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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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Obligation of the Court to Adjudicate Thoughtfully on All Presented Issues

CASE TITLE: OBIEFULE & ANOR v. UZOHO & ORS (2023) LPELR-61183(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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How to Prove Communal Ownership of Land

CASE TITLE:  OBI & ORS v. OBELE & ORS (2023) LPELR-60804(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 31ST JULY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD…

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Whether Failure to File a Counter Affidavit Will Automatically Lead to The Grant of a Bail Application

CASE TITLE: ANYANWU v. FRN (2023) LPELR-61335(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH AUGUST 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMED…

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Whether The Provision of Section 137 Of the Electoral Act, 2022 Obviates the Need to Call Eye Witness in Proof of Electoral Non-Compliance

CASE TITLE: TANKO & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-61184(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH OCTOBER, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTION PETITION…

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Whether Local Government Council Constitutes One of The Forums for The Celebration and Contraction of Marriage

CASE TITLE: MINISTER OF INTERIOR v. ETI-OSA LG, LAGOS STATE & ORS (2023) LPELR-60826(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: WEDNESDAY, 2ND AUGUST, 2023…

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The Doctrine of Last Seen and The Extent of it’s Application

CASE TITLE:  SOMEFUN v. STATE (2023) LPELR-61096(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH JULY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: JOHN…

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Consequences of Not Securing Attorney-General’s Consent Prior to Obtaining a Garnishee Order on Funds Held by a Public Officer.

CASE TITLE: CBN v. ADEJOH & ORS (2023) LPELR-61118(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH SEPTEMBER 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: ABDUL-AZEEZ…

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Position of the Law on Distribution of Estate Under Islamic Law

CASE TITLE: KANKAROFI V. UMAR (2023) LPELR-61140(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: OCTOBER 5, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: ISLAMIC LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: MOHAMMED DANJUMA, J.C.A.…

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Whether Unchallenged Debt Amount in Bank Correspondence Equate to an Admission of Liability

CASE TITLE: UNITY BANK PLC v. MEDLEEK INT'L CO. LTD. & ANOR (2023) LPELR-60761(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY, 2023…

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