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Whether Registration Creates Interest in Land where there is None

CASE TITLE: FBN LTD v. STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC (2023) LPELR-60773(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JULY, 2023 JUSTICES: ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI,…

11 months ago

Obligation of the Court to Adjudicate Thoughtfully on All Presented Issues

CASE TITLE: OBIEFULE & ANOR v. UZOHO & ORS (2023) LPELR-61183(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

11 months ago

How to Prove Communal Ownership of Land

CASE TITLE:  OBI & ORS v. OBELE & ORS (2023) LPELR-60804(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 31ST JULY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD…

12 months ago

Whether Failure to File a Counter Affidavit Will Automatically Lead to The Grant of a Bail Application

CASE TITLE: ANYANWU v. FRN (2023) LPELR-61335(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH AUGUST 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMED…

12 months ago

Whether The Provision of Section 137 Of the Electoral Act, 2022 Obviates the Need to Call Eye Witness in Proof of Electoral Non-Compliance

CASE TITLE: TANKO & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-61184(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH OCTOBER, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTION PETITION…

12 months ago

Whether Local Government Council Constitutes One of The Forums for The Celebration and Contraction of Marriage

CASE TITLE: MINISTER OF INTERIOR v. ETI-OSA LG, LAGOS STATE & ORS (2023) LPELR-60826(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: WEDNESDAY, 2ND AUGUST, 2023…

12 months ago

Nigeria ratifies the Singapore Convention on Mediation

On November 27, 2023, Nigeria became the thirteenth country/State to ratify the Singapore Convention on Mediation. The Convention will enter into…

12 months ago

The Doctrine of Last Seen and The Extent of it’s Application

CASE TITLE:  SOMEFUN v. STATE (2023) LPELR-61096(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH JULY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: JOHN…

12 months ago

On The Crisis in Ondo State and Tinubu’s Intervention

The current brouhaha over the prolonged absence of the Governor of Ondo State is really unnecessary. The Constitution has taken…

12 months ago

Consequences of Not Securing Attorney-General’s Consent Prior to Obtaining a Garnishee Order on Funds Held by a Public Officer.

CASE TITLE: CBN v. ADEJOH & ORS (2023) LPELR-61118(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH SEPTEMBER 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: ABDUL-AZEEZ…

12 months ago
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