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Harmonising Seeming Inconsistencies: A Critical Analysis of the Legal Practitioners Act, Cap. L11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and the Legal Practitioners Amendment Decree No. 21 Of 1994

By: Kola’ Awodein S.A.N , FCTI , FICIArb. , and Ikenna Okoli S.A.N , FCIArb. Abstract This article critically examines…

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Whether a Deed of Gift is Rendered Invalid Merely Because it was Prepared in the Name of a Law Firm Rather then by a Named Legal Practitioner

CASE TITLE: BAKO v. RABIU & ORS (2026) LPELR-82880(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH JANUARY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: CONVEYANCING LAW LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Position of Law on Identity of Land in Dispute Vis-a-Vis What Parties Call It

CASE TITLE: OLORUNNIMBE & ANOR V. OLOBEKE (2026) LPELR-82912(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 23RD JANUARY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: FADAWU…

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Whether the Right of an Accused to an Interpreter can be Invoked on Appeal by an Appellant who had been Represented by Counsel at the Trial as a Ground for Setting Aside a Conviction

CASE TITLE: DANJUMA v. STATE (2026) LPELR-82944(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 29TH JANUARY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: UGOCHUKWU…

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Who Appoints Police Officers in Nigeria?

CASE TITLE: NPF & ORS V. POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION & ANOR LPELR-60782(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH JULY, 2023JUSTICES: MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.S.C.HELEN…

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Whether Check-Off Dues May Lawfully be Deducted from the Salaries of Members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers Under the Labour Act and the Trade Unions Act Without their Written Consent?

CASE TITLE: Garba & Ors v. Umar & Ors (2025) LPELR-82669(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LABOUR LAW…

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Whether An Action Can Be Commenced in a Representative Capacity on Behalf of An Already Partitioned Family Property

CASE TITLE: BULO v. MUMMUNAI INTEGRATED SERVICES LTD & ORS (2025) LPELR-82881(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH JANUARY, 2026PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAWLEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Does Failure to File a Respondent Brief of Argument Mean the Case of the Appellant Will Automatically Succeed?

CASE TITLE: OLUMIDE v. EJOBE (2025) LPELR-82643(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 12TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: UWABUNKEONYE ONWOSI, J.C.A.…

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THE WEAKENING GHOST OF OKAFOR V NWEKE: JUSTICE AGIM’S ROADMAP AND THE 2025 JUDICIAL RETREAT

By: Kola’ Awodein SAN, FCTI, FICIArb (kaaobm15@gmail.com) and Misbau Alamu Lateef, Ph.D., SFHEA (mislaw178@yahoo.com) “This Court is again faced with…

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Whether a Person who has Better Title Over Land, Though Not in Physical Possession, Will be Deemed to be the Person in Possession of the Land

CASE TITLE: ORU v. OLERUA & ANOR (2025) LPELR- 82648(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: EVIDENCE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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