Tag: Lawyer

Oct 30 2023

Hospital Detention – Can a Hospital legally detain me because I can’t pay my bills?

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Hospital Detention is Illegal The detention of a patient who cannot pay his medical bills is not a practice that is allowed or backed up by the law. Such a...

Jun 02 2023

Learned Scribbles

Maybe the Judge is Idan

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Maybe the Judge is Idan or maybe Idan is the Judge. Strange notion, but quite a possibility if you consider all the possibilities. Idan is a slang that recently got...

Alhaji J. A. Odutola & Anor v Papersack Ltd

May 28 2023

Law Report

Alhaji J. A. Odutola & Anor v Papersack Ltd

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In The Supreme Court of NigeriaOn Friday, the 15th day of December 2006S.C. 280/2003 Before Their LordshipsSylvester Umaru Onu …… Justice, Supreme CourtNiki Tobi …… Justice, Supreme CourtDahiru Musdapher ……...

SUPREME COURT HAS OVERRULED THE DECISION IN ODEY V ALAGA

Mar 22 2023

Law Library / Law Report / Legal Articles

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

Legal Articles / Law Central / Law Central

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...

SHOULD BEING A GREEN WIG ALWAYS EQUAL CATASTROPHE?

Mar 06 2023

Learned Scribbles

SHOULD BEING A GREEN WIG ALWAYS EQUAL CATASTROPHE?

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For many of us, being called to the Nigerian bar was a crowning moment. The cheers, the high necks of our proud fathers and the floating shoulder pads of our...

Mar 06 2023

Law Report / Legal Articles

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...

LAW APPRENCTICESHIP 101: Titbits On Cross Examination

Oct 18 2022

Learned Scribbles

LAW APPRENCTICESHIP 101: Titbits On Cross Examination

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Hello there!!! In the previous piece I had said that I’ll return soon with another piece, but I delayed. For that, I offer my apologies and have come with a...

God Forbid that a Lawyer knows all the Law

Oct 18 2022

Learned Scribbles

God Forbid that a Lawyer knows all the Law

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I believe God to be all wise. No wonder She necessarily forbids somethings. One abomination in particular stands out for the lawyer – he shouldn’t know all the law. Like...

Legal snippets to never forget when dealing with the Nigerian Police

Oct 18 2022

Everyday Law

Legal snippets to never forget when dealing with the Nigerian Police

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In this piece, we will deal with some points of law you should not forget when you are dealing with the Nigerian Police. Our discussions cover the EFCC as well...