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Whether The Duty of The Police Includes the Settlement of Civil Dispute or Debt Collection

CASE TITLE: ISA v. AUDU (2024) LPELR-62433 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD JULY, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY…

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Exploring The Regulatory Framework for Fintech Innovation in Nigeria: Lessons from Selected Jurisdictions

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb. (U.K) INTRODUCTION Technology continues to be an exciting topic of discourse in modern society,…

4 months ago

The Roles of Collecting Societies in the Administration of Copyright in Nigeria

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb. (U.K) Introduction The utilization and management of copyrighted works through the agency of collecting…

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Whether A Counter-Claim Can Survive Claim Commenced By Defective Writ

In the  Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 15th day of December, 2023 Before Their Lordships John Inyang…

5 months ago

The Legal Framework Governing the Judicial Termination of Employment Contracts in Nigeria

By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen  The power of termination of employment contract can be exercised by the employer or the employee depending…

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Whether the Court Can Interfere Where a University Refuses to Issue a Certificate

CASE TITLE: UNIPORT v. NWUZOR (2024) LPELR-62382(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 1ST MARCH, 2024 JUSTICES: JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSCHELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSCIBRAHIM…

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Can a Complaint Made to the Police Amount to Libel?

CASE TITLE:  SHUAIBU v. ABUJA & ORS (2024) LPELR-62247 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: MAY 17, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: TORT LAW LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Whether Any Other Police Officer Other Than the Recorder of the Confessional Statement Can Tender It at Trial

CASE TITLE: ALI v. STATE (2024) LPELR-62370(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JUNE, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: ITA…

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Principles Governing the Acquisition of Valid Title to Land in Accordance with Bini Customary Law

CASE TITLE: OGBEBOR v. IHASEE (2024) LPELR-62380 (SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH JUNE, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: STEPHEN JONAH…

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Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and the Challenge of Time in Nigeria

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb. (U.K) INTRODUCTION Arbitration has evolved over the years and has come to be acknowledged…

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