The new Court of Appeal Rules, 2016 has come with some modifications. While discussing with a colleague, who feels that only cosmetic changes have been made to...
The idea might seem innocuous. The simplicity approach which we attribute to what seems like a difference in the two documents – Affidavits and written...
By: Shamsi Ubale Jibril Esq. The evaluation of evidence and ascription of probative value to evidence are the primary functions of the trial courts which saw,...
One other innovation under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, and which perhaps calls for review is the issue created under Section 396 (7), which...
It is no doubt that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 boasts of certain innovations and this blog post deals with one of those innovations....
The process of tendering documentary evidence in court during trials, be it civil or criminal is rather a well settled one. This assertion is supported by a...
The Undefended list procedure recently caught my attention while reading through the pages of some new decisions of the apex court, the Supreme Court of...
By Janet Babajide (Miss) LLB B.l. INTRODUCTION It is generally believed that a person possess the right to make a Will according to his wishes or desire....
The role of evidence in trials can never be over emphasized. In both criminal and civil suits, evidence stands as the backbone of the trial; the foundation,...
CASE REVIEW UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS & ANOR V. AIGORO (1985) 16 (Pt 1) NSCC 88 K. K. Eleja & Co. By A. O. Mohammad Esq. 15th March, 2014 “The criteria by...
