Author: LawGlobal Hub
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Copyright in Nigeria In the world of Intellectual Properties, copyrights are at the forefront of popular cognition, laying in rank with other widely known IPs like trademarks, patent, and trade secrets. In simple parlance, an Intellectual Property (shortly called IP) is an intangible property; creation of the mind. Intellectual Property rights are therefore legal provisions…
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Fintech and Data Privacy Invasion: Legal Implications (– Sokoloan as a Case Study) The borrower is servant to the lender Abstract Today, a lot of people tend to borrow money to make ends meet and for unexpected expenses and this is most times as a result of non-payment of salaries, unemployment, high living standards, etc.…
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Nigerian Cases about Alibi Below are some rationes decidendi about Alibi in Nigerian cases. Alibi is a claim of being somewhere else at the time a crime was committed. Meaning of Alibi ALHAJI MUSA SANI V. THE STATE (2015) Legalpedia (SC) 51133 “Alibi is a Latin word meaning “Elsewhere”. Where an accused person claims he…
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Industrial Designs in Nigeria Want to know about industrial design rights in Nigeria? Sit tight! A lot goes into the production of goods and services. A lot in steps and processes. One major step in the production of an industrial product is the making of a design. In simple parlance, a design is a sketch,…
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Nigerian cases on Trespass to Land Below are rationes decidendi from Nigerian cases on or about Trespass to Land. Trespass to Land is intentionally entering into land, remaining on land, placing or projecting any object upon land in possession of another, without lawful justification. What is trespass to land? Oriorio v. Osain (2012) 16 NWLR…
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Patent in Nigeria A patent is an intellectual property that grants exclusive rights with regard to an invention. All over the world, it is common knowledge that security is at the heart of human desires. A major benefit of intellectual property rights is the guarantee of economic security for human creativity. I would say, ‘Creativity…
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Nigerian cases on Defamation Below are some Nigerian cases with rationes on defamation. Defamation is the lowering of a person in the estimation of right-thinking members of the society. Nature and Types of Defamation SALAUDEEN v. OKUNLOYE (2019) LPELR-48469(CA) Defamation as a tort, whether libel or slander consists of the publication to a third person…
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Nigerian cases on Necessary & Proper Parties Below are some Nigerian rationes on or about Necessary and Proper parties. A necessary party, in law, is different from a proper party. Classification of parties Dapialong v. Lalong (2007) 5 NWLR (Pt. 1026) 199 Parties to an action have been classified into three namely: (a)proper parties; (b)desirable…
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Nigerian cases on Stay of Execution Below are some rationes decidendi from cases about or relating to the stay of execution in Nigeria. A stay of Execution is an order by a court to temporarily suspend another court order or judgement. Presupposition of Stay of Execution University of Agric., Makurdi v. Ogwuche (2000) 12 NWLR…
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Nigerian cases on Setting aside Judgment Below are some Nigerian cases with rationes relating to setting aside the judgment of a court. Can a court set aside its own judgment? Ikpong v. Udobong (2007) 2 NWLR (Pt. 1017) 184 A court of law reserves the right to set aside its judgment which was given otherwise…