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Tag: notice of appeal.

Supreme Court of Nigeria
Case Law

SERVICE OF NOTICE OF APPEAL ON COUNSEL: SUPREME COURT IN FRESH CONTROVERSY

Introduction The Rules of Courts mostly provide that court processes used to commence court actions (originating processes) such as Writ of Summons, Originating Summons, etc must be served personally on a defendant (where the defendant is an individual). Notice of Appeal (used for the commencement of an appeal) equally ranks as an originating process. Of […]

An appellant can file two notices of appeal
Case Law

An appellant can file two notices of appeal

Bilante Intil Ltd. v. N.D.I.C. [2011] 15 NWLR (Pt. 1270) 407 at 422, paras. F-G, Fabiyi, JSC: “An appellant can file two notices of appeal. However, he must choose which of them he intends to rely upon.” Notes: A notice of appeal is in the rank of an originating process for it is by it […]

The Appellant can sign Notice of Appeal.
Case Law

The Appellant can sign Notice of Appeal.

Adeneye v. Yaro [2013] 3 NWLR (Pt. 1342) 625 at 631, paras. H-C, per Jauro, JCA: “The requirement of the law is that a Notice of Appeal should be signed by the appellant or his legal practitioner…” Notes: See also USMAN v. RUWA (2017) LPELR-41990(CA). A Notice of Appeal is a very important document. It […]

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