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ONCE A GROUND OF APPEAL IS BASED ON FINDING OF FACTS WHICH ARE NOT IN DISPUTE, IT IS A GROUND OF LAW; NOT MIXED LAW AND FACTS

CASE TITLE: CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF & ANOR V. TSENONGO (2018) LPELR-45883(CA) PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUGDMENT BY: JOSEPH…

6 years ago

RIGHT TO INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 IS NOT ABSOLUTE

CASE TITLE: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA & ANOR v. PUBLIC & PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE LTD/GTE CBN & ANOR V. PPDC…

6 years ago

TERMS AND RELATIONSHIP OF A CONTRACT ARE THE BEDROCK OF ANY CASE

CASE TITLE: TAYLEK DRUGS CO. LTD v. ONANKPA (2018) LPELR-45882(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 1ST NOVEMBER, 2018 PRACTICE AREA: LABOUR LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: JUMMAI HANNATU…

7 years ago

AN ADMINISTRATIVE BODY ACTING IN A QUASI-JUDICIAL CAPACITY MUST CONDUCT ITS INQUIRY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE

CASE TITLE: BOKO v. NUNGWA & ORS (2018) LPELR-45890(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND NOVEMBER, 2018 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS LEAD JUDGMENT: JOSEPH EYO EKANEM,…

7 years ago

IT IS MORALLY DESPICABLE FOR A PERSON WHO HAS BENEFITED FROM AN AGREEMENT TO TURN ROUND AND SAY THAT THE AGREEMENT IS NULL AND VOID

CASE TITLE: HOTEL & CATERING SERVICES LTD v. UNCLE T. FURNITURE CO. (NIG) & ANOR (2018) LPELR-45887(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 1ST NOVEMBER,…

7 years ago

ARE LIMITATION LAWS APPLICABLE TO CUSTOMARY LAW OR ACTIONS TO RECOVER LAND HELD UNDER CUSTOMARY LAW ?

CASE TITLE: ZANGYE v. TUKURA (2018) LPELR-45889(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND NOVEMBER, 2018 PRACTICE AREA: LIMITATION LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY, J.C.A. SUMMARY…

7 years ago

PRINCIPLES GUIDING THE AWARD OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL DAMAGES

CASE TITLE: DANIEL v. AKPERAN ORSHI COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, YANDEV (2018) LPELR-45888(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 1ST NOVEMBER, 2018 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD…

7 years ago

IT IS THE POLITICAL PARTY, NOT THE CANDIDATE, THAT CONTESTS AND WINS AN ELECTION

CASE TITLE: OZOMGBACHI V. AMADI & ORS (2018) LPELR-45152(SC) PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS HEADING:  IT IS THE POLITICAL PARTY, NOT…

7 years ago

TO CONFER JURISDICTION ON THE INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES TRIBUNAL, A MATTER MUST FIRST BE HEARD BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

CASE TITLE: OKOROCHA V. UBA BANK & ORS (2018) LPELR-45122(SC) PRACTICE AREA: INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES TRIBUNAL HEADING: TO CONFER JURISDICTION…

7 years ago

CONDITIONS TO BE PLEADED AND PROVEN WHEN RELYING ON TRADITIONAL HISTORY AS ROOT OF TITLE

CASE TITLE: NUHU V. ZAKAR & ORS (2018) LPELR-45632(CA) PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW HEADING: CONDITIONS TO BE PLEADED AND PROVEN…

7 years ago