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How the Act of Vesting Legal Title in Respect of Land in a Person Can Be Deduced

CASE TITLE: OSOKOYA & ORS V. OLOWOSARE & ORS (2025) LPELR-80565(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  3RD FEBRUARY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD…

7 months ago

Is the Sheriff and Civil Process Act Applicable to Admiralty Claims?

CASE TITLE:  GEEPEE INDUSTRIES (NIG) LTD & ANOR v. MV "KOTA MANIS" & ORS (2025) LPELR-81075(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 25TH APRIL,…

7 months ago

Can a Court Assume Jurisdiction Where a Claimant Seeking Compensation Under the Oil Pipelines Act Previously Made Attempts to Demand Same From the License Holder?

CASE TITLE: SPDC (NIG.) LTD. v. OKEH & ORS (2025) LPELR-80874(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH MARCH, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: OIL AND…

7 months ago

Qualities of a Good Brief; Attitude of Court to a Bad/Faulty/Inelegant Brief of Argument

CASE TITLE:  ANYANWU v. FRN & ANOR (2025) LPELR-80716(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH MARCH, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD…

7 months ago

Does an Arbitral Award Have the Same Binding Force/Operate as a Court Judgment?

CASE TITLE: BPE & ANOR v. MESSRS. U. MADUKA ENTERPRISES (NIG.) LTD. & ANOR (2025) LPELR-80698(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH MARCH, 2025PRACTICE…

7 months ago

Duty of Telecommunication Companies to Protect the Privacy of Customers

CASE TITLE: OMOTAYO v. AIRTEL NETWORKS LTD (2025) LPELR- 80012(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 27th Jan, 2025. JUSTICES: RIDWAN MAIWADA ABDULLAHIRUQAYAT OREMEI AYOOLANTONG…

7 months ago

Bank Liability for Honouring Cheques or Withdrawals Without Customer Authorization

CASE TITLE: ALL STATES TRUST BANK PLC v. BIU COMMUNITY BANK LTD (2025) LPELR-80869(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  9TH APRIL, 2025 PRACTICE…

7 months ago

Whether Euthanasia/Mercy Killing is a Recognized Defence in Nigeria’s Criminal Jurisprudence

CASE TITLE:  DANLADI v. STATE (2025) LPELR-80672(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH MARCH, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: OBANDE…

7 months ago

Presumption of Correctness in the Findings of Courts: On Whom Lies the Burden to Rebut Same

CASE TITLE: ASSAH v. STATE (2025) LPELR-80871(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH APRIL, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: HARUNA…

7 months ago

When Will an Order of Retrial Be Made?

CASE TITLE: OPADIJO & ANOR v. ALUKOSO & ORS (2025) LPELR-80814(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND APRIL 2025 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE…

8 months ago