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Understanding Participation Limits in Political Party Primary Elections

CASE TITLE: AHIWE & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2024) LPELR-61674(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 12TH JANUARY, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTION PETITION…

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Unraveling the Legal Web: Can You Seek Redress in Tort Via Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure?

CASE TITLE: SHU'AIBU v. A.G. OF THE FEDERATION & ANOR (2023) LPELR-61565(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 23RD NOVEMBER, 2023 JUSTICES: ITA GEORGE…

2 years ago

Protecting Minority Shareholders in Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis of the Remedy for Oppressive or Unfairly Prejudicial Conduct in Nigeria and Canada.

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb. (U.K) INTRODUCTION This article scrutinizes minority shareholder protection in Nigeria and Canada by evaluating…

2 years ago

Essential Ingredients of Negligence

CASE TITLE: BIU UNITED CO. (NIG) LTD & ANOR v. GTB PLC & ANOR (2024) LPELR-61663(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND FEBRUARY,…

2 years ago

Conditions Precedent to Initiating an Action for Recovery of Legal Fee

CASE TITLE:  VAL OIL TRADING S. A. & ANOR v. AMARAN (2023) LPELR-61242(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 20TH JULY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE…

2 years ago

The Purpose of Section 15(1) of The Terrorism (Prevention) (Amendment) Act, 2013

CASE TITLE: SHEHU v. FRN (2024) LPELR-61662(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH FEBRUARY, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: OLABODE…

2 years ago

Demystifying Legal Loopholes: Can Section 137 of the Electoral Act 2022 Offer a Petitioner Relief from the Burden of Proof?

CASE TITLE: CHIJIOKE & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-61484(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND NOVEMBER, 2023 JUSTICES: ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI…

2 years ago

Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and The Legal Profession: An Examination of Chapter 2 of the Rules of Professional Conduct 2023.

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb. (U.K) The fight against money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing in Nigeria has…

2 years ago

Whether A Petitioner Can Claim That He Won an Election by Scoring Majority of Valid Votes Cast and at the Same Time Seek for The Nullification of The Election

CASE TITLE: AGBU v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-61490 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 28TH NOVEMBER, 2023 JUSTICES: CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME, JCAPETER…

2 years ago

Whether the Attorney General’s Consent is Needed to Enforce an Unappealed Judgment from a Garnishee Proceeding

CASE TITLE: CBN v. IKPILA & ANOR (2024) LPELR-61618(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH FEBRUARY, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (Garnishee…

2 years ago