Month: May 2024
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Attorney-General
ATTORNEY GENERAL – STATUS OF IN CIVIL SUITS AGAINST GOVT – In such suits, the Attorney General is a nominal…
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Attempt
ATTEMPT – Constituent elements of – Definition – Attempted Rape – Merely undressing a prosecutrix does not amount to rape…
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Arbitration
ARBITRATION – AWARD ABOVE CLAIM – JURISDICTION OF COURT IN MATTER SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION – The Arbitrator cannot award over…
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Appellate Courts
APPELLATE COURTS – Need not to pronounce on merits of substantive case during interlocutory appeal – UNITED SPINNERS NIG. LTD…
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Appeal
APPEAL – Findings made by court not backed by evidence – whether challengeable on appeal under omnibus ground SPARKLING BREWERIES…
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Amendment
AMENDMENT – TAKES EFFECT from the date of the original document sought to be amended – ADEWUMI V A.G. EKITI…
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Alibi
ALIBI – HOW DESTROYED – Once the trial court accepts credible evidence of prosecution witnesses, fixing the Accused at the…
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Agency
AGENCY – AGENT ON BEHALF OF FOREIGN PRINCIPAL _ There is a presumption that he is incurring a personal liability…
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Affidavit
AFFIDAVIT EVIDENCE – CONFLICTS IN – Need for oral evidence to resolve conflict – FALOBI V FALOBI 1976 NSCC 576…
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Admission
ADMISSION OF COUNSEL – BINDING ON CLIENT – ADEWUNMI V PLASTEX NIG. LTD 1986 3 NWLR Pt. 32 262; M.G.M.…