Yesterday, on the 2nd of February 2024, at the Nigerian Bar Association Abuja Branch meeting, Afam Osigwe, SAN, addressed fellow …
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In a civil matter, facts are proved by the preponderance of evidence on a balance of probabilities except where an …
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Nature of onus on prosecution to prove the guilt of an accused beyond reasonable doubt.
by caneadminThe onus on the prosecution to prove the guilt of the defendant beyond reasonable doubt is a trite and sacred …
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– What Nigerian laws require of the prosecution is to prove the guilt of an accused person beyond reasonable doubt, …
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‘Proof beyond reasonable doubt’ means the prosecution establishing the guilt of the accused person with compelling and conclusive evidence. It …
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From the provisions of sections 28(1), (2)(b) and 29 of the land Use Act and section 44(1) of the 1999 …
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Once a party pleads and traces the root of his title to a particular person or family, he must establish …
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In family property under customary law, each member only has life interest and the property is vested in all the …
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Circumstance where it will be mandatory to tender a statement of account coupled with credible oral evidence to support a claim for unpaid debt/loan
by caneadminIYANAM v. UBA PLC & ANOR (2024) LPELR-61550(CA) Principle“The appellant’s counsel has argued that the 1st respondent’s case depended absolutely …
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WHERE A PARTY ADMITS LIABILITY AND FAILS TO PAY, THERE IS NO DISPUTE TO BE REFERRED TO ARBITRATION
by caneadminIn Sakamori Construction (Nig) Ltd v. Lagos State Water Corporation [2021] LPELR-56606(SC), the apex Court held that the dispute which …