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Whether The Defence of Provocation and Self-Defence are Mutually Exclusive

CASE TITLE: JACKSON v. STATE (2025) LPELR-80692(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH MARCH, 2025PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS,…

10 months ago

Can the Court Make an Order Against or in Favour of a Person Who is Not a Party to a Suit?

CASE TITLE: FIDELITY BANK PLC v. SAGECOM CONCEPTS LTD. & ANOR (2025) LPELR-81172(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 11TH APRIL, 2025PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURELEAD…

10 months ago

Whether The Law Permits the Filing of a Joint Notice of Appeal in Criminal Matters

CASE TITLE: AUWAL & ORS v. FRN (2025) LPELR-81274(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 16TH MAY, 2025PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: MOHAMMED…

10 months ago

Navigating Nigeria’s Digital Ad Space: A Deep Dive into ARCON’s Vetting Mandate

Advertising regulations and vetting processes in Nigeria, as overseen by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), formerly known as…

10 months ago

Whether Banks can Unilaterally Place a Restriction on the Account of a Customer Without a Court Order

CASE TITLE: FBN PLC & ANOR V. DKN INVESTMENT LTD. & ANOR LPELR-80878(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH APRIL, 2025JUSTICES: MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM SIRAJO,…

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Position of Islamic Law on The Share of a Surviving Wife in the Estate of a Deceased Survived by Children

CASE TITLE: MUSA & ORS v. MUSA & ORS (2025) LPELR-81189(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  16TH MAY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: ISLAMIC LAW AND…

11 months ago

Can the Issue of Identity of Land Arise where the Parties Know the Land In Dispute?

CASE TITLE:  HASSAN & ORS v. TADE TAIYE VENTURES LTD & ORS (2025) LPELR-81233(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 26TH MAY, 2025 PRACTICE…

11 months ago

Position of the Law on the Admissibility of A Dying Declaration

CASE TITLE: OMOKARO v. STATE (2025) LPELR-81202(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 16TH MAY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: HARUNA…

11 months ago

Quarantine and Liberties: Were Rights Sacrificed in the Name of Safety?

CASE TITLE: OKORO v. NCDC & ORS (2025) LPELR-80676(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 19TH MARCH, 2025 JUSTICES: MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM SIRAJO, J.C.A.LATEEF ADEBAYO…

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Duty of Care of a Transport Company to its Passengers

CASE TITLE: MISS PHILIP JULIET v. PEACE MASS TRANSIT LIMITED (2025)LPELR-80333(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 22nd Jan, 2025JUSTICES: ADEBUKUNOLA ADEOTI IBIRONKE BANJOKO, J.C.A.ABBA…

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