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Who Appoints Police Officers in Nigeria?

CASE TITLE: NPF & ORS V. POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION & ANOR LPELR-60782(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH JULY, 2023JUSTICES: MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.S.C.HELEN…

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Whether Check-Off Dues May Lawfully be Deducted from the Salaries of Members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers Under the Labour Act and the Trade Unions Act Without their Written Consent?

CASE TITLE: Garba & Ors v. Umar & Ors (2025) LPELR-82669(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LABOUR LAW…

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Whether An Action Can Be Commenced in a Representative Capacity on Behalf of An Already Partitioned Family Property

CASE TITLE: BULO v. MUMMUNAI INTEGRATED SERVICES LTD & ORS (2025) LPELR-82881(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH JANUARY, 2026PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAWLEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Does Failure to File a Respondent Brief of Argument Mean the Case of the Appellant Will Automatically Succeed?

CASE TITLE: OLUMIDE v. EJOBE (2025) LPELR-82643(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 12TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: UWABUNKEONYE ONWOSI, J.C.A.…

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THE WEAKENING GHOST OF OKAFOR V NWEKE: JUSTICE AGIM’S ROADMAP AND THE 2025 JUDICIAL RETREAT

By: Kola’ Awodein SAN, FCTI, FICIArb (kaaobm15@gmail.com) and Misbau Alamu Lateef, Ph.D., SFHEA (mislaw178@yahoo.com) “This Court is again faced with…

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Whether a Person who has Better Title Over Land, Though Not in Physical Possession, Will be Deemed to be the Person in Possession of the Land

CASE TITLE: ORU v. OLERUA & ANOR (2025) LPELR- 82648(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: EVIDENCE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Principles Guiding The Court In Making Consequential Order(s)

CASE TITLE: ZAMBWA v. ZARWA (2025) LPELR-82759(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 17TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: OLABODE ABIMBOLA ADEGBEHINGBE,…

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Principles Guiding Grant of Application for Relisting a Suit

CASE TITLE: ZENON PETROLEUM & GAS LTD v. D.G. ITF (2025) LPELR-82683(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE…

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Unlocking Your Full Potential: A Lawyer’s Guide to Mandatory CPD in Nigeria

The legal landscape is ever-evolving, and staying at the forefront of knowledge and skill is not just an aspiration –…

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Are TSA Funds Immune From Garnishee Attachment?

CASE TITLE:  CBN V. OKORIE & ORS JUDGMENT DATE:   24TH DECEMBER, 2025 JUSTICES:  OYEBISI FOLAYEMI OMOLEYE, J.C.A. JUDGE'S NAME MOHAMMED…

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