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Whether Section 83(1) of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act Limits the Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to Hear a Garnishee Proceeding involving a Federal Government Agency

CASE TITLE: CBN v. ENOCH & ORS (2022) LPELR-58804(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH OCTOBER, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: TUNDE…

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Whether an Association is Bound by its Constitution

CASE TITLE: NWOSU & ANOR v. IBEKWE (2022) LPELR-58820(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH OCTOBER, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: CHIEFTAINCY MATTERS LEAD JUDGMENT: BOLOUKUROMO MOSES…

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Whether the Compilation and Transmission of Record of Appeal in an Election Petition Proceedings is the Primary Duty of the Secretary of the Tribunal

CASE TITLE: IBRAHIM v. INEC & ORS (2022) LPELR-58822(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH NOVEMBER, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS LEAD JUDGMENT: ITA GEORGE…

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Applicability of Limitation Law to Trespass

CASE TITLE:  OLUSANYA v. ABDULBAKI & ORS (2022) LPELR-58771(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  2ND JUNE, 2022 JUSTICES:  UZO IFEYINWA NDUKWE-ANYANWU, JCA ISAIAH…

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Liquidated Money Demand; An Imperative to the Adoption of a Summary Judgment Procedure

CASE TITLE: GTI ASSET MANAGEMENT & TRUST LTD v. OYO STATE GOVERNMENT & ANOR (2022) LPELR-58765(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2022…

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Difference between Payment of Deposit and Part Payment for the Purpose of a Valid Sale of Land/Property

CASE TITLE: MUHAMMAD v. ALBASU (2022) LPELR-58802(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 31ST OCTOBER, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: ITA GEORGE MBABA, J.C.A.…

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Discretionary Powers of the Federal Inland Revenue Service under the Companies Income Act Cap C21, LFN 2004 in Issuing Additional Assessment of Taxes

CASE TITLE: NIRVANA OILFIELD SERVICES LTD v. FIRS (2022) LPELR-58812(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 31ST OCTOBER, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: TAXATION LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: BIOBELE…

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Is Locus Standi Required to bring a Public Interest Litigation under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009?

CASE TITLE:  HUMAN RIGHTS & EMPOWERMENT PROJECT LTD/GTE v. PRESIDENT OF FRN & ORS (2022) LPELR-58230(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  FRIDAY, 15TH…

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Does Obtaining Letters of Administration in Respect of Shares Held by a Deceased Shareholder Automatically Transfers Interests in the Company

CASE TITLE:  AONDONGU v. MAIBER & ANOR (2022) LPELR-57882(CA)   JUDGMENT DATE:  9TH MAY, 2022 JUSTICES:  IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE, JCA…

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A Critique of the Nigerian Court of Appeal’s Recent Restatement of the Principles and Decisions on the Enforcement of Foreign Jurisdiction Clause in Nigeria

By Chukwuma Samuel Adesina Okoli (Assistant Professor in Commercial Conflict of Laws at the University of Birmingham) INTRODUCTION Many international…

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