Where the document sought to be tendered was not pleaded
It is trite that for a document to be admissible in evidence, it must be pleaded, or facts upon which
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It is trite that for a document to be admissible in evidence, it must be pleaded, or facts upon which
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The purpose of the requirement of the Rules of Court for the frontloading of documents is in order to expedite
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In CBN v Interstella Communication Ltd and 3 others,[1]the court held that the Nigeria Telecommunication Plc is an Agency of
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It is trite that three main criteria govern the admissibility of documents.[1] They are: – All admissible evidence are relevant
The essential requirements of valid arraignment are: (a) The accused must be placed before the Court unfettered unless the Court
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The accused may raise a preliminary objection as to the jurisdiction of the court or to a defect in the
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– Attitude of Courts to academic/hypothetical issues or questions Speculative and hypothetical issues can only but, be academic. Our Courts
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Generally, the rule of court provides for life span and renewal of originating processes. An expired writ is a dormant
An originating process issued by the Federal High Court in one territorial jurisdiction (within Nigeria) is not considered to be
A concurrent writ is a writ which is intended to be served on parties who reside both within the situs
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