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Navigating Nigeria's Gaming Laws: The Start Of A New Chapter

On 22 November 2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered a significant judgment in Attorney-General of Lagos State & Ors v. Attorney-General of the Federation & Ors (SC/1/2008)...

Nigeria Media & IT

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Pavestones Legal

Copyright Injunctions In Nigeria: Emergency Remedies And Their Strategic Use In Litigation

In protecting copyright following an infringement, timing is critical. Without swift legal intervention, infringing content can circulate widely, causing significant and often irreparable harm to the rightful owner.

Osuntuyi & Tokan-Lawal Law

Service Of In Rem Writs: Resolving The SCPA Controversy Under The 2023 Admiralty Rules.

For many years, the application of sections 97, 98, and 99 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act ("SCPA") - specifically concerning the service of writs outside the jurisdiction...

Nigeria Litigation

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G ELIAS

Relying On Evidence Obtained In A Previous Proceeding To Deliver Judgment In A Subsequent Proceeding: A Critique Of The Court's Decision In Mrs. Elizabeth Omowunmi Dada v. Nigerian Electricity Supply Corporation (Nigeria) Limited

On 5th February, 2025, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria ("NICN") delivered Judgment in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Omowunmi Dada v. Nigerian Electricity Supply Corporation (Nigeria) Limited ("Dada's Case").

Nigeria Litigation

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Court Of Appeal Affirms Banks' Right To Restrict Accounts Without Court Order

Nigeria Finance

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Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Freedom Of Expression vs Defamation Laws In Nigeria | Legal Balance & Nigerian Jurisprudence

Nigeria Litigation

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The Trusted Advisors

Trial-Within-Trial As A Road Block To Speedy Adjudication Of Criminal Trial In Nigeria

Nigeria Criminal

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

The Nature And Scope Of The Right Of Appeal On Questions Of The Fundamental Right To Fair Hearing From Decisions Of The National Industrial Court Of Nigeria

Nigeria Government

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Contracts With Statutory Flavour: The Court Of Appeal Case Of C.B.N v Adani Mega System Limited (2025) And The "Additional Jurisdiction" Of The Federal High Court

Nigeria Government

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G ELIAS

Demolition Notices In Lagos

Nigeria Real Estate

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Balogun Harold

Obtaining A Gambling License In Nigeria: Procedure & Requirements (2025 Guide)

Nigeria Media & IT

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Resolution Law Firm

Tax Update: FIRS' Country-by-Country Reporting Regulations Declared Void By The Federal High Court

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

The Written Words That Cannot Testify: Legal Limits To Extra-Judicial Statements Of A Witness

Nigeria Litigation

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Tope Adebayo LP

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

Nigeria Litigation

Tayo Oyetibo LP

Emerging Issues On The Admissibility Of Electronic Evidence In Nigeria: An Examination Of Notable Judicial Authorities

Nigeria Litigation

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

Online Safety & Cybercrimes: Navigating Nigeria's Cybersecurity Compliance And Safety Laws

Nigeria Technology

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Do Legal Practitioners In Nigeria Have A Duty To Confirm A Client's Source Of Funds?

Nigeria Government

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

The Role Of A Company Secretary In Ensuring Regulatory Compliance For A Company In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

New Online Lending Regulations In Nigeria By FCCPC

Nigeria Consumer

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Balogun Harold

The Middle Eastern And African Arbitration Review

This chapter critically examines three recent decisions of the appellate courts in Nigeria.

Nigeria Litigation

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Emerging Issues On The Admissibility Of Electronic Evidence In Nigeria: An Examination Of Notable Judicial Authorities

Generally, the issue of electronic evidence is convoluted. In this work, notable judicial authorities will be dissected to show whether section 84 of the Evidence Act requires further legislative intervention or not.

Nigeria Litigation

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

Is Challenging A Judgment Allegedly Procured By A Previously Known Fraud An Abuse Of Process And Vexatious?

We act for the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (AG) in its claim to set aside a default judgment for USD15 million obtained by Dr Williams...

Nigeria Criminal

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

How To Resolve Property And Land Disputes In Nigeria

The Land Use Act of 1978 revolutionized Nigeria's land ownership system by centralizing control and vesting title to all land in the governor of each state, who holds it in trust for the people.

Nigeria Litigation

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Re: Central Bank Of Nigeria v. Ochife & Ors (2025): Is The Dissenting Judgment Of The Hon. Justice Ogunwumiju, JSC A Reqiuem For Section 84 Of The Sheriffs And Civil Process Act, 1945?

Nigeria Litigation

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

The Law Of Defamation In Nigeria: A Shield And A Sword

Nigeria Litigation

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Tope Adebayo LP

A.G Bayelsa v. Odok: The Principles Of Contractual And Juristic Personality Revisited By The Supreme Court

Nigeria Litigation

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G ELIAS

Extension Of Probation Period – Analysis Of Ann Chiamaka Nwanguma v. Artee Industries Ltd's Case

Nigeria Employment

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Olajide Oyewole LLP

Civil Procedure In Focus: Exploring Key Innovations And Changes In The High Court Of Federal Capital Territory (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2025

Nigeria Litigation

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G ELIAS

How To Obtain A Demolition Permit In Lagos

Nigeria Litigation

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The Trusted Advisors

Failure To Accompany A Motion For Joinder With Necessary Supporting Documentation: Fatal Or Pardonable?

