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Whether a Claim for Diverted Crude Oil Sale Proceeds Is a Maritime Matter Within the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court

CASE TITLE: GENERAL HYDROCARBONS LTD v. FBN LTD & ORS (2026) LPELR-84454(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD JULY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: JURISDICTION…

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Whether Statutory Marriage and Customary Marriage Co-exist

CASE TITLE: BRIGGS & ORS v. BRIGGS & ORS (2026) LPELR-84472(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH JULY 2026 JUSTICES: MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM SIRAJO,…

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What Should a Judgment Debtor Do in Garnishee Proceedings? Lessons from Vitachem Nig. Ltd v DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals India (2026) LPELR-83052 (SC)

This question lies at the heart of Vitachem (Nig.) Ltd. v. DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd. (2026) LPELR-83052 (SC),…

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A Legal Appraisal of Nigeria’s Electronic Invoicing Regulatory Framework (2025)

1. Introduction This Appraisal examines the National Regulatory Guideline for Electronic Invoicing in Nigeria (2025) (hereinafter referred to as “the…

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A 1952 Lease, 36 Years of Unpaid Rent, and the Clause That Sealed a Family’s Fate

In 1952, two men shook hands, or rather, signed a lease, over a piece of property. Seventy years, a fixed…

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Whether a Fresh Plea Must be Made Where There is an Amendment to A Charge

CASE TITLE: ABIFARIN v. STATE (2026) LPELR-84286(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND MAY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: MOHAMMED…

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Can a Litigant be Punished for the Mistake of His Counsel?

CASE TITLE: ZARA v. RUWANFILI (2026) LPELR-84414(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH JULY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: UWABUNKEONYE ONWOSI,…

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Whether Wrong Description/Mis-Description of Land in Dispute is Fatal Where Parties Know the Land

CASE TITLE: OLAGUNJU & ORS v. ADEIFE (2026) LPELR-84392(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 1ST JULY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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What Amounts to a Question of Customary Law?

CASE TITLE: SULEIMAN & ORS v. KASIM & ORS (2026) LPELR-84235(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND JUNE, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: CUSTOMARY LAW…

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Facts That Must Be Pleaded and Proved to Establish the Transfer of Land Under Customary Law

CASE TITLE: NWANODI & ANOR v. BROWN & ORS (2026) LPELR-84296(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND JULY 2026 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD…

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