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Should Physical Assault Or Abuse Be A Ground For Divorce?

By Stanley Maduabuchi Ofoegbu Esq The original plan of God for instituting marriage was for it to last the test…

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Africa’s Continental Criminal Court Can No Longer Wait

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Less than a decade ago, the detention centre of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Scheveningen…

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Surrogacy As An Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Legal And Ethical Considerations

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb. (U.K) INTRODUCTION The practice of surrogacy has garnered attention, particularly as efforts are made…

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Can a Court Overrule Its Own Ruling on a Preliminary Objection?

CASE TITLE: FEMENE & ORS v. FRN & ANOR (2024) LPELR-61874(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST MARCH, 2024 JUSTICES: JOSEPH OLUBUNMI KAYODE…

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Is an Employer Obligated to Provide Reasons for Terminating an Employee’s Contract of Employment?

CASE TITLE:  SKYE BANK PLC v. ADEGUN (2024) LPELR-62219(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH FEBRUARY, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: LABOUR LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: EMMANUEL…

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Can a Landlord Resort to Self-Help to Recover Possession of Premises?

CASE TITLE: BAWA v. ALI (2024) LPELR-62314(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH JUNE, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: LANDLORD AND TENANT LEAD JUDGMENT: UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY…

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Whether ‘Power Holding Company of Nigeria (Benin Electricity Distribution Company)’ Is a Juristic Personality That Can Sue and Be Sued

CASE TITLE: OKHILUA v. PHCN (2024) LPELR-62331(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH JUNE, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: LATEEF ADEBAYO GANIYU,…

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Inconsistency Of Nigeria Police Regulations 126 And 127 With The Constitution

In the Court of Appeal of Nigeria  Abuja Judicial Division Holden at  Abuja On Friday, the 3rd day of May, 2024 Before…

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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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Price Control In Nigeria: Insights Into The Price Control Act, 1977 And It’s Implications For Businesses And Consumers.

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb. (U.K) Introduction Given the rising inflation and decreasing consumers’ purchasing power, governments often adopt…

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