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Nature of Exemplary Damages and When the Same Would Be Awarded

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Nature of Exemplary Damages and When the Same Would Be Awarded

lawpavilion August 19, 2025

CASE TITLE: Q Oil & Gas Services Ltd V. Ge Int’l Operations (Nig) Ltd. & Anor (2025)...

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Is Kidnapping Complete Without Ransom?

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Is Kidnapping Complete Without Ransom?

lawpavilion August 13, 2025

CASE TITLE: ABANOBI v. STATE LPELR-81735(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 13TH JUNE, 2025 JUSTICES: JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C.TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, J.S.C.CHIDI...

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Position of the Law on the Unsworn Evidence of a Child to Warrant a Conviction

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Position of the Law on the Unsworn Evidence of a Child to Warrant a Conviction

lawpavilion August 12, 2025

CASE TITLE: BALA v. STATE (2025) LPELR-81112 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  17TH APRIL, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND...

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Effect of Failure of an Adversary to Cross-Examine a Witness

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Effect of Failure of an Adversary to Cross-Examine a Witness

lawpavilion August 12, 2025

CASE TITLE:  AKWA IBOM STATE GOVT v. UMANAH (2025) LPELR-81232(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 26TH MAY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL...

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When is an Appeal or a Suit Academic?

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When is an Appeal or a Suit Academic?

lawpavilion August 12, 2025

CASE TITLE: OSAKPAMWAN v. RTEAN & ORS (2025) LPELR-81731(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 29TH JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LABOUR...

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See something, Say Something: How to Report A Crime Anywhere in Nigeria

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See something, Say Something: How to Report A Crime Anywhere in Nigeria

lawpavilion August 11, 2025

What would you have done in this situation?  On Tuesday, 22nd of March 2025, a pastor was...

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Supervisory Jurisdiction and the Seat: Can Nigerian Courts Still Set Aside Foreign Awards?

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Supervisory Jurisdiction and the Seat: Can Nigerian Courts Still Set Aside Foreign Awards?

lawpavilion August 5, 2025

Introduction In OIL & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD v. HEMPEL PAINTS (SOUTH AFRICA) PTY LTD (2025) LPELR-81602(CA), the Nigerian...

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Effect of Failure to Satisfactorily Trace Line of Succession in an Action for Declaration of Title to Land

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Effect of Failure to Satisfactorily Trace Line of Succession in an Action for Declaration of Title to Land

lawpavilion August 5, 2025

CASE TITLE: ADESINA & ANOR v. OLADIPO & ORS (2025) LPELR-81560(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE...

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Conditions for a Successful Plea of Estoppel Per Rem Judicatam

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Conditions for a Successful Plea of Estoppel Per Rem Judicatam

lawpavilion August 5, 2025

CASE TITLE: GAJIBO v. MOHAMMED & ANOR (2025) LPELR-81540(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  2ND JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: EVIDENCE LEAD...

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Does an Administrator/Administratrix have Power to Administer the Property of a Deceased Person not Covered by a Letter of Administration

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Does an Administrator/Administratrix have Power to Administer the Property of a Deceased Person not Covered by a Letter of Administration

lawpavilion August 5, 2025

CASE TITLE:  ODUTOLA v. AJAO & ORS (2025) LPELR-81680(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: ADMINISTRATION OF...

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