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Freeze Now, Explain Never: Are Banks Abusing Their Power?

CASE TITLE: LUGARD v. ZENITH BANK PLC LPELR-82603(CA)                                               JUDGMENT DATE:  3RD DECEMBER, 2025 JUSTICES: BITRUS GYARAZAMA SANGA, J.C.A. LATEEF ADEBAYO…

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Revisiting Third-Party Motor Insurance in Nigeria Under the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act, 2025 (NIIRA 2025)

INTRODUCTION Third-party motor insurance has long been one of the most widely purchased insurance products in Nigeria—it is mandatory by…

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Whether an Order Made in Favour/Against a Non-Party can be Enforced By/Against such Party

CASE TITLE: CBN V. LIDAN ENGINEERING LTD & ORS (2026) LPELR-83062(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 16TH JANUARY 2026 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND…

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The Consensual Nature of Arbitration: Whether a Non-Signatory to a Contract can be Bound by the Arbitral Decisions Stemming from the Contract

CASE TITLE: EMTS LTD v. AFDIN VENTURES LTD & ORS (2026) LPELR-83327 (SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH MARCH, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: ARBITRATION…

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Whether Criminal Liability is Transferable

CASE TITLE: SMART v. IDIOKITA & ORS (2026) LPELR-83267 (SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 30TH JANUARY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW LEAD…

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When a Defamation/Libel Claim Arises from an Employment Relationship, which Court should Hear It: the National Industrial Court or the State High Court?

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How Should Courts Interpret the Terms of a Written Contract?

CASE TITLE: CAT Construction Group Ltd v. UACN Property Development Co. Plc & Anor (2026) LPELR-83254(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 26TH FEBRUARY,…

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Whether Court can Grant Perpetual Injunction Where the Title is Proved

CASE TITLE: SALIU V. JEREMIAH & ORS (2026) LPELR-83118 (SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 30TH JANUARY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Whether the Exclusive Jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court Extends to an Action Founded on Defamation Merely Because the Statement was Made in the Context of Employment

CASE TITLE: ELEGBE & ANOR V. HP INTL SCHOOLS LTD & ORS (2026) LPELR-83245 (SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 20TH FEBRUARY, 2026…

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Does a Visit Imply Consent to Sex?

CASE TITLE: OLOYEDE V. STATE OF LAGOS LPELR-82724(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND DECEMBER, 2025 JUSTICES: DANLAMI ZAMA SENCHI, J.C.A.ABDULAZEEZ MUHAMMED ANKA, J.C.A.UWABUNKEONYE…

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