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Whether a non-contractual third party can be held accountable for damages resulting from a party’s contract breach.

CASE TITLE: TKM MAESTRO (NIG) LTD v. VERITAS KAPITAL ASSURANCE PLC (2023) LPELR-61411(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 13TH DECEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CONTRACTLEAD JUDGMENT:…

12 months ago

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,…

12 months ago

The Nigerian Supreme Court now has a Specialist in Conflict of Laws

The authors of this post are Chukwuma Okoli, Assistant Professor in Commercial Conflict of Laws at the University of Birmingham…

12 months ago

Top 10 Tips to Set Your Law Firm on the Path of Productivity in the New Year

Introduction The new year is a time for reflection, goal-setting, and planning for the future. For law firms, it’s also…

12 months ago

Nature of the Action for Money Had and Received

CASE TITLE: ONUOHA & ANOR v. UNION BANK OF (NIG) PLC (2023) LPELR-61352(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CONTRACTLEAD JUDGMENT:…

1 year ago

Principles Governing the Grant of Custody of Children After the Dissolution of a Marriage

CASE TITLE: AKINMOSIN v. AKINMOSIN (2023) LPELR-61125 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD OCTOBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: MATRIMONIAL CAUSESLEAD JUDGMENT: YUSUF ALHAJI BASHIR, J.C.A.…

1 year ago

Critical Factors in Assessing an Accused Person’s Intent Regarding a Deceased’s Death

CASE TITLE: ICHADO v. STATE: (2023) LPELR-61363(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 30TH NOVEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU,…

1 year ago

Whether Inadequate Payment of Security for Costs Renders a Petition Incompetent

CASE TITLE: NYA-ETOK & ORS v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-60970 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH AUGUST, 2023 JUSTICES: MUHAMMED LAWAL…

1 year ago

The Illegality of Cross Carpeting under the 1999 Constitution (As Amended)

Since the restoration of democratic structures in May 1999, there have been cases of serving legislators defecting to another party…

1 year ago

‘Lawyers Who File Frivolous Cases should Lose CPD Points’—NBA Lagos Branch Chairman, Olabisi Makanjuola

Lawyers who file frivolous cases should lose their continuing professional development (CPD) points, Lagos Branch Chairman of the Nigerian Bar…

1 year ago