Power of Recovery of Possession of Goods (Commercial Law) NG
N.B. This article is particular to Nigeria. Power of Recovery of Possession of Goods The hire purchase act 1965, CAP H4 LFN 2004 was passed to regulate hire purchase transaction and it possesses 21 sections. It has been described as the hirer’s act as it is revolutionary and highly protective of the hirer. Most of […]
Law of Attempt (Criminal Law) NG
N.B. This article is particular to Nigeria. Law of Attempt The interest of crime prevention would not be well served if a man intending to commit a crime were to be held innocent until he had actually committed the crime intended. Mere intentions is not criminal, however, where that intentions is put into effect, one […]
Parties to an Offence (Criminal Law) NG
N.B. This article is particular to Nigeria. Parties to an Offence A number of people may be involved in the commission of a crime, but the degree of their involvement may differ a great deal & the law has to decide what degree may suffice for criminal responsibility. In the criminal code, there are two […]
Corruption in Nigeria (Criminal Law)
Corruption in Nigeria Would love to read about Corruption in Nigeria – concept, trail, consequences, legal responses etc.? Continue reading. Around the globe, the negative perception of corruption in public places continue to grow. It’s struggle to retain its place as one of the major causes of poverty is felt. The menace it has created […]
Strict Liability (Law of Tort) NG
N.B. This article is particular to Nigeria. Strict Liability Strict liability makes a person responsible for the loss or damages caused by his or her own acts and omission regardless of culpability which would normally be expressed through a Mens rea requirement. Strict liability is important in tort, corporation law and criminal law. Strict liability is the […]
Malicious Prosecution (Law of Tort) NG
The tort of malicious prosecution is committed where the defendant maliciously and without probable cause, initiates against the plaintiff a criminal prosecution which terminates in the plaintiff’s favor and which results in damage to the plaintiff’s reputation.
Deceit (Law of Tort) NG
N.B. This article is particular to Nigeria. Deceit We have seen that the rule in Hedley bryne & co V. Heller & partner Ltd, a person who makes a careless misstatement to another may be liable to that other in negligence or loss suffered as a result of reliance upon the misstatement. The tort of deceit is […]
Conversion (Law of Tort) NG
N.B. This article is particular to Nigeria. Conversion Conversion may be defined as an intentional dealing with or exercise of control over a chattel which seriously interferes with the plaintiff’s right of possession of such chattel. Conversion is similar to trespass in that it primarily protects possession rather than ownership of goods. It differs from trespass in […]
Tort of False Imprisonment (Trespass to Person) NG
N.B. This article is particular to Nigeria. Tort of False Imprisonment False imprisonment is a Total restraint of the liberty of a person for however short a time without lawful excuse. It should be noted that there need not be any actual imprisonment in the ordinary sense. In other words, imprisonment has a wider meaning because there […]
Trespass to Chattel (Law of Tort) NG
N.B. This article is particular to Nigeria. Trespass to Chattel The tort of trespass to chattel may be defined as a direct and wrongful interference with a chattel in the possession of the plaintiff, such interference being either intentional or negligent. By way of introduction, the word Tort means a wrong. A tort is any unjustifiable interference […]