Nigeria Litigation

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Judgment In Appeal No: Ca/Ib/469/2022: A Paradigm Shift In The Status Of Non-Executive Directors Under The Nigerian Code Of Corporate Governance?

Nigeria Commercial

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Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Streamsowers & Köhn Has Secured A Landmark Judgment In A Case At The Supreme Court Seeking To Define The Limits Of Locus Standi In Public Interest Litigation

Nigeria Litigation

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Streamsowers & Kohn

Regulation Of Lotteries In Nigeria: Review Of The Supreme Court's Decision And Its Implications

Nigeria Media & IT

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AELEX

Failure To Accompany A Motion For Joinder With Necessary Supporting Documentation: Fatal Or Pardonable?

By way of prefatory remarks, a Motion for Joinder of a party is a conduit that allows necessary parties to participate and ventilate their dissatisfactions in a case.

Nigeria Litigation

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Judgment In Appeal No: Ca/Ib/469/2022: A Paradigm Shift In The Status Of Non-Executive Directors Under The Nigerian Code Of Corporate Governance?

On 16th July 2024, the Court of Appeal sitting at Ibadan in Appeal No: CA/IB/469/2022 delivered a pivotal judgment that can significantly alter the Nigerian corporate jurisprudence as it relates to the status of Non-Executive Directors...

Nigeria Commercial

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Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Streamsowers & Köhn Has Secured A Landmark Judgment In A Case At The Supreme Court Seeking To Define The Limits Of Locus Standi In Public Interest Litigation

In a landmark decision delivered on 7 February 2025, in Appeal No. SC/255/2007: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala v. Gani Fawehinmi & Ors., the Supreme Court ruled that mere status as a taxpayer does not, in itself...

Nigeria Litigation

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Streamsowers & Kohn

Regulation Of Lotteries In Nigeria: Review Of The Supreme Court's Decision And Its Implications

In a landmark decision delivered on 22 November 2024, the Supreme Court nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 (‘NLA'), which established the National Lottery Regulatory Commission...

Nigeria Media & IT

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AELEX

Use It Or Lose It: No More Extension Of Time For Filing Processes In The Nigeria Supreme Court

Nigeria Litigation

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Does 1999 Constitution Require A Presidential Candidate To Secure 25 Percent Of The Votes Cast In FCT, Abuja?

Nigerians have been seeking to elect the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, members of the House of Representatives and Senate since Saturday, 25th February 2023. The most intriguing so far is the election to the office of the President.

Nigeria Litigation

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Tope Adebayo LP

Imperatives For Receipt Of The Norwich Pharmacal Order Into The Nigerian Legal System

Most times a Claimant knows his right(s) has been infringed upon or a wrong has happened against him but cannot claim damages against the wrongdoer due to lack of evidence to prove the wrongdoing...

Nigeria Litigation

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Tope Adebayo LP

SKYE BANK PLC v. ADEGUN (SC/406/2018): International Best Practices In Nigerian Labour And Industrial Relations

Nigerian labour law has historically been an amalgam of inherited colonial statutes regulations and indigenous adaptations.

Nigeria Employment

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G ELIAS

Collective Redress And Class Actions 2024

Class actions have evolved in Nigeria through court rules and judicial decisions. However, the concept is still evolving in Nigerian jurisprudence and is restrictive in nature.

Worldwide Litigation

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Streamsowers & Kohn

Is It Legal To Seize Another Person's Property To Offset A Debt?

Nigeria Litigation

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Nomos Legal Practice

Nature Of Garnishee Proceedings And Enforcement Of Judgment Debts In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

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Nomos Legal Practice

Can Child Custody And Maintenance Orders Be Modified In Nigeria?

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Ebelechukwu Law Firm

Child Custody In Nigeria: How Courts Decide

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Ebelechukwu Law Firm

Gaming Regulation In Nigeria: States Take The Lead Following Landmark Supreme Court Judgment

Nigeria Media & IT

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G ELIAS

An Examination Of The Innovations In The New Supreme Court Rules, 2024

Nigeria Litigation

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Ouster Clauses In Contracts: Assessing The Attitude Of Nigerian Courts To Foreign Jurisdiction Clauses

Nigeria Litigation

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G ELIAS

An Examination Of The Extent Of The Courts' Powers To Make Consequential Orders In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Understanding The Concept Of Fair Hearing In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Can A Garnishee Order Absolute Be Stayed?

Nigeria Litigation

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Zhongshan Fucheng Ind. Inv. Co. Ltd v. Nigeria: The Interplay Between Preservative Orders And Sovereign Immunity In The Seizure Of Nigeria's Presidential Jets

Nigeria Litigation

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Tope Adebayo LP

Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd v. The Federal Republic Of Nigeria: What Are The Facts?

Nigeria Litigation

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Tope Adebayo LP

Seizure Of Nigeria's Presidential Jets By A Chinese Firm – The What And The Why?

Nigeria Litigation

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AELEX

The Legality Or Otherwise Of Paying Taxes On Sales/consumption To Both The Federal And State Governments By Nigerian Companies' - Part B

Gresyndale Legal

Who Holds The Gavel Of Justice: A Legal Analysis Of Yahaya Bello vs EFCC

Nigeria Litigation

Gresyndale Legal

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