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Case Law Analysis, Legal Writing & Editing, Tips & other Features
We offer analysis on rare and recent Nigerian judicial authorities and also provide useful hints and articles on various legal matters. We deploy our skills in legal research, writing and editing in assisting law firms, law students, screenwriters and news agencies.
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We offer free legal information services for Start-ups. It is an initiative to assist start-up businesses with the provision of adequate legal information as may be required for actualizing business goals, potentials and projections.
Court Case Prediction
We engage relevant skills and tools to predict possible outcome of potential lawsuits in order to assist prospective litigants to make informed decision before instituting a court action.
Legal Clinics
We offer free Legal Clinics – Capacity Building Programme for Law Undergraduates. The Programme seeks to volunteer a yearly informative session for Law Students of various Faculties of Law in Nigeria, at different intervals.
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In conjunction with relevant organisations, we provide mentorship and leadership programme for young people (including young lawyers).
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Can a foreign company sue or be sued in Nigeria?
Companhia Brasifeira De Infraestrutura (INFAZ) v. Companhia Brasileira De Entrepostos E Commercio (COBEC Nigeria Limited) [2018] 12 NWLR (Pt. 1632) 127 at 132, paras. E-F, per Aka’ahs, JSC: “This Court decided in Saeby jernstoberi Maskinfabric A/S v. Olaogun Enterprises Ltd. (1999) 14 NWLR (Pt. 637) 128 which was cited to the court below that the
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A litigant has no duty to pay court bailiff any money to effect service.
U.B.A. Plc v. Ujor [2001] 10 NWLR (Pt. 722) 589 at 603, para. B, per Opene, JCA: “When a litigant files a document in the court Registry and pays all the fees, it is not his duty to pay the bailiff any money for transport or otherwise so that he could effect service on the other
September 3, 2018 -
Use of expired NBA Stamp is not Fatal.
Emechebe v. Ceto Int’l (Nig.) Ltd. [2018] 11 NWLR (Pt. 1631) 520 at 534, paras. B-C, per Abubakar, JCA: “The originating processes were duly signed and stamped by the learned counsel for the Respondent, and a stamp of the legal practitioner affixed even though expired, in my view, there is no sufficient basis to strike
August 25, 2018
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