is void can be devastating, especially after years of believing it was valid. Unlike valid…

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The Narrow Gate: Limiting Challenges to Arbitral Awards and Affirming Bindingness – The NICON INSURANCE LTD v. BRIGHT HOUSE LTD Precedent

Over time, aggrieved parties in an arbitral proceeding have made it a habit to apply to the court to set…

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ICC: Prosecutor v. Alfred Yekatom & Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona: The Impact of the Judgement on International Criminal Law

OVERVIEW OF THE JUDGMENT It is pertinent to know that the judgment of the International Criminal Court, which was delivered…

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Position of the Law on the Unsworn Evidence of a Child to Warrant a Conviction

CASE TITLE: BALA v. STATE (2025) LPELR-81112 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  17TH APRIL, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Effect of Failure of an Adversary to Cross-Examine a Witness

CASE TITLE:  AKWA IBOM STATE GOVT v. UMANAH (2025) LPELR-81232(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 26TH MAY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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When is an Appeal or a Suit Academic?

CASE TITLE: OSAKPAMWAN v. RTEAN & ORS (2025) LPELR-81731(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 29TH JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LABOUR LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: ABBA…

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See something, Say Something: How to Report A Crime Anywhere in Nigeria

What would you have done in this situation?Why Report a Crime?Where and How to Report a CrimeStep-by-Step Guide to Filing…

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Legitimacy In Nigerian Family Law: How the 1999 Constitution Protects Children Born out of Wedlock

Introduction In Nigerian family law, few concepts have generated as much legal debate and social consequence as the question of…

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Supervisory Jurisdiction and the Seat: Can Nigerian Courts Still Set Aside Foreign Awards?

Introduction In OIL & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD v. HEMPEL PAINTS (SOUTH AFRICA) PTY LTD (2025) LPELR-81602(CA), the Nigerian Court of Appeal…

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Effect of Failure to Satisfactorily Trace Line of Succession in an Action for Declaration of Title to Land

CASE TITLE: ADESINA & ANOR v. OLADIPO & ORS (2025) LPELR-81560(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW…

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