Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Parties – Unincorporated Business Enterprises – Sole Proprietorship May Be Sued Eo Nomine Under Rules of Court

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Under Order 13 rule 42 of the High Court of Lagos (Civil Procedure) Rules, 1972, a sole proprietor carrying on business in a name or style other than their own name may be sued in that business name as if it were a firm. The…

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