A trading corporation has a trading character, the defamation of which may adversely affect or ruin it. It may maintain an action for libel in respect…

Every libel is a wrong in respect of which the law imputes general damages. If a plaintiff proves publication without legal justification, the cause of action…

A company is not required to prove special damage, such as financial loss, before its claim for defamation may be sustained. It may recover damages for…

A limited liability company cannot be injured in its feelings as it has no feelings; it can only be injured in its pocket. Its reputation can…

Where a defendant publishes defamatory words of two or more plaintiffs in the same libel, and common questions of law or fact would arise, the plaintiffs…

Each State of the Federation is independent of the other, and the jurisdiction of its court is limited to matters arising in its territory. The High…

It is not the rules of court that vest jurisdiction in the court but rather the statute creating that court.

The issue of who should be a candidate of a political party at any election is a political issue to be determined by the party's rules…

Under the doctrine of stare decisis, the decision of a higher court may be criticised by a lower court judge, but the judge is bound to…

Section 3 of the Trade Marks Act, 1965 gives a right of action for passing-off derived from the Act, not from common law. This right arises…

Since the Federal High Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the matter ab initio, its decision and that of the Court of Appeal thereon are also…

For the Federal High Court to have jurisdiction over a passing-off claim arising from infringement of a trade mark, the trade mark must be registered. A…