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Heads of court must prevent politicians from abuse of court process.

PDP v. Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff & Ors. [2017] 15 NWLR (Pt. 1588) 219 at 279-280, paras. F-B, per Rhodes-Vivour, JSC: “The 1st respondent and his allies filed over ten suits. The Court of Appeal had this to say. The 1st appellant (i.e. 1st respondent) I agree displayed an infantile desperation to cling to […]

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October 30, 2017
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Case Law

Judges must refrain from wearing their pride on their sleeves.

P.J.N. Azubuike Esq. v. The State, (2017) LPELR-42485(CA) p. 17, per Agbo, JCA: “Judges must refrain from wearing their pride on their sleeves. They must show self-restraint even when they are uncomfortable with the language deployed by counsel or litigants appearing before them. It is however incumbent on them to uphold the dignity and […]

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October 22, 2017
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Special Feature

NSE Training Seminar: Legal and Risk Aspects of Derivatives and Central Counterparty Clearing (CCP) Transactions.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) proudly presents a Training Seminar on: Legal and Risk Aspects of Derivatives and Central Counterparty Clearing (CCP) Transactions. Date: Monday 20th to Tuesday 21st of November 2017. Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm daily. Venue: Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos. FACILITATORS Michael Voisin and Mark Drury, Partners, Linklaters LLP, […]

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October 18, 2017
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Case Law

A letter meant for the court to take note and act upon must be properly filed.

The Registered Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria v. Etim [2017] 13 NWLR (Pt 1581) 1 at 41 , paras. E-H, per I. T. Muhammad, JSC: “It is important to point out as well, that if a document is meant for the court to take note and act thereon, rules of court have […]

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October 17, 2017
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Case Law

Lack of electricity delays judgment.

Dike v. Kay-Kay Construction Ltd [2017] 14 NWLR (Pt. 1584) 1 at 74, paras. A-B, per Tur, JCA: “Many a times there would be no power supply in Enugu Division in my house. Even if there was, the generator would often become dysfunctional, hence the delay in rendering my opinion in this appeal.” Blogger’s […]

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October 9, 2017
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Case Law

A Newspaper that makes libellous publication for profit deserves to be punished. However…

Western Publishing Co. Ltd v. Dr. Kayode Fayemi [2017] 13 NWLR (Pt. 1582) 218 at 292, paras. B-C, per Ugo, JCA: “…They (punitive damages) can be awarded, especially where it is pleaded and proved that the defendant intended to make a profit from the false publication which he believed would far outweigh whatever damages that […]

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September 28, 2017
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Case Law

Nature of the offence of Terrorism

Karumi v. FRN (2016) LPELR-40473(CA), p. 25, paras. A-D, per IKYEGH, JCA: “The gravity of the offence of terrorism which involves the use of violence or force to achieve something, be it political or religious, is a grave affront to the peace of society with attendant unsalutary psychological effect on innocent and peaceful members of the […]

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September 18, 2017
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Case Law

Avoid plagiarism: A respondent may adopt the brief of a co-respondent.

Opeyemi v. Owoeye [2017] 12 NWLR (Pt. 1580) 364 at 393, paras. E-G, per Bage, JSC: “Let me pause to register our observation on the duplicitous briefs of the two respondents, which are similar in content and context, appearing verbatim and serialization as in the examples of pages 5-9 of the arguments on issue […]

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September 8, 2017
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Case Law

Any issue for determination of more than 3-4 lines is wrong!

Saleh v. Abah [2017] 12 NWLR (Pt. 1578) 100 at 129, paras. C-E, per Bage, JSC: “We wish to pause a while to observe the seemingly superfluous and overlapping issues formulated by the parties in their briefs of argument. First, any sentence more than 3-4 lines is grammatically inelegant, and putting it straight, wrong. […]

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September 7, 2017
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Notable Pronouncements

Notable Pronouncement: Supreme Court condemns trafficking in young girls.

Serah Ekundayo Ezekiel v. A. G. Federation [2017] 12 NWLR (Pt. 1578) 1 at 20, paras. C-E, per Nweze, JSC: “Permit me, however, to add that it is indeed very worrisome that the insatiable allure of filthy lucre could impel a woman to traffic in young girls (whom the trial court, aptly, described as […]

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September 1, 2017
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