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Understanding Nigeria’s New Tinted Glass Permit Framework: What You Need to Know

For Nigerian motorists, understanding the regulations around tinted vehicle glass is crucial. This overview paints a comprehensive picture of the…

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Whether an Accused Person Aiding and Abetting or Found in The Company of others Armed will Be Guilty of the Offence of Armed Robbery

CASE TITLE:  ORI v. STATE (2025) LPELR-82011(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: EVIDENCE LEAD JUDGMENT: MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS, J.S.C.…

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Whether the Court Must First Convict an Accused Based on His Plea Before Requesting for Allocutus

CASE TITLE: RASAKI v. STATE (2025) LPELR-82157(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 16TH OCTOBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: BIOBELE…

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Whether the Assessment of Credibility of Witnesses Is Within the Exclusive Preserve of the Trial Court

CASE TITLE: BABAYO v. PEOPLE OF GOMBE STATE (2025) LPELR-82510(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 10TH NOVEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND…

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Board Chairmanship: Do the Articles of Association Trump CAMA?

CASE TITLE: GEOFF OHEN LTD & ANOR v. EKOCORP PLC & ANOR LPELR-81902(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 13TH JUNE, 2025JUSTICES: MOHAMMED MUSTAPHA, J.C.A.PAUL…

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Nigeria’s Digital Lending Revolution: FCCPC’s New Rules, Big Fines, Unsettled Waters and Uncharted Territory

Nigeria's digital lending landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has unveiled its…

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The Legal Test for When a Company Is “Unable to Pay Its Debts

CASE TITLE: AURECON AMEI LTD & ANOR v. ZUMA ENERGY (NIG) LTD (2025) LPELR-81425(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND APRIL, 2025 JUSTICES:…

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What is a Liquidated Money Demand?

CASE TITLE: MAJOR CONCEPT LTD. & ANOR v. EZE (2025) LPELR-80563 (SC) JUDGMENT DATE:  21ST FEBRUARY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: COMPANY LAW…

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Whether an Action for Breach of Contract Comes Within the Purview of Fundamental Human Rights

CASE TITLE:  UBA PLC V. ASIME (2025) LPELR-82099 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH AUGUST, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: ENFORCEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS LEAD…

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Does the Sharia Court of Appeal Have Jurisdiction to Entertain Appeals in Respect of Contractual Transactions?

CASE TITLE: DANDAWA & ANOR v. DANDAWA (2025) LPELR-82098(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: JURISDICTION LEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMED LAWAL…

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