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Duty of a Petitioner in Proving Allegation of Non-Compliance with The Electoral Act

CASE TITLE:  WINSTON v. MAJOR & ORS (2023) LPELR-61368 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 25TH NOVEMBER, 2023 PRACTICE AREA:  ELECTION PETITION LEAD…

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Whether A Suspended Employee is Entitled to his Wages or Emoluments During the Period of Suspension

CASE TITLE: ECO BANK (NIG.) LTD v. IDEMUDIA (2023) LPELR-61505(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 29TH NOVEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: LABOUR LAWLEAD JUDGMENT: JAMES GAMBO…

11 months ago

When The Defense of Volenti Non-Fit Injuria Will Not Avail a Party in a Banker-Customer Transaction

CASE TITLE: FIDELITY BANK PLC v. PETER (2024) LPELR-61551(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH JANUARY, 2024PRACTICE AREA: BANKING LAWLEAD JUDGMENT: PETER CHUDI OBIORAH,…

11 months ago

Understanding the National Industrial Court’s Role in the Proposed Sale of Federal Government Properties to Employees

CASE TITLE: ADEBAYO & ORS v. HEAD OF SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION & ORS (2023) LPELR-60992(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH MAY,…

11 months ago

The Principle of Margin of Lead in an Election

CASE TITLE: YABO & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-61429 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 16TH DECEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: ELECTION PETITIONLEAD JUDGMENT: PETER…

11 months ago

How Court Determines the Competence of a Ground of Appeal

CASE TITLE: ADEYEMI v. APC & ORS (2023) LPELR-61492(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 23RD OCTOBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE (APPEAL ARISING FROM ELECTION PETITION)LEAD…

11 months ago

Whether a Piece of Evidence Previously Acceptable under the Evidence Act be Declared Inadmissible by a Bill Passed by the State House of Assembly

CASE TITLE: ADERETI & ORS v. OKE (2024) LPELR-61523(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH JANUARY, 2024PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAWLEAD JUDGMENT: YUSUF ALHAJI BASHIR, J.C.A.…

11 months ago

Liability of a Bank for Unauthorized Access to a Customer’s ATM Card

CASE TITLE: NWACHUKWU v. U.B.A (2023) LPELR-60847 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST JUNE, 2023 JUSTICES: OBIETONBARA OWUPELE DANIEL-KALIO, JCAPATRICIA AJUMA MAHMOUD,…

11 months ago

Required Number Of Pages For Brief Of Argument In Election Petition Appeal To The Supreme Court

CASE TITLE: NNAJI & ANOR v. NDUBUISI & ORS (2023) LPELR-61131(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE (APPEAL ARISING…

12 months ago

Position of the Law on Amendment of Charge

CASE TITLE: IBRAHIM v. FRN (2023) LPELR-61362(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 30TH NOVEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU,…

12 months ago