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There has never existed any government so evil and repugnant that it has been unable to find lawyers, and particularly judges, to do its bidding. Hitler

In our insight “Personal Liability of Directors for Climate Strategy: Landmark Case against Energy Company Board,” we analyzed the claim filed in the English High Court by non-profit...

The Kogi Government signs into law the Family Court Rules and Practice Direction for the Domesticated Child Rights Law in the State.

For defensive or offensive reasons. lord bingham remarked that whilst a recommendation of a punitive term longer than, say, 30 years, will be very rare indeed, i dont think one should set any upper limit, some crimes will certainly call for terms very well in excess of the norm, he said. it is clearfrom very well in excess of the norm, he said. it is clear from the text of the letter that lord bingham was not himself setting a tariff, but he was rather reflecting his own judicial experience and ...

Existed for an extremely serious case. the practice direction stated that a substantial upward adjustment might be appropriate in the most serious cases, for example those involving a substantial number of murders or if there are several factors identified as attracting a higher starting point present. in suitable cases the result might even be a minimum term of 30 years and the categorisation maintained the possibility of no minimum term being imposed for cases of exceptional gravity, in effect...

The position on whether the presence of an arbitration clause in a contract ousts the jurisdiction of the Court in Nigeria is controversial. Although the court is under obligation to respect and enforce the agreement of parties to a contract, this cannot automatically deprive a party of the Constitutionally guaranteed right of access to the…

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The judge, Ijeoma Ojukwu, sentenced the lawyer to ex-Customs chief, Mr Dikko, to seven years’ imprisonment, but with an option of N100 million fine.

If the current relationship between the judiciary and the populace is largely frosty, as many Nigerians are inclined to hold, the reason may be due to the conflicting and often seemingly illogical decisions emanating from the courtrooms, particularly on electoral and political matters.