Special Judgment Reports

Whether A Collective Agreement Is Justiciable And Enforceable

CASE TITLE: NUHPSW v. OUTSOURCING SERVICES LTD (2023) LPELR 60683(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: JULY 17, 2023 JUSTICES : OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA,…

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DOES FAILURE TO COLLECT VAT FROM CUSTOMERS ABSOLVE A COMPANY FROM THE LIABILITY TO REMIT SAME?

CASE TITLE: KANDELITE ENGINEERING CO. LTD. v. FIRS (2023) LPELR-60682(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: July 17, 2023 JUSTICES : OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA,…

1 year ago

Whether a Party Substituted for a Deceased Defendant must Specifically Apply to be Substituted in a CounterClaim

CASE TITLE:      YUSUF v. MAISHANU & ANOR (2023) LPELR-60511(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:      13TH JUNE, 2023 JUSTICES:   …

1 year ago

Whether an Accused Can Be Held in Prison Custody on First Information Report without a Formal Charge and Proof of Evidence

CASE TITLE:       LAWAN v. C.O.P JIGAWA STATE (2023) LPELR-60508(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:      9TH JUNE, 2023 JUSTICES:                   ITA GEORGE MBABA,…

1 year ago

Locus Standi of a Party Unlawfully Excluded from a Primary Election after Being Cleared to Contest

CASE TITLE:       JONATHAN v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-60081(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:      25TH JANUARY, 2023 JUSTICES:                   OSEPH SHAGBAOR IKYEGH,…

1 year ago

Whether the Federal Road Safety Commission Is Empowered to Operate on any Other Road that Is not a Federal Trunk Road

CASE TITLE:       FRSC v. EHIKAAM (2023) LPELR-60749(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:      17TH JULY, 2023 JUSTICES:                   AMINA AUDI WAMBAI, JCA ABIMBOLA…

1 year ago

Position of the Law where an Accused Person Rest his Case on that of the Prosecution

Case Title: AKALONU v. FRN (2023) LPELR-60160(CA) In The Court Of Appeal (LAGOS JUDICIAL DIVISION) On Tuesday, March 29, 2023…

1 year ago

Whether a Pre-Judgment Interest Award Can Be within the Purview of Undefended List Procedure

PRACTICE AREA:           UNDEFENDED LIST PROCEDURE FACTS: This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Federal…

1 year ago

Whether an Appellate Court Will Award Post-Judgment Interest where the Trial Court Had Declined to Award Same

CASE TITLE:      IGBADOO & ANOR v. KEYSTONE BANK LTD (2023) LPELR-60478(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:      26TH MAY, 2023 JUSTICES:              …

1 year ago

When Cause of Action Will Accrue When a Candidate Asserts Winning a Primary Election but the Name of Another Candidate Was Submitted

FACTS: This appeal is against the decision of the Federal High Court, Kano Judicial Division, made on December 19, 2022,…

1 year ago