The order for injunction is available to restrain the defendant from the repetition or the continuance of the wrongful act or breach of contract complained of.…

It is settled law which does not require citation of decided cases that any application for relief subsequent to the claim before the court shall be…

The competence of a court or of the proceedings in court is a fundamental issue which cannot be waived even if the reason for seeking the…

An exercise of discretion by the court must be guided by evidence adduced. It is a misdirection for a trial Judge to give judgment on an…

We regard the irregularity as being fundamental, which touches the legality of the whole proceedings including the judgment and the incidental orders made thereafter. We therefore…

For there to be a consent judgment there must have been an agreement of the parties on all aspects of the matter to be covered by…

The provision of the statute is therefore very clear. The law is that it is mandatory that proceedings in respect of petition for dissolution of marriage…

Although section 103(2) of the Matrimonial Causes Act seems to vindicate Order 1 rule 9(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Rules, the intention of both the Act…

Since section 7(1) has only transferred to the defendant Ekiti State, the property/and chattels etc, as provided in that section, and has not mentioned the plaintiff…

Where a plaintiff has produced evidence in support of his case which prima facie will entitle him to judgment, the defendant will need to lead some…

If the land in dispute was family property of Laamo, it could only be sold by the Mogaji with the concurrence of the principal members of…

A trial Judge has a primary duty to receive admissible evidence, assess the same, give it probative value and make specific findings of fact thereon. When…