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Proper Court to File Pre-Election Matter; Effect of Failure to File Same within Time

CASE TITLE: ALIYU v. APC & ORS (2022) LPELR-57345(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH FEBRUARY, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS LEAD JUDGMENT: TIJJANI ABUBAKAR,…

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Status of an Unsigned Certified True Copy of Public Document(s)

CASE TITLE: ADO v. ABU GOVERNING COUNCIL & ORS (2022) LPELR-57675(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 1ST JUNE, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: LABOUR LAW LEAD JUDGMENT:…

3 years ago

Office of the Vice-Chancellor: Whether it is an Appointment Governed by Statutory Flavour

CASE TITLE: PROFESSOR IBRAHIM GARBA v. THE GOVERNOR OF KANO STATE VISITOR KANO STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WUDIL…

3 years ago

Validity of a Contract Entered into by Joint Administrators of an Estate without the Concurrence of all the Representatives

CASE TITLE: HON. ESEME SUNDAY EYIBOH v. DAHIRU SHEIKH MUJADDADI & ORS (2021) LPELR-57110(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: FRIDAY, 10TH DECEMBER, 2021…

3 years ago

Whether the Creation of the National Industrial Court is Constitutional

CASE TITLE: YENGE v. PRESIDENT FRN & ANOR (2022) LPELR-57510(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH APRIL, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: STEPHEN…

3 years ago

Whether a Principal Can Be Bound by Unauthorized Acts of the Agent

CASE TITLE: SALBODI GROUP LTD & ANOR v. DOYIN INVESTMENT (NIG) LTD & ORS (2022) LPELR-57458(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 28TH APRIL,…

3 years ago

Whether a Body Such as the Hisbah Can Arrest and Investigate a Person Caught Committing an Offence

CASE TITLE: BALA v. STATE (2022) LPELR-57475(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH MAY, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: ITA GEORGE…

3 years ago

Must an Application for the Enforcement of Fundamental Rights of an Applicant who Has Been Charged for a Criminal Offence Be Filed at the Same Court He was Charged In

CASE TITLE: PAUL ITEH v. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC) (2022) LPELR-57438(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 12TH APRIL, 2022 JUSTICES: HAMMA…

3 years ago

Whether a Citizen or a Voter Has the Locus Standi to Institute an Action to Have His Preferred Candidate Participate in an Election

CASE TITLE: PDP v. EDEDE & ANOR (2022) LPELR-57480(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH MAY, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS LEAD JUDGMENT: HAMMA AKAWU…

3 years ago

Position of the Law on Termination of Employment with Statutory Flavour

CASE TITLE: EKSU & ORS v. FAJEMBOLA & ORS (2022) LPELR-57501(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH APRIL, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: LABOUR LAW LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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