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Whether Inadequate Payment of Security for Costs Renders a Petition Incompetent

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Whether Inadequate Payment of Security for Costs Renders a Petition Incompetent

lawpavilion December 20, 2023

CASE TITLE: NYA-ETOK & ORS v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-60970 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH AUGUST, 2023...

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The Illegality of Cross Carpeting under the 1999 Constitution (As Amended)

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The Illegality of Cross Carpeting under the 1999 Constitution (As Amended)

lawpavilion December 19, 2023

Since the restoration of democratic structures in May 1999, there have been cases of serving legislators defecting...

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‘Lawyers Who File Frivolous Cases should Lose CPD Points’—NBA Lagos Branch Chairman, Olabisi Makanjuola

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‘Lawyers Who File Frivolous Cases should Lose CPD Points’—NBA Lagos Branch Chairman, Olabisi Makanjuola

lawpavilion December 13, 2023

Lawyers who file frivolous cases should lose their continuing professional development (CPD) points, Lagos Branch Chairman of...

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Required Number of Pages for Brief of Argument in Election Petition Appeal

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Required Number of Pages for Brief of Argument in Election Petition Appeal

lawpavilion December 13, 2023

CASE TITLE: EWA & ANOR v. WILLIAMS & ORS (2023) LPELR-61299(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH NOVEMBER, 2023 PRACTICE...

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How to Eject a Sub-Tenant Put in Possession by a Judgment Debtor

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How to Eject a Sub-Tenant Put in Possession by a Judgment Debtor

lawpavilion December 13, 2023

CASE TITLE: DANKOLI v. ABUBAKAR & ANOR (2023) LPELR-61126 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: LANDLORD AND...

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Whether Registration Creates Interest in Land where there is None

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Whether Registration Creates Interest in Land where there is None

lawpavilion December 13, 2023

CASE TITLE: FBN LTD v. STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC (2023) LPELR-60773(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JULY, 2023 JUSTICES:...

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Obligation of the Court to Adjudicate Thoughtfully on All Presented Issues

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Obligation of the Court to Adjudicate Thoughtfully on All Presented Issues

lawpavilion December 13, 2023

CASE TITLE: OBIEFULE & ANOR v. UZOHO & ORS (2023) LPELR-61183(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL...

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How to Prove Communal Ownership of Land

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How to Prove Communal Ownership of Land

lawpavilion December 6, 2023

CASE TITLE:  OBI & ORS v. OBELE & ORS (2023) LPELR-60804(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 31ST JULY, 2023 PRACTICE...

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Whether Failure to File a Counter Affidavit Will Automatically Lead to The Grant of a Bail Application

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Whether Failure to File a Counter Affidavit Will Automatically Lead to The Grant of a Bail Application

lawpavilion December 6, 2023

CASE TITLE: ANYANWU v. FRN (2023) LPELR-61335(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH AUGUST 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE...

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Whether The Provision of Section 137 Of the Electoral Act, 2022 Obviates the Need to Call Eye Witness in Proof of Electoral Non-Compliance

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Whether The Provision of Section 137 Of the Electoral Act, 2022 Obviates the Need to Call Eye Witness in Proof of Electoral Non-Compliance

lawpavilion December 6, 2023

CASE TITLE: TANKO & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-61184(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH OCTOBER, 2023 PRACTICE...

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