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Copyright Act 2022 PDF The Copyright Act 2022 was passed on Wednesday 6th April 2022 and assented by the President on Friday, 17th March, 2023. The Act repeals the Copyright Act, Cap C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enact the Copyright Act 2022 to provide for the regulation, protection and administration of…
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Tort of Negligence Introduction The Law of Tort imposes a general duty, which everyone owe’s to persons generally. The Law of Tort enable’s Claimants seek redress in courts for damages and from these cases, principles on Tort begins to evolve, under the Common Law System ( judicial precedent). Often times before the Tort of negligence…
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Marcus Nwoke & Ors V. Ahiwe Okere & Ors (1994) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report KUTIGI, J.S.C. The plaintiffs’ claims against the defendants as contained in para. 25 of the Amended Statement of Claim (which supersedes the writ), are as follows- “1. Declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land in dispute known…
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Emmanuel Nwaebonyi V. The State (1994) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report WALI, J.S.C. The appellant, Emmanuel Nwibo Nwaebonyi was arraigned before the High Court Abakaliki in Abakaliki Judicial Division, charged with the following offence – “OFFENCE: Murder contrary to Section 319(1) C.C Particulars of Offence Emmanuel Nwibo Nwaebonyi alias Amasiri Nwaebonyi on or about 28th day…
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Ejikeme V. Okonkwo & Anors (1994) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OGUNDARE, JSC. Sometime in 1966, Lawrence Okonkwo and Samuel Okonkwo (both now deceased) borrowed from Edwin O.C. Ejikeme the sum of £3,700.00 (now N7,400.00) with which they developed a property at 3 Iweka Road, Onitsha. The parties entered into agreement under seal which agreement was…
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The Registered Trustees Of The Rosicrucian Order, Amorc (Nigeria) V. Henry O. Awoniyi & Ors (1994) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report WALI, J.S.C. The plaintiff took out a writ in the High Court of Cross-River State sitting at Calabar in which the following reliefs were claimed against the defendants. “(a) N 10,000,000 (Ten Million Naira) aggravated…
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Alhaji Lawani Atoyebi & Anor V. The Governor Of Oyo State & Ors (1994) Alhaji Lawani Atoyebi & Anor V. The Governor Of Oyo State & Ors (1994) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELGORE, J.S.C. The appellants were the plaintiffs at trial High Court and also the appellants at the Court of Appeal. They concluded their…
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Lamidi Lawal Obawole & Anor V. Olusoji Coker (1994) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OGUNDARE, J.S.C. By writ of summons issued in April, 1976 the plaintiff for himself and on behalf of other members of Aina Coker family sued the defendants for themselves and on behalf of other members of the Obawole Aina Arupe family, claiming…
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Olalere Ige & Anor V. David Oyekunle Akoju & Ors (1994) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OLATAWURA, J.S.C. The land in dispute has been claimed by both parties as being their family land. It was in 1981 that the respondent (hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiffs) took out a writ of summons against the appellants (hereafter…
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Oba Goriola Oseni & Ors V. Yakubu Dawodu & Ors (1994) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IGUH, J.S.C. In the High Court of Lagos State presided over by Olusola Thomas, J., the respondents who were the plaintiffs, for themselves and on behalf of the Ilogbo Elegba Community instituted an action against the appellants who therein were…