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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 January 8, 2024

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

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The Nigerian Supreme Court now has a Specialist in Conflict of Laws

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The Nigerian Supreme Court now has a Specialist in Conflict of Laws

lawpavilion January 8, 2024

The authors of this post are Chukwuma Okoli, Assistant Professor in Commercial Conflict of Laws at the...

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Top 10 Tips to Set Your Law Firm on the Path of Productivity in the New Year

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Top 10 Tips to Set Your Law Firm on the Path of Productivity in the New Year

lawpavilion January 5, 2024

Introduction The new year is a time for reflection, goal-setting, and planning for the future. For law...

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Nature of the Action for Money Had and Received

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Nature of the Action for Money Had and Received

lawpavilion December 20, 2023

CASE TITLE: ONUOHA & ANOR v. UNION BANK OF (NIG) PLC (2023) LPELR-61352(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2023PRACTICE...

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Principles Governing the Grant of Custody of Children After the Dissolution of a Marriage

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Principles Governing the Grant of Custody of Children After the Dissolution of a Marriage

lawpavilion December 20, 2023

CASE TITLE: AKINMOSIN v. AKINMOSIN (2023) LPELR-61125 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD OCTOBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: MATRIMONIAL CAUSESLEAD JUDGMENT: YUSUF...

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Critical Factors in Assessing an Accused Person’s Intent Regarding a Deceased’s Death

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Critical Factors in Assessing an Accused Person’s Intent Regarding a Deceased’s Death

lawpavilion December 20, 2023

CASE TITLE: ICHADO v. STATE: (2023) LPELR-61363(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 30TH NOVEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT:...

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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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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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