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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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Whether Payment of Premium Is a Condition Precedent to a Valid Contract of Insurance

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Whether Payment of Premium Is a Condition Precedent to a Valid Contract of Insurance

lawpavilion July 6, 2026

CASE TITLE: PRESTIGE ASSURANCE PLC & ANOR v. SARA PRODUCT LTD & ANOR (2026) LPELR-84020(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:...

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Whether a Co-Police Officer can Tender a Document Recorded by Another Police Officer

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Whether a Co-Police Officer can Tender a Document Recorded by Another Police Officer

lawpavilion July 6, 2026

CASE TITLE: SUNDAY v. STATE (2026) LPELR-84159(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH JUNE 2026 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE...

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Position of the Law on Subsequent Production of a Survey Plan Earlier Used/Tendered in a Previous Suit

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Position of the Law on Subsequent Production of a Survey Plan Earlier Used/Tendered in a Previous Suit

lawpavilion July 6, 2026

CASE TITLE: AKINDELE v. KURANGA (2026) LPELR-84110(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 10TH JUNE, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD...

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