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You Owe? They Sell: Can a Mortgagee Sell a Mortgaged Property that is Subject of Litigation

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You Owe? They Sell: Can a Mortgagee Sell a Mortgaged Property that is Subject of Litigation

lawpavilion June 24, 2025

CASE TITLE: SAVANNAH BANK PLC V. FAMAKINWA & ANOR LPELR-80721(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 10TH JANUARY, 2025 JUSTICES: PAUL AHMED...

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Whether Statement of Account Is Sufficient Proof of Debts and Lodgments

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Whether Statement of Account Is Sufficient Proof of Debts and Lodgments

lawpavilion June 24, 2025

CASE TITLE: ACCESS BANK v. BALINWO (2025) LPELR-81219(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  29TH APRIL, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: BANKING LAW LEAD...

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Principles Guiding the Court in Making an Order of Retrial in a Criminal Matter

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Principles Guiding the Court in Making an Order of Retrial in a Criminal Matter

lawpavilion June 24, 2025

CASE TITLE:  IBRAHIM v. STATE (2025) LPELR-81329(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 23RD MAY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE...

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Whether A Party that Alleges that An Election was Invalid Can at the Same Time Seek to  be Declared the Winner of that Election

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Whether A Party that Alleges that An Election was Invalid Can at the Same Time Seek to  be Declared the Winner of that Election

lawpavilion June 24, 2025

CASE TITLE: ENABULELE & ANOR v. MONDAY & ORS (2025) LPELR-81266(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 29TH MAY, 2025 PRACTICE...

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Whether The Defence of Provocation and Self-Defence are Mutually Exclusive

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Whether The Defence of Provocation and Self-Defence are Mutually Exclusive

lawpavilion June 11, 2025

CASE TITLE: JACKSON v. STATE (2025) LPELR-80692(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH MARCH, 2025PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT:...

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Can the Court Make an Order Against or in Favour of a Person Who is Not a Party to a Suit?

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Can the Court Make an Order Against or in Favour of a Person Who is Not a Party to a Suit?

lawpavilion June 11, 2025

CASE TITLE: FIDELITY BANK PLC v. SAGECOM CONCEPTS LTD. & ANOR (2025) LPELR-81172(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH APRIL, 2025PRACTICE...

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Whether The Law Permits the Filing of a Joint Notice of Appeal in Criminal Matters

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Whether The Law Permits the Filing of a Joint Notice of Appeal in Criminal Matters

lawpavilion June 11, 2025

CASE TITLE: AUWAL & ORS v. FRN (2025) LPELR-81274(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 16TH MAY, 2025PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND...

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Whether Banks can Unilaterally Place a Restriction on the Account of a Customer Without a Court Order

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Whether Banks can Unilaterally Place a Restriction on the Account of a Customer Without a Court Order

lawpavilion June 11, 2025

CASE TITLE: FBN PLC & ANOR V. DKN INVESTMENT LTD. & ANOR LPELR-80878(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH APRIL, 2025JUSTICES:...

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Quarantine and Liberties: Were Rights Sacrificed in the Name of Safety?

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Quarantine and Liberties: Were Rights Sacrificed in the Name of Safety?

lawpavilion June 4, 2025

CASE TITLE: OKORO v. NCDC & ORS (2025) LPELR-80676(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 19TH MARCH, 2025 JUSTICES: MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM...

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Whether Failure to Tender the Weapons Used in the Commission of a Crime Will Be Fatal to the Case of the Prosecution

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Whether Failure to Tender the Weapons Used in the Commission of a Crime Will Be Fatal to the Case of the Prosecution

lawpavilion May 21, 2025

CASE TITLE: SHU’AIBU v. STATE (2025) LPELR-81030(SC) JUDGMENT DATE:  11TH APRIL, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE...

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