Principle

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Legislative Powers — Federal High Court Jurisdiction — Banking disputes between individual customer and bank

Area of law
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Court
Special provision for banks prevails over general provision for agencies

Where an entity is both a bank and a Federal Government agency, the special provision for banks (paragraph d) prevails over the general provision for agencies (paragraph s). The principle ensures that the specific jurisdictional grant is not overridden. The rule applies to disputes between…

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