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On 19 December 2017, the Federal High Court, Lagos ("FHC") per Kuewumi J., in Appeal No.: FHC/L/4A/2016, upheld the decision of the Tax Appeal Tribunal ("TAT") ...

The types of bonds commonly used in Nigeria are highlighted below.

The feeling of control, sense of security and certainty is something that everyone covets and pursues when entering into commercial arrangements.

On 24 September 2026, the Ogun State House of Assembly passed the Ogun State Safe Termination of Pregnancy Bill, 2026 (H.B. No. 036/OG/2026). The Bill seeks to establish a legal framework for the termination of pregnancy in specified circumstances, with the stated objectives of reducing maternal morbidity and mortality and promoting safe motherhood and reproductive health

Dissatisfied by the decision of the IST, the Appellant appealed to the Court of Appeal.

Dr. Adeyulu, a medical practitioner and a specialist respiratory physician in Nigeria, had taken out an Originating Summons on 3rd September 2020 to query the Respondents' insistence ...

The Apex Court on Friday, 5th January 2024, delivered judgment on the sensational case between National Inland Waterways Authority & 3 Ors v. Lagos State Waterways Authority & 5 Ors in Appeal No. SC. 17/2018.

By the general rule of evidence, the burden of proof in a suit or proceedings is divided into two. There is a constant legal burden of proof on a Plaintiff which must be discharged to succeed

Elections in Nigeria are mostly faced with a series of election petitions, which question the validity of results declared by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).

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.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled that judgment debtors cannot file motions to set aside garnishee orders nisi, declaring such applications unknown to Nigerian law. This decision in Vitachem (Nig.) Ltd. v. DSM Sinochem Pharm. I.P. Ltd. fundamentally reshapes enforcement practice by clarifying that the only lawful response to a garnishee order nisi is a counter-affidavit to show cause, not a freestanding motion to set aside.

It was the late renowned English judge, Lord Denning MR, that opined that "words are the lawyer's tool of trade".

Where the state decides to prosecute every offence as alleged, the courts will be greatly overburdened.

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

Since the enactment of the Third Alteration Act of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, which elevated the National Industrial Court of Nigeria to a superior court of record, there have been a lot of controversies as to the nature and scope of the constitutional right of appeal from decisions of the NICN.

In modern dispute resolution, whether before the courts or within alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms such as arbitration and mediation...

Lagos State is the second most populous state in Nigeria, after Kano. This, along with the vibrant business environment and dynamic culture, has over the years led to a proliferation of dispute

In many Nigerian marriages, it is common for a house, piece of land, or other valuable property acquired during the marriage to be registered in the name of only one spouse. In most cases, this may simply be a matter of convenience, tradition, or circumstance.