General

Can There Be Two Independent Claims of Title and Damage for Trespass; Who Can Sue for Trespass?

CASE TITLE: OBHORRIBHO & ANOR V. ALEKE & ANOR (2025) LPELR- 82649(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LAND…

1 day ago

What Does a Witness Have to do in Order to be Seen as Witness of Truth?

CASE TITLE: OPARA v. STATE (2025) LPELR- 82393(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH AUGUST, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

1 day ago

Whether Publication in Official Gazette Satisfies The Statutory Mode of Service of Notice of Revocation of Right of Occupancy

CASE TITLE: EDWARD & ANOR V. OKETOKUN & ORS (2025) LPELR-82633(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW…

1 day ago

Can a Judge Lawfully Shut The Courtroom Door?

CASE TITLE: ALABI V. BELLO LPELR-59030(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 17TH FEBURARY, 2022 JUSTICES: ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI GUMEL, J.C.A. MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS,…

1 day ago

A Review of Significant Decisions in Labour and Employment Matters – 2025

Folabi Kuti SAN Armed with the post-2011 constitutional mandate and an express directive to apply international best practices, the National…

1 week ago

Medical Misconduct: You Don’t Have to Be Named to Be Investigated

CASE TITLE: RALU V. MEDICAL & DENTAL PRACTITIONERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL LPELR-81420(CAJUDGMENT DATE: 9TH MAY, 2025JUSTICES: HAMMA AKAWU BARKA, J.C.AABBA BELLO…

1 week ago

Whether Naming a Non-Juristic Person as a Party is a Misnomer; Can Amendment of Same Be Allowed?

CASE TITLE: ORHUE v. OSAGHAE (2025) LPELR-82606(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: LATEEF…

1 week ago

How is Jurisdiction of Court Determined in Criminal Cases?

CASE TITLE:  OLALEKAN v. FRN (2025) LPELR-82652(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: UWABUNKEONYE…

1 week ago

Whether Differences Between a Person’s Signatures on Two Documents Mean That the Signatures Were Not Made by the Same Person

CASE TITLE: AMOBI v. NZEOWU & ORS (2025) LPELR-82651(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: EVIDENCE LEAD JUDGMENT: UWABUNKEONYE ONWOSI,…

1 week ago

Revisiting the Supreme Court Case of Sifax v. Migfo: Judicial Legislation in Plain Sight

By:  Kola’ Awodein SAN, FCTI, FICIArb & Misbau Alamu Lateef, Ph.D., SFHEA I. Introduction 1. The Supreme Court's case of Sifax Nigeria…

4 weeks ago