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Instances Where A No Case Submission Made And Upheld By The Trial Court Will Be Upturned By An Appellate Court

CASE TITLE: STATE v. ANOCHIE (2023) LPELR-60964(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: JULY 25, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (NO CASE SUBMISSION)LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Nature Of Traditional Evidence In Relation To Proof Of Title To Land

CASE TITLE: AKPA V. OMO-OKENYI & ANOR (2023) LPELR-61079 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: JULY 25, 2023PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAWLEAD JUDGMENT: ABDUL-AZEEZ WAZIRI,…

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Position Of the Law on Right of Appeal from The Investments and Securities Tribunal to The Court of Appeal

CASE TITLE: SMTECH COMMUNICATIONS PLC & ORS v. SEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-61006(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: JULY 20, 2023PRACTICE AREA: COMPANY LAWLEAD…

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Whether A Collective Agreement Is Justiciable And Enforceable

CASE TITLE: NUHPSW v. OUTSOURCING SERVICES LTD (2023) LPELR 60683(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: JULY 17, 2023 JUSTICES : OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA,…

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The Court and the Improper Use of Police Power: X-raying the Decision of the Supreme Court in Mitin v. C.O.P., Bayelsa State

Summary of facts:On June 10, 2015, the ‘A’ Division of the Nigeria Police, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, received a report that…

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A Call For Domestication of The Climate Change Act 2021 in the 36 States Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria

There is a universal consensus that warm temperatures are being replaced by warmer seasons. In March 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel…

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POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR CHIEFTAINCY MATTERS UNDER THE TRADITIONAL RULERS LAW, CAP 151, REVISED LAWS OF ENUGU STATE OF NIGERIA, 2004

CASE TITLE:  CHIMEREZE v. COSMAS & ORS (2023) LPELR-60954 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 1ST AUGUST, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CHIEFTAINCY LAW LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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DOES FAILURE TO COLLECT VAT FROM CUSTOMERS ABSOLVE A COMPANY FROM THE LIABILITY TO REMIT SAME?

CASE TITLE: KANDELITE ENGINEERING CO. LTD. v. FIRS (2023) LPELR-60682(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: July 17, 2023 JUSTICES : OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA,…

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WHETHER LIMITATION LAW APPLIES TO CONTINUOUS ACT OF TRESPASS

CASE TITLE: MTN v. AYINU (2023) LPELR-60810 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: July 28, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: LIMITATION LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: JAMES GAMBO…

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POSITION OF THE LAW ON SENTENCING OF A MINOR CONVICTED OF A CAPITAL OFFENCE

CASE TITLE: DAHIRU v. STATE (2023) LPELR-60715(CA)) JUDGMENT DATE: June 9, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: JAMES…

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