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In a case that has already garnered extensive media attention due to the fame of Jack Daniel’s whiskey and public curiosity regarding a trademark clash involving whiskey and dog toys,...
The offence of murder is not alien to us, and as such our laws in its form of dynamism have devised means to curb such menace in society. One of these means of getting rid of murder in our society is through the instrumentality of the 'doctrine of last seen'. This presumption of fact known as the doctrine of last seen, which is based on circumstantial evidence, was developed by the Supreme Court. Statutorily, this presumption could be found in section 167 of the Evidence Act.
This article has laid a foundation for the issue of cargo claims in line with its limitations and surrounding issues, as enumerated above. It is submitted that while the current situation in the ambiguity of the applicability of both rules continues; it is in the best interest of the national law-making body (that is, the National Assembly of Nigeria) to go back and take the following actions.
Nigeria has been adversely affected by climate change with recent recordings of floods, erosion, landslides and sand storms. The vulnerability of the environment further exposes it to a greater disadvantage, as it is poorly protected. Considering that climate change and environmental degradation is majorly man made, climate control is the duty of every individual.
