The decision of the Court of Appeal in appeals arising from National Assembly election petitions is final; the Supreme Court cannot intervene even for procedural errors…

It is the plaintiffs/respondents that must prove ownership of the land in dispute, and then the defendants/appellants can rebut the evidence of ownership.

A statement by a Customary Court that "defendants failed to prove ownership" does not shift the burden of proof; it means the defendant failed to rebut…

The phrase "proof beyond reasonable doubt" is only apposite in criminal prosecutions; in civil cases, the standard is preponderance of evidence, but its use by a…

Superior courts must accord greater latitude and broader interpretation to decisions of Customary Courts, focusing on substance rather than form, because Customary Courts are generally presided…

A visit to the locus in quo can clear doubts as to the location and identity of land in dispute; where the court finds no difficulty…

Establishing the identity of the land in dispute is a sine qua non for a declaration of title; however, where both parties know the land, neither…

Courts have powers to correct their own technical errors or slips of pen; such powers are exercisable in both criminal and civil proceedings, and the Supreme…

A retrial will not be ordered if it would be an exercise in futility, for example, where the evidence of the sole witness is insufficient to…

The purported plea recorded by the trial judge that does not satisfy the conditions laid down in Section 215 is a mockery of what a plea…

By convention, a plea of guilty is never recorded for an accused in a murder case even when he so pleads in error; a plea of…

Non-compliance with Section 215 of the Criminal Procedure Law and Section 33(6)(a) of the 1979 Constitution vitiates the trial and renders the whole trial null and…