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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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Legitimacy In Nigerian Family Law: How the 1999 Constitution Protects Children Born out of Wedlock

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Legitimacy In Nigerian Family Law: How the 1999 Constitution Protects Children Born out of Wedlock

lawpavilion August 6, 2025

Introduction In Nigerian family law, few concepts have generated as much legal debate and social consequence as...

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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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How Top Nigerian Lawyers Research Legal Cases

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How Top Nigerian Lawyers Research Legal Cases

lawpavilion August 5, 2025

Let’s begin by asking this multi-million naira question, “What makes the difference between elite lawyers and the...

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