Where a defendant avers that he "is not in a position to admit or deny" paragraphs of a statement of claim, it amounts to insufficient denial…

The clear and unambiguous provisions of section 3(3) of the Public Officers (Special Provisions) Decree No. 17 of 1984 ousted the jurisdiction of the trial High…

Under section 11 of the Court of Appeal Act, 1976 and section 258(2) of the 1979 Constitution, once an appeal has been fully heard and judgment…

Under the Public Officers (Special Provisions) Decree No. 17 of 1984, the appropriate authority for retirement of certain officers is the Head of the Federal Military…

An express clause providing that all risks of foreign exchange including fluctuations howsoever caused shall be borne by the borrower effectively allocates foreign exchange risk to…

A loan agreement providing that the loan shall include any sum owing by reason of advances made on letters of credit issued on behalf of the…

Loss of anticipated profit was not within the contemplation of the parties as a recoverable head of damages under the loan agreement.

Special damages must be proved by credible and particularised evidence. A document titled "Realistic projected cash flow for 12 months" without explanation or signature is insufficient.

Proof of fraud or forgery is fatal to any claim under section 53 of the Registration of Titles Law, no matter at what stage it occurred…

Where the commission of a crime by a party is directly in issue in any cause or matter, civil or criminal, it must be proved beyond…

Where a party admits that he wrote and signed a document and that the photocopy shown to him is the same as the original in all…

Extracts from a banker's book are admissible if oral evidence shows they are extracts from a banker's book kept by the banker and that the figures…