The jurisdiction of the Federal High Court under Decree No. 62 of 1999 is confined to part-heard matters left behind by defunct Failed Banks Tribunals from…

Section 32(1) which guarantees every person a right to personal liberty has not been suspended by any written law, Decree or Act of Parliament. The Court…

The resolution of the matter did not touch on the substantive issues before the Federal High Court. The appellants' case is yet to commence against the…

Where a party has established a breach but fails to prove damages or grounds from which the value of loss can be quantified, he is entitled…

In the interpretation of contracts or documents, the basic principle is that it is not the duty of any court or tribunal to make contracts for…

Since the arbitrators stated that the appellant did not prove pecuniary damages, it was no longer open to them to award substantial damages in place of…

The arbitral award shall exclude punitive damages and attorney's fees (except as expressly provided otherwise elsewhere in this contract) and shall contain written reasons upon which…

Where a court adjourns a case beyond a date when litigants have notice of the hearing, the court has a duty to notify the parties of…

A party cannot claim breach of fair hearing where he has wilfully absented himself from the hearing or failed to give evidence when called upon. The…

It is a matter within the court's discretion whether to grant an adjournment, but it must be exercised judicially and judiciously. Where defendants never appeared in…

The issue of jurisdiction is very fundamental as it goes to the competence of the court. If a court is not competent to entertain a matter,…

A dispute over money lent to a customer by a financial house is not within section 251(1)(d) of the 1999 Constitution over which the Federal High…