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Talk is cheap but the liberty to create a social media account and surf the internet is not a universal license to contribute to or escalate reputational or physical harm.

Living in a society, disputes are inevitable. This is why a system of law and order exists not only to prevent conflicts, but also to resolve them when they arise.

In exercise of his constitutional power pursuant to section 259 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, the Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory...

Over the past two decades, arbitration has increasingly been adopted as a preferred mechanism for resolving cross-border commercial disputes globally, either on a stand-alone basis or in conjunction with other forms of ADR.

The foundation of democracy in any country is seen in the observance of the rule of law.

Value Added tax (VAT), sales tax, and hotel occupancy and restaurant consumption tax are forms of consumption taxes whose economic burden rests on the final consumer.

In matters involving foreign law, customary law or custom, or of science or art, or the identity of handwriting or finger impressions, the evidence of an expert witness may be required to assist the trial court...

Ex parte orders are urgent interim judicial interventions granted in the absence of the adverse party, usually to prevent irreparable harm or preserve the subject-matter of suit pending the hearing of the adverse party...

Like other manufacturing industries, in the pharmaceutical sector a system of differential pricing operates globally.

The Federal High Court succeeded the Federal Revenue Court which came into being in 1973. During the 50 years of existence of the Court, it has had 4 developmental stages in terms of Rules of practice.

The effectiveness of any judicial system (home and abroad), is not measured by its ability to adjudicate disputes only, but also measured by its capacity to ensure that the judicial decisions arrived at are complied with and enforced.

In December 2009, a Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State discharged and acquitted James Onanefe Ibori of all 170 charges of corruption brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The Federal High Court had rendered a decision of significant consequence on the enactment. But as is increasingly the case with highly significant disputes, the judicial determination was far from being settled, at first instance.

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.

Differences will usually always arise in commercial contracts. When business people sit down to negotiate, an inevitable question is "what will happen in the event of a dispute between us?''

Federalism in simple terms is the division of law-making powers and functions between two levels of government, so that general and regional governments are each within a sphere co-ordinate and independent.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria is established under the provisions of S. 230(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended)...

Ifeoma (real name withheld), a fair skinned pretty lady who worked as a cook at a busy canteen in a Lagos suburb fell in love with Bobo (real name withheld)...