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The prevalent view amongst legal practitioners is that it is erroneous to raise an objection concerning documents attached to an affidavit as exhibits, particularly where the document is a photocopy of a public document.

In March 2018, the Court of Appeal upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court (the trial Court) and decided that the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency acted beyond its statutory powers when it imposed ...

Arbitration has been globally accepted as an amicable dispute settlement mechanism. Over the years, arbitration has attained a high level of influence as an effective mechanism...

The issuance of a court order in Nigeria is dependent on the nature of the proceeding, the phase of the proceeding, and lastly, the procedure that governs such proceeding before the court.

Stanbic Ibtc Holding Plc had purchased a banking software, which it customised and sold to its South African parent company. The Software was subsequently licensed to the bank for an annual licence fee.

Given the increase in the use of technology and the internet by individuals and businesses over the last decade, it is inevitable that disputes in respect of the usage of internet...

Commercial dispute resolution in Nigeria is being reshaped by third-party funding and asset tracing mechanisms. While the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 has abolished champerty doctrines in arbitration contexts, traditional common law restrictions persist in court litigation, creating a complex legal landscape where funding viability increasingly depends on enforceable asset identification and preservation strategies.

For decades, civil litigation in Nigeria has been besmirched by leprous devices, seemingly concocted to defeat the ends of justice. Lawyers created these devices to keep themselves...

An individual or entity that desires, intends, or is actively negotiating to buy a parcel of land in the Federal Capital Territory (“FCT”) must apply great care and show diligence in every stage of the transaction.

There is a general proposition that the powers of the courts are limited by their territorial boundaries (i.e. territorial jurisdiction).

The ECOWAS Court was established as a sub-regional international Court in 2001 pursuant to Articles 6 and 15 of the Economic Community of West African State Revised Treaty, (subsequently referred to as ECOWAS Revised Treaty).

A recurring question in Nigerian real estate practice is whether a seller of land can lawfully accept cash payment from a buyer for the transfer of property. For decades, many Nigerians...

We have been retained as counsel to the 1st to 3rd Defendants and Appellants in respect of the appeal against the above judgment.

The issue of Court's jurisdiction is without doubt a radical and crucial question of competence. If a court has no jurisdiction, the proceedings are and remain a nullity, however well conducted and brilliantly decided...

The term "costs" means two things in law. The first is the charge which a solicitor is entitled to make and recover from the client or person for professional services.

It is a universal truism that no matter how beautifully-drafted a piece of legislation is, it is humanly impossible for such piece of legislation to fully and deeply cover all foreseen and unforeseen circumstances,

No doubt, objections raised to the admissibility of confessional statements pose one of the greatest challenges to criminal trials as it slows down the pace of the proceedings when there is a trial within trial.

A Nigerian court has ruled that professional football clubs and governing bodies bear legally enforceable obligations to players that extend beyond salary payments, encompassing medical welfare, insurance coverage...