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Circumstance in Which a Carrier Will Not Be Liable for Damages Related to Missing Items

CASE TITLE: OLAOYE v. KENYA AIRWAYS (2024) LPELR-61846(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 28TH MARCH, 2024 JUSTICES: MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU, JCAHANNATU AZUMI LAJA-BALOGUN,…

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Requirements of the Law for Traditional Evidence to be Satisfactorily Proved

CASE TITLE:  FADA & ORS v. ASKA & ORS (2024) LPELR-62737(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH AUGUST, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD…

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Effect of Doubt in Criminal Proceedings/Whether Doubt Must Be Resolved in Favor of the Accused

CASE TITLE: OLOGBE v. FRN (2024) LPELR-62852(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMAD…

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Whether Hearsay Evidence is Admissible?

CASE TITLE: GILAT TELECOMS LTD, ISRAEL & ANOR v. G-NET COMM. VENTURES LTD & ANOR (2024) LPELR-62901(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH…

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Effect of Contradictory Evidence of Traditional History of Ownership of Land

CASE TITLE: SHITTU v. ADEYANJU & ORS (2024) LPELR-62786(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH AUGUST, 2024PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAWLEAD JUDGMENT: PETER CHUDI OBIORAH,…

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Position of the Law Regarding Withdrawal of Appeal Under the Court of Appeal Rules

CASE TITLE: SUNTRUST BANK (NIG) LTD v. EATON ACQUISITIONS LTD & ANOR (2024) LPELR-62753(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST JUNE, 2024PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE…

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When an Appellate Court May Overturn or Modify a Sentence Imposed by a Trial Court

CASE TITLE: SAMUEL v. FRN (2024) LPELR-62854(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2024PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM SIRAJO,…

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Can a Claim of Fundamental Right Against Torture and Inhuman Treatment Be Made on Behalf of a Deceased Person?

CASE TITLE: C.P. KANO STATE & ORS v. MUSTAPHA (2024) LPELR-62756(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND JULY, 2024 JUSTICES: MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU,…

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The legal implications of a statute-barred action

CASE TITLE:  UDEZE & ORS v. GOVERNOR OF IMO STATE & ORS (2024) LPELR-62829(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 23RD JULY, 2024 PRACTICE…

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Whether a Muslim Can Opt Out of the Application of Islamic Personal Law Without Renouncing the Islamic Faith?

CASE TITLE: MOHAMMED & ORS v. MOHAMMED & ANOR (2024) LPELR-62831(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 23RD AUGUST, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: ISLAMIC LAW LEAD…

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