Special Judgment Reports

Whether the EFCC can Investigate and Prosecute the Offence of “Attempt to Pervert the Course of Justice”

CASE TITLE:                         DR. JOSEPH NWOBIKE, SAN v. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2021) LPELR-56670(SC) JUDGMENT DATE:           20TH DECEMBER 2021…

3 years ago

Will Funds Held by a State Government as Judgment Debtor in a Bank be Subject to the Consent of the Attorney General

TITLE:                                    WILL FUNDS HELD BY A STATE GOVERNMENT AS JUDGMENT DEBTOR IN A BANK BE SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT…

3 years ago

Will the Pendency of a Criminal Action against a Person Bar Such Person from Accessing the Court to Enforce Fundamental Rights

CASE TITLE:                         NDLEA & ORS v. DAHIRU BWALA (2022) LPELR-56566(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:           14TH JANUARY, 2022 JUSTICES:                            JIMI OLUKAYODE…

3 years ago

Can an Employer Legally Dismiss an Employee Whom He Had Earlier Retired

CASE TITLE:                         UNITY BANK PLC v. BAKO N. CHORI (2021) LPELR-55720(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:           30TH SEPTEMBER, 2021 JUSTICES:                           …

3 years ago

Can a Party who did not Participate in Previous Proceedings Appeal as an Interested Party

CASE TITLE:                         NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE BOARD & ANOR v. INNOSON NIGERIA LIMITED & ORS (2022) LPELR-56659(SC) JUDGMENT DATE:          …

3 years ago

Criminal Liability of a Person Who Counsels Another to Commit an Offence

The State V. Ogbonna Egwu (2021) CITATION-LPELR-56609(SC) In the Supreme Court On 10TH DECEMBER, 2021 Before Their Lordships: MARY UKAEGO…

3 years ago

Azeez Akiode & ORS v. Maroof Akanbi & ORS (Is Filing of Further Counter Affidavit in Conflict with the Rules of Court?)

CASE TITLE:                         AZEEZ AKIODE & ORS v. MAROOF AKANBI OBI & ORS (2021) LPELR-56005(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:           23RD NOVEMBER,…

3 years ago

Can a Court Make an Order for Maintenance of a Party After a Decree of Dissolution has been Made against Such Party

GABRIEL OSARIEMEN OMOGIATE v. PATRICIA IFEOMA OMOGIATE (2021) LPELR-56018(CA) ON 19TH NOVEMBER, 2021 Before Their Lordships:ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, JCABIOBELE ABRAHAM…

3 years ago

Power Of The Securities And Exchange Commission

CASE TITLE:                         FORTE OIL PLC v. FIDELITY FINANCE CO. LTD & ORS (2021) LPELR 55877 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE:           7TH…

3 years ago

Can a conditional promissory Contract lead to the creation of a legally binding agency relationship

CASE TITLE:                         DEACON E. JAMES & ANOR v. ALHAJI ADEBAYO BABATUNDE LAWAL (2021) LPELR 56113 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE:           3RD…

3 years ago