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What is the Prosecution Required to Prove in Order to Sustain a Conviction for The Offence of Defilement?

CASE TITLE: KASUWAV v. NIGERIAN NAVY (2024) LPELR-62921(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 19TH AUGUST, 2024PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: OKON EFRETI…

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Whether The Law on Limitation of Action Applies to Cases of Continuous Damage/Injury

CASE TITLE: EDIDIONG EYEN DEEP SEA FISHING CO-OPERTIVE INVESMENT AND CREDIT SOCIETY LTD v. MOBIL PRODUCING (NIG) UNLTD (2024) LPELR-62964(CA)JUDGMENT…

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Supreme Court Rules 2024

INTRODUCTION  The new Supreme Court Rules 2024 (the “2024 Rules”) effectively repealed and replaced the longstanding Supreme Court Rules of…

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Can Salary Payment After Resignation Notice Disqualify a Candidate from Election?

CASE TITLE: OKORIE & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2024) LPELR-62967(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH OCTOBER, 2024 JUSTICES: JOSEPH EYO EKANEMBINTA…

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When Non-Joinder of a Party to an Action Is Fatal

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 16th day of February 2024 Before Their Lordships…

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The Supreme Court Rules 61 Years After

The Supreme Court Rules of 1985 were first introduced to regulate the practice and procedure of the Supreme Court of…

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Sale or Purchase of Property, Contract of Agency and the Law: On Whether a Party Can Claim Remuneration as Agent in the Absence of Contract of Engagement

Citation: (2024) 13 NWLR PT. 1956 AT 511- 515.PARTIES IN FULL: AIGBEKAN OSAS HYACINTH OSEJI[Trading under the name of Osas…

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Set Your Law Firm Case Management Up For Success

Introduction Running a successful law firm goes beyond having just legal expertise. Today, managing multiple cases simultaneously for law firms…

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The Sanctity of Fair-Hearing in Adjudication Process in Nigeria; and the Consequence of Its Disregard.

By Akilu Sa’ad INTRODUCTION: fair hearing is an inviolable fundamental right of a man by virtue of been human and…

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Mutilation of Currency Notes in Nigeria: What is the Position of the Law?

By Sani Abdullahi INTRODUCTION Some months ago, a series of clips started to make the rounds online of the socialite…

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