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Position of the Law in Determining the Issue of Custody in Matrimonial Proceedings

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Position of the Law in Determining the Issue of Custody in Matrimonial Proceedings

lawpavilion August 20, 2023

CASE TITLE:  Atomatofa v. Atomatofa (2023) LPELR-60523(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH JUNE, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: MATRIMONIAL CAUSES LEAD JUDGMENT:...

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A Legal Appraisal of Nigeria’s Electronic Invoicing Regulatory Framework (2025)

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A Legal Appraisal of Nigeria’s Electronic Invoicing Regulatory Framework (2025)

lawpavilion August 2, 2026

1. Introduction This Appraisal examines the National Regulatory Guideline for Electronic Invoicing in Nigeria (2025) (hereinafter referred...

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A 1952 Lease, 36 Years of Unpaid Rent, and the Clause That Sealed a Family’s Fate

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A 1952 Lease, 36 Years of Unpaid Rent, and the Clause That Sealed a Family’s Fate

lawpavilion August 2, 2026

In 1952, two men shook hands, or rather, signed a lease, over a piece of property. Seventy...

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Whether a Fresh Plea Must be Made Where There is an Amendment to A Charge

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Whether a Fresh Plea Must be Made Where There is an Amendment to A Charge

lawpavilion August 2, 2026

CASE TITLE: ABIFARIN v. STATE (2026) LPELR-84286(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND MAY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND...

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Can a Litigant be Punished for the Mistake of His Counsel?

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Can a Litigant be Punished for the Mistake of His Counsel?

lawpavilion August 2, 2026

CASE TITLE: ZARA v. RUWANFILI (2026) LPELR-84414(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH JULY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE LEAD...

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Whether Wrong Description/Mis-Description of Land in Dispute is Fatal Where Parties Know the Land

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Whether Wrong Description/Mis-Description of Land in Dispute is Fatal Where Parties Know the Land

lawpavilion August 2, 2026

CASE TITLE: OLAGUNJU & ORS v. ADEIFE (2026) LPELR-84392(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 1ST JULY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: LAND...

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What Amounts to a Question of Customary Law?

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What Amounts to a Question of Customary Law?

lawpavilion July 26, 2026

CASE TITLE: SULEIMAN & ORS v. KASIM & ORS (2026) LPELR-84235(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND JUNE, 2026 PRACTICE...

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Facts That Must Be Pleaded and Proved to Establish the Transfer of Land Under Customary Law

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Facts That Must Be Pleaded and Proved to Establish the Transfer of Land Under Customary Law

lawpavilion July 26, 2026

CASE TITLE: NWANODI & ANOR v. BROWN & ORS (2026) LPELR-84296(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND JULY 2026 PRACTICE...

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What are Conditions Precedent for the challenge of the Appointment and/or Deposition of a chief?

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What are Conditions Precedent for the challenge of the Appointment and/or Deposition of a chief?

lawpavilion July 26, 2026

CASE TITLE: TAAJO & ORS v. OYERO & ORS (2026) LPELR-84305(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD JULY, 2026 PRACTICE...

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The Stolen SIM Card That Solved the Case: A Lesson in Recent Possession

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The Stolen SIM Card That Solved the Case: A Lesson in Recent Possession

lawpavilion July 26, 2026

He never saw it happen. One moment, he was fighting off a mob armed with sticks and...

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Token of Appreciation or Product of Undue Influence? A Courtroom Examination of a ₦5.5 Million Payment

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Token of Appreciation or Product of Undue Influence? A Courtroom Examination of a ₦5.5 Million Payment

lawpavilion July 7, 2026

An elderly man watches the bank move in on his mortgaged home. Then enters a lawyer, not...

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