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Latest Issues in Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency

Corporate restructuring is the re-organization of a company's operational structure, usually in response to its financial distress, for the purpose…

4 years ago

Whether the Creation of the National Industrial Court is Constitutional

CASE TITLE: YENGE v. PRESIDENT FRN & ANOR (2022) LPELR-57510(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH APRIL, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: STEPHEN…

4 years ago

Whether a Principal Can Be Bound by Unauthorized Acts of the Agent

CASE TITLE: SALBODI GROUP LTD & ANOR v. DOYIN INVESTMENT (NIG) LTD & ORS (2022) LPELR-57458(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 28TH APRIL,…

4 years ago

Whether a Body Such as the Hisbah Can Arrest and Investigate a Person Caught Committing an Offence

CASE TITLE: BALA v. STATE (2022) LPELR-57475(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH MAY, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: ITA GEORGE…

4 years ago

Witness Protection Act: FG May Fly Prosecution Witness Abroad for Safety Reasons

In an effort to protect Nigerians who provide information to security agencies during an investigation and prosecution of offences, the…

4 years ago

Understanding the Concept of Domain Names in Digital Transaction

Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN It is believed that an intellectual property right does not protect domain names in the strict…

4 years ago

Propriety of Dispensing with the Evidence Act in Judicial Proceedings: A Review of the Appeal Court’s Recent Decision in Victor Adegboye v UBA

By Folabi Kuti SAN Proem The ‘exclusionary’ rules of Evidence have operated as a narrow gate through which pieces of…

4 years ago

Must an Application for the Enforcement of Fundamental Rights of an Applicant who Has Been Charged for a Criminal Offence Be Filed at the Same Court He was Charged In

CASE TITLE: PAUL ITEH v. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC) (2022) LPELR-57438(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 12TH APRIL, 2022 JUSTICES: HAMMA…

4 years ago

Ruling: Justice Ogunjobi Awards N2.5m Cost Against Prof. I.O. Smith SAN [Download]

The certified True Copy of the Ruling delivered by Honourable Justice O. O. Ogunjobi of the High Court of Lagos…

4 years ago

Between Restorative Justice and Damning Consequences: Cost of N2.5m Against Prof. I.O. Smith SAN in View

On Monday, 16th of May, 2022, Honourable Justice O. O. Ogunjobi of the High Court of Lagos State, after delivering…

4 years ago