Legal Opinion

How to Draft Valid Arbitration Agreements: Essential Provisions

Arbitral proceedings are expressions of the will of the parties of which party autonomy is consciously guarded. The existence of…

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An Overview Of The Nigerian Anti-Money Laundering Act 2022

By Rodiyyah Bashir With the passing of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill into law in 2022 by the…

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An Overview Of Limited Liability Partnerships Under CAMA 2020

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN INTRODUCTIONRapid changes and technological developments characterize the contemporary corporate landscape. Businesses must be adaptive and…

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The Odinga Standard: Guidelines To Adopt In Preparing Election Petitions

Overview  Raila Odinga & Another v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) & Others [2017] KESC 31  KLR  On 1st September, 2017,…

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Appealing Awards Of Cost In Nigeria

by Muyiwa Ogungbenro , Ubong Charles Bassey and Olukemi Owolabi Introduction The term "costs" means two things in law. The first is the charge which…

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An Analysis Of The Hire Purchase Contract Under Common Law And The Hire Purchase Act Of 2004.

By Aisha Mohammed Agashi. A Hire-Purchase agreement is a contract whereby the owner of a chattel lets it out on…

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Whether Awareness of the Occurrence of the Event/Decision/Action Complained of Is Material in the Determination of the Accrual of a Cause of Action in a Pre-Election Matter

CASE TITLE:                AZEGETOR v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-59519(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:     21ST JANUARY, 2023 JUSTICES:                     MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA, JCA                                        BIOBELE ABRAHAM…

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2023 General Elections In Nigeria And The Strains On The Rule Of Law

By Joe-Kyari Gadzama, OFR, MFR, SAN The implications of continued disobedience of court judgments and orders are that Nigeria is…

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Powers of INEC to Retract a Result already Announced; The Pros and Cons of Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022 as Amended

By Akintayo Balogun Esq. The several amendments/inclusions that came with the Electoral Act 2022, continue to draw attention and concerns…

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Knowledge Of The Law And The Symbiotic Relationship With Being Reserved For The Senior Lawyers Only: A Human Face For The Nigerian Young And Aspiring Lawyers!

By Hameed Ajibola Jimoh Esq. It has become (among a number of young lawyers in Nigeria) that those seen as…

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