Special Judgment Reports

Effect of an Audit Report Given Without Proper Input from The Affected Party

CASE TITLE: MATRIX ENERGY LTD v. ISA & ORS (2024) LPELR-62150(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH APRIL, 2024 JUSTICES: ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI…

2 weeks ago

What Amounts to Double Compensation, and When Does It Arise?

CASE TITLE: ADEOGUN-PHILLIPS v. GATEWAY PORTLAND CEMENT LTD & ANOR (2024) LPELR-62107(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 8TH APRIL, 2024 JUSTICES: YARGATA BYENCHIT…

3 weeks ago

Can the Court Impose a Willing Employee on an Unwilling Employer?

CASE TITLE: UNITY BANK PLC v. ALONGE (2024) LPELR-61898(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH APRIL, 2024 JUSTICES: MOHAMMED MUSTAPHAABDULLAHI MAHMUD BAYEROMUHAMMAD IBRAHIM…

4 weeks ago

Responsibility of a Party Challenging the Order of Interim Forfeiture of a Property to Show That the Property Was Not Procured With Proceeds of Unlawful Activities

CASE TITLE: MARHABA EVENT PLACE LTD & ORS v. EFCC & ORS (2024) LPELR-62094(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 26TH APRIL, 2024 JUSTICES:…

1 month ago

Can Salary Payment After Resignation Notice Disqualify a Candidate from Election?

CASE TITLE: OKORIE & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2024) LPELR-62967(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH OCTOBER, 2024 JUSTICES: JOSEPH EYO EKANEMBINTA…

1 month ago

Can Criminal Charges Be Filed Against a Public Officer Before or Without Disciplinary Action?

CASE TITLE: SIDI v. FRN & ORS (2024) LPELR-62922(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 30TH AUGUST, 2024 JUSTICES: HAMMA AKAWU BARKA, JCAADEMOLA SAMUEL…

2 months ago

Constitutionality of NFIU Guidelines Limiting Cash Withdrawals from Local Government Funds

CASE TITLE: A-G., ABIA STATE & ORS v. A-G., FEDERATION & ORS (2024) LPELR-62426(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST MAY, 2024 JUSTICES:…

2 months ago

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,…

2 months ago

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,…

3 months ago

Can an Action for Wrongful Freezing of Account be brought Under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules?

CASE TITLE: GTB PLC v. HENSTEEL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION LTD & ANOR (2024) LPELR-61909(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH MARCH, 2024 JUSTICES: MISITURA…

3 months ago