Month: May 2024


  • Attorney-General

    ATTORNEY GENERAL – STATUS OF IN CIVIL SUITS AGAINST GOVT – In such suits, the Attorney General is a nominal…


  • Attempt

    ATTEMPT – Constituent elements of – Definition – Attempted Rape – Merely undressing a prosecutrix does not amount to rape…


  • Arbitration

    ARBITRATION – AWARD ABOVE CLAIM – JURISDICTION OF COURT IN MATTER SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION – The Arbitrator cannot award over…


  • Appellate Courts

    APPELLATE COURTS – Need not to pronounce on merits of substantive case during interlocutory appeal – UNITED SPINNERS NIG. LTD…


  • Appeal

    APPEAL – Findings made by court not backed by evidence – whether challengeable on appeal under omnibus ground SPARKLING BREWERIES…


  • Amendment

    AMENDMENT – TAKES EFFECT from the date of the original document sought to be amended – ADEWUMI V A.G. EKITI…


  • Alibi

    ALIBI – HOW DESTROYED – Once the trial court accepts credible evidence of prosecution witnesses, fixing the Accused at the…


  • Agency

    AGENCY – AGENT ON BEHALF OF FOREIGN PRINCIPAL _ There is a presumption that he is incurring a personal liability…


  • Affidavit

    AFFIDAVIT EVIDENCE – CONFLICTS IN – Need for oral evidence to resolve conflict – FALOBI V FALOBI 1976 NSCC 576…


  • Admission

    ADMISSION OF COUNSEL – BINDING ON CLIENT – ADEWUNMI V PLASTEX NIG. LTD 1986 3 NWLR Pt. 32 262; M.G.M.…