See Also:

• LOCUS STANDI – The renewed court approach to locus standi – Need to place interest of parties over and above the outdated technical rules of locus standi

  “In view of the position of this Court in CENTRE FOR OIL POLLUTION WATCH v. NNPC (2019) 5 NWLR Pt. 1666 Pg. 518, it is apparent that this Court had…

• APPEAL – Amendment of Notice of Appeal – The essence of amendment of Notice of Appeal

  “the known essence of an amendment of a Notice of Appeal is to place before the appellate court, the real, genuine and complete grievances in the form of grounds of…

• PLEADINGS – Amendment – The retrospective nature of amendment – Duty of Court to deem amendment to have been inserted from the beginning

  “The Respondent's learned Counsel further argued at paragraph 4.7. that "the Appellants did not seek to amend their statement of claim until after the close of the trial and indeed…

• PLEADINGS – Purpose of pleadings – Bindingness of pleadings on Parties – Application of the maxim audi alteram partem to Pleadings – The Rule Against springing of surprises

  ABDUL-KARIMU LEMOMU V. ALHAJI NOAH ALLI-BALOGUN (1975-LCER-979-SC) “In addition to the provisions of Order 18 rule 12 (1) (b) and of order 7613 (3) to which we have referred, this court…

• EQUITY – PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY – Applicability of the Principle “He who comes to equity”:

  "In the court of Justice, equity acting in personam will not allow a party coming to court to seek justice for himself to come with dirty hands. I have gone…