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Can a Bank be Liable for Honoring Cheques Presented by Removed Directors of a Company Who are Signatories to its Account in the Absence of a Mandate from the Company Changing the Signatories to the Account

CASE TITLE: ZENITH BANK v. DAILY TIMES OF (NIG) PLC & ANOR (2022) LPELR-58415(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 26TH JULY, 2022 JUSTICES: …

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Can the Office of the National Security Adviser and the AG Be Held Liable For an Alleged Breach By an Unknown Agency/Security Operative without Joining Such Agency/Security Operatives

CASE TITLE: NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER & ANOR v. TASSANG & ORS (2022) LPELR-57211(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 23RD MARCH, 2022…

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Does the Prohibition of Wearing Hijabs by Moslem Students of Public Schools on their School Uniform Amount to an Infringement of their Constitutional Right

CASE TITLE: LAGOS STATE GOVT & ORS v. ABDULKAREEM & ORS (2022) LPELR-58517(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 17TH JUNE, 2022 JUSTICES: OLUKAYODE…

2 years ago

Can a Landlord Let out His Rented Apartment to a Prospective Tenant Wishing to Pay Higher Rent than One Paid by the Current Tenant

CASE TITLE: ADIMEGWU v. BALA & ANOR: (2022) LPELR-57442(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 8TH APRIL, 2022 JUSTICES: PETER OLABISI IGE, JCA UGOCHUKWU…

2 years ago

Is INEC Empowered to Deregister a Political Party without Prior Notice or Hearing

CASE TITLE: PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT v. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION & ANOR. (2022) LPELR-58524(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 17TH JUNE, 2022 JUSTICES: …

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Whether a Financial Institution Can Fix an Arbitrary Interest Rate?

CASE TITLE: BEST GRADE ENTRE-POT LIMITED v. ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC (2022) LPELR-58282(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND AUGUST, 2022 JUSTICES: OBANDE FESTUS…

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Duty of an Employee Claiming Wrongful Termination of Employment to State the Specific Provisions of the Public Service Rules that Applies to His Case

CASE TITLE: MR. CASMIR ONUCHUKWU v. NIGERIAN MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM REGULATORY AUTHORITY (2022) LPELR-58172(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH JULY, 2022 JUSTICES: …

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Is the IGP Answerable for the Actions and Infractions Committed by Members of the NPF under His Command?

CASE TITLE: INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE & ORS v. MR. KENNEDY UMOLO & ANOR (2022) LPELR-57715(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 25TH MARCH,…

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Power of the EFCC to Freeze an Account Suspected to Be Involved in Financial Crime for 72 Hours without a Court Order

CASE TITLE: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA, PLC v. ERIBA JUDE-BELA EJE & ORS (2022) LPELR-57973(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 1ST JULY, 2022…

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Whether an Issue Of Competence/Jurisdiction of Court Is a Substantial Point of Law That Constitutes a Special or Exceptional Circumstance Justifying the Grant of Stay of Execution

CASE TITLE: ODUTOLA v. TOGONU-BICKERSTETH & ORS (2022) LPELR-57574(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH MAY, 2022 JUSTICES: ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI, JCA ABDULLAHI…

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