Tag: Litigation

Jun 02 2023

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...

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

Jun 01 2023

Legal Articles / Law Central / Law Central

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...

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 ……...

Peter Obi v INEC: What is His Petition all About?

Mar 29 2023

Everyday Law

Peter Obi v INEC: What is His Petition all About?

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The Presidential elections have come and gone. But one thing is certain, the elections held on the 25th day of February 2023, would mean different things to different Nigerians. To...

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...

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...

Sample Draft of Notice of Preliminary Objection in Nigeria

Oct 06 2022

Drafts and Precedents

Sample Draft of Notice of Preliminary Objection in Nigeria

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Practice Tip – Raising Preliminary Objections While On Appeal: The Supreme Court has in the case of Oladokun v Olawoyin (2017) All FWLR (Pt.872) 1441 deprecated the mode of raising...

A Non-boring Guide for Preparing Your Next Final Written Address – Part 3

Sep 15 2022

Learned Scribbles

A Non-boring Guide for Preparing Your Next Final Written Address – Part 3

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Welcome to part 3 (the final part) of this discourse on preparing final written addresses. Just as a recap, we have discussed what your ultimate to do list should be...