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Does an Administrator/Administratrix have Power to Administer the Property of a Deceased Person not Covered by a Letter of Administration

CASE TITLE:  ODUTOLA v. AJAO & ORS (2025) LPELR-81680(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Next of Kin: Not Next in Line for the Estate

CASE TITLE: DASHE v. DAVID & ANOR (2025) LPELR-81124(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH MAY, 2025 JUSTICES: BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A.BATURE ISAH…

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Silent Exit: How INEC can Constitutionally Deregister Political Parties

CASE TITLE: LIBERATION MOVEMENT v. INEC & ORS LPELR 81136(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH JANUARY, 2025 JUSTICES: ADEBUKUNOLA ADEOTI IBIRONKE BANJOKO, J.C.A.ABBA…

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Whether the Court Can Move to the Domain of Any Person for the Purpose of Taking His Evidence

CASE TITLE: GARUBA & ORS v. OMOREGIE (2025) LPELR-81463(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  19TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: LATEEF…

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Whether Affidavits Can Contain Legal Argument and/or Conclusion

CASE TITLE:  GTB PLC v. INNOSON (NIG) LTD (2025) LPELR-81486(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 20TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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On Whom Lies the Discretion to Relist a Struck-Out Matter?

CASE TITLE: ABDURAHAMAN v. KEYSTONE BANK LTD & ANOR (2025) LPELR-81593(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 10TH JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND…

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Ingredients of the Offence of Buying, Selling, Hiring, Letting or Obtaining Possession or Disposal of a Person for Exploitation

CASE TITLE: ONYEABOR v. FRN (2025) LPELR-81417(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  11TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: ABBA…

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Effect of Failure to Register an Agreement Under the National Office of Technology Acquisition and Promotion Act?

CASE TITLE:  CHAMPION BREWERIES PLC v. BRAUEREI BECK GMBH & CO. KG (2025) LPELR-81422(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 20TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE…

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Whether the Signature of the Registrar is a Substitute for the Requirement of the Signature of Parties or Their Counsel on a Court Process?

CASE TITLE: ODU & ORS v. BAMTEFA & ORS (2025) LPELR-81564(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND…

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Veil of Incorporation Torn: When Courts Unmask Corporate Wrongdoing

CASE TITLE: DILLY MOTORS LTD V. NUJUUM VENTURES LTD & ORS LPELR-81603 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH JUNE, 2025JUSTICES: BALKISU BELLO ALIYU,…

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