The conditions precedents to bindingness of a customary arbitration are as follows: (a) there must have been a voluntary submission of the disputes by the parties…

This is an appeal on concurrent findings of facts which the law does not permit an appeal court to interfere with unless the findings are not…

The position of the law is that the realm of believing any witness is within the prerogative of a trial judge who had the singular advantage…

Any issue not covered by any ground of appeal, is incompetent and will be struck out.

It is indeed a cardinal principle of law that pleadings are summary of the facts of a case that must be served on an opponent to…

The purpose of a reply brief of argument is meant to give an appellant the advantage of replying to new points of law raised in a…

The Evidence Act, Cap 112 LFN 1990, has provided as follows: '179 (1) Except as provided in this section, no particular number of witnesses shall in…

The law is certain that where evidence before a trial court is unchallenged, it is the duty of that court to accept and act on it…

The trite position of the law is that where there are concurrent findings or decisions of two lower courts, a higher court of appeal does not…

In the award of damages, a court must be mindful of the necessity to ensure that a party is not doubly compensated for the same injury.

The position of the law is that for a relief of special damages to succeed a plaintiff must specifically plead and prove it and support it…

The position of the law is that it is incumbent on a party in a claim for title to land to plead and prove his title…