“As a general principle there must be a prayer for judicial separation and if it is sought after hearing has commenced then there ought to be an amendment. It is only in exceptional cases that a judicial separation can be substituted for a decree nisi already granted…”
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- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – Trade Mark – Grounds for expunging improperly registered trademark 17/07/2024
- FAMILY LAW – Maintenance and Custody – Whether maintenance and custody are interlocutory matters 17/07/2024
- LAND LAW – Declaration of Title To Land – Proper order to make where a plaintiff in an action for declaration of title fails to prove his case 08/07/2024
- JUDGMENT AND ORDER – Order of Retrial or Trial De Novo – Instances where an order of retrial will not be made 08/07/2024
- EVIDENCE – Cross-Examination – Position of the law as to the evidence of a witness who died before cross-examination 08/07/2024
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- STARE DECISIS: Judicial Authorities – Need to be authorities for what they have decided
“I have considered the case of Abogunde v. Raji Lanlokun in the light of the explanation in David Chiekwe v. David Obiora and others [19601 SCNLR 566 and am satisfied…
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Service - Substituted Service - When substituted service can be employed
"Finally, the essence of substituted service is to convey to the relevant party the notice of the pending case in which he is involved and the date he is required…
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Security For Cost - When a plaintiff will be required to give security for costs
"A plaintiff in any suit may be required to give security for costs under Order 14, Rule 6, and a suit brought by or on behalf of a plaintiff who…