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Next of Kin: Not Next in Line for the Estate

CASE TITLE: DASHE v. DAVID & ANOR (2025) LPELR-81124(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH MAY, 2025 JUSTICES: BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A.BATURE ISAH…

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Legal-Specific Collaboration Tools: 4 Untold Benefits for Law Firms

If you're still toggling between WhatsApp messages, emails, and scattered documents for your legal research, you're already behind, no doubt.…

12 months ago

3 Things Smart Lawyers Do Differently with Legal Research

Have you ever wondered why some lawyers seem to often win in court, even when the odds are stacked against…

12 months ago

Saving the Soul of the Adversarial Legal System: Judicial Misconceptions, Public Perception, and the Imperative for Systemic Reform

By Sam Kargbo, SAN Abstract The adversarial legal system is built on the principle of impartial adjudication, wherein judges serve…

12 months ago

Understanding the Investment and Securities Act 2025 -By O. M. Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb. (U.K.)

CONTRIBUTOR: JANET UDOKA Introduction On March 31, 2025, the president signed into law the Investment and Securities Act, 2025 (ISA),…

12 months ago

Silent Exit: How INEC can Constitutionally Deregister Political Parties

CASE TITLE: LIBERATION MOVEMENT v. INEC & ORS LPELR 81136(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH JANUARY, 2025 JUSTICES: ADEBUKUNOLA ADEOTI IBIRONKE BANJOKO, J.C.A.ABBA…

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Whether the Court Can Move to the Domain of Any Person for the Purpose of Taking His Evidence

CASE TITLE: GARUBA & ORS v. OMOREGIE (2025) LPELR-81463(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  19TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: LATEEF…

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Whether Affidavits Can Contain Legal Argument and/or Conclusion

CASE TITLE:  GTB PLC v. INNOSON (NIG) LTD (2025) LPELR-81486(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 20TH JUNE, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

12 months ago

On Whom Lies the Discretion to Relist a Struck-Out Matter?

CASE TITLE: ABDURAHAMAN v. KEYSTONE BANK LTD & ANOR (2025) LPELR-81593(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 10TH JULY, 2025 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND…

12 months ago

4 Features Offline Legal Research Software Every Lawyer Must Know

What Differentiates Manual and Offline Legal Research?Why Offline Legal Research Still Matters in Nigeria’s Legal LandscapeThe Offline Legal Research Features…

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