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The Legal Framework Governing the Judicial Termination of Employment Contracts in Nigeria

By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen  The power of termination of employment contract can be exercised by the employer or the employee depending…

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Whether the Court Can Interfere Where a University Refuses to Issue a Certificate

CASE TITLE: UNIPORT v. NWUZOR (2024) LPELR-62382(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 1ST MARCH, 2024 JUSTICES: JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSCHELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSCIBRAHIM…

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Can a Complaint Made to the Police Amount to Libel?

CASE TITLE:  SHUAIBU v. ABUJA & ORS (2024) LPELR-62247 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: MAY 17, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: TORT LAW LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Whether Any Other Police Officer Other Than the Recorder of the Confessional Statement Can Tender It at Trial

CASE TITLE: ALI v. STATE (2024) LPELR-62370(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JUNE, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: ITA…

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Principles Governing the Acquisition of Valid Title to Land in Accordance with Bini Customary Law

CASE TITLE: OGBEBOR v. IHASEE (2024) LPELR-62380 (SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH JUNE, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: STEPHEN JONAH…

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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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Surrogacy as an Assisted Reproductive Technology: 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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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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