Category: Legal Articles

Jun 01 2023

Practice Guide: Arguing An Appeal At the Court of Appeal in Nigeria

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Introduction This article will not and does not address the mechanics and intricacies of preparing briefs of argument which is actually very different from preparing a final written address. For...

May 31 2023

Legal Articles

LIABILITY FOR PET OWNERSHIP IN NIGERIA

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Written by Timothy Oputa LLB (in view) Introduction In the past decades and still counting, dogs have been considered to be man’s best friend. Unsurprisingly, the popular simile; “as faithful...

SUPREME COURT HAS OVERRULED THE DECISION IN ODEY V ALAGA

Mar 22 2023

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SUPREME COURT HAS OVERRULED THE DECISION IN ODEY V ALAGA

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Written by Carrington Omokaro, Esq The Supreme Court in the case of Odey v. Alaga (2021) 13 NWLR (Part 1792) 1 delivered on 25th of February, 2021 in a split...

Mar 09 2023

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Nigerian Cases on Jurisdiction.

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What is Jurisdiction? UKUT & ORS v. APC & ORS (2019) LPELR-47203(CA) “By way of prefatory remarks, jurisdiction, a mantra in adjudication, connotes the authority/power of a Court to determine...

Cases and Principles on Criminal Trials in Nigeria Vol. 2

Mar 07 2023

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Cases and Principles on Criminal Trials in Nigeria Vol. 2

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Proving the Ingredients of an Offence Ingredients of the Offence of Armed Robbery UTTO v. STATE (2021) LPELR-56230(SC) “Now the essential ingredients for the offence of armed robbery have been...

Cases and Principles on Criminal Trials in Nigeria

Mar 07 2023

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Cases and Principles on Criminal Trials in Nigeria

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Standard of Proof in Criminal Cases Relevant Sections of the Evidence Act – Section 135 of the Evidence Act 2011 Synopsis – The standard of proof in criminal cases is...

Mar 06 2023

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INSUFFICIENT DENIAL IN PLEADINGS

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Written by Carrington Omokaro, Esq An averment in a statement of defence which states “The defendant denies paragraph _ and puts l NJ the plaintiff to the strictest proof” or...

Mar 06 2023

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RES JUDICATA V ISSUE ESTOPPEL

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Written by Carrington Omokaro, Esq Making reference to a land dispute, Mr. A sues Mr. B in 2012 asking the court to declare him the owner of the land in...

EX – PARTE APPLICATION IN REMAND PROCEEDINGS, AN AMBUSH AGAINST A SUSPECT/DEFENDANT UNDER THE AKS ACJL AND OPTIONS THAT AVAIL A SUSPECT/DEFENDANT/DEFENCE LAWYER

Aug 31 2022

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EX – PARTE APPLICATION IN REMAND PROCEEDINGS, AN AMBUSH AGAINST A SUSPECT/DEFENDANT UNDER THE AKS ACJL AND OPTIONS THAT AVAIL A SUSPECT/DEFENDANT/DEFENCE LAWYER

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Written by Meti M. Ukpeh, Esq. A.) As we all know, a remand proceeding is simply, a criminal procedure undertaken by a criminal prosecutor before a Magistrates’ Court who will...

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