Criminal Law

Navigating the Nuances: Circumstances When the Defense of ‘Volenti Non Fit Injuria’ Will Be Inapplicable in a Banker-Customer Transaction

Navigating the Nuances: Circumstances When the Defense of ‘Volenti Non Fit Injuria’ Will Be Inapplicable in a Banker-Customer Transaction

lawpavilion April 23, 2024

CASE TITLE: FIDELITY BANK PLC v. PETER (2024) LPELR-61551(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH JANUARY, 2024 JUSTICES: HAMMA AKAWU...

Is a No Case Submission Applicable in Civil Cases?

Is a No Case Submission Applicable in Civil Cases?

lawpavilion March 26, 2024

CASE TITLE: MUHAMMAD v. SULEIMAN (2024) LPELR-61695(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 26TH FEBRUARY, 2024PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMED LAWAL...

Does the Mere Presence of an Accused Person at the Crime Scene Make Him Guilty of the Offence?

Does the Mere Presence of an Accused Person at the Crime Scene Make Him Guilty of the Offence?

lawpavilion March 26, 2024

CASE TITLE: HARUNA v. STATE (2024) LPELR-61727(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH MARCH, 2024PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT:...

Whether The Hearing and Determination of a Criminal Trial During Court Vacation Amounts to a Miscarriage of Justice

lawpavilion February 13, 2024

CASE TITLE: BASSEY v. IGP (2023) LPELR-61219(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH AUGUST, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW LEAD JUDGMENT:...

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

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:...

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...

Whether Extra Judicial Statement of a Witness Is Only Admissible for The Purpose of Cross-Examination

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

CASE TITLE: Madoke v. STATE (2023) LPELR-60843(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH JUNE, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT:...

Is an Admissible Confessional Statement Enough to Dispense with the Need for a Forensic Report Confirming Forgery?

lawpavilion November 1, 2023

CASE TITLE: ATABO v. FRN (2023) LPELR-61080 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 25TH JUNE, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD...

When The Offence of Conspiracy to Commit a Fake Kidnap Will Not Be Said to Have Been Committed

When The Offence of Conspiracy to Commit a Fake Kidnap Will Not Be Said to Have Been Committed

lawpavilion October 19, 2023

CASE TITLE: BABATUNDE v. STATE OF LAGOS (2023) LPELR-61117(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD OCTOBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND...

Constituents of the Offence of Obtaining by False Pretence

Constituents of the Offence of Obtaining by False Pretence

lawpavilion October 4, 2023

CASE TITLE: OTENUGA v. IGP (2023) LPELR-61072 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 31ST AUGUST 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE...

Navigating the Nuances: Circumstances When the Defense of ‘Volenti Non Fit Injuria’ Will Be Inapplicable in a Banker-Customer Transaction

Is a No Case Submission Applicable in Civil Cases?

Does the Mere Presence of an Accused Person at the Crime Scene Make Him Guilty of the Offence?

Whether The Hearing and Determination of a Criminal Trial During Court Vacation Amounts to a Miscarriage of Justice

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

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

Whether Extra Judicial Statement of a Witness Is Only Admissible for The Purpose of Cross-Examination

Is an Admissible Confessional Statement Enough to Dispense with the Need for a Forensic Report Confirming Forgery?

When The Offence of Conspiracy to Commit a Fake Kidnap Will Not Be Said to Have Been Committed

Constituents of the Offence of Obtaining by False Pretence

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