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LAND LAW — Trespass — Locus Standi — Mortgagee Not in Possession
Adetona v. Zenith Int'l Bank Plc (2011) NLC-123-78-2007(SC)
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Principles
53
Areas of Law
26
Years Covered
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LAND LAW — Trespass — Essence of Trespass is Injury to Possession
Adetona v. Zenith Int'l Bank Plc (2011) NLC-123-78-2007(SC)
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LAND LAW — Mortgage — Rights of a Legal Mortgagee to Sue for Trespass
Adetona v. Zenith Int'l Bank Plc (2011) NLC-123-78-2007(SC)
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LAND LAW — Mortgage — Mortgagee’s Right to Immediate Possession
Adetona v. Zenith Int'l Bank Plc (2011) NLC-123-78-2007(SC)
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LAND LAW — Mortgage — Definition and Legal Consequences
Adetona v. Zenith Int'l Bank Plc (2011) NLC-123-78-2007(SC)
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COURTS — Duty of Court — Delay in Proceedings — Deprecation of Unnecessary Interlocutory Appeals
Adetona v. Zenith Int'l Bank Plc (2011) NLC-123-78-2007(SC)
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APPELLATE PRACTICE — Interlocutory Stage — Live Issues Not to Be Pre-empted
Adetona v. Zenith Int'l Bank Plc (2011) NLC-123-78-2007(SC)
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Jurisdiction — Pre-election Intra-party Dispute
PDP v. Onwe & Ors (2011) NLC-123-283-2010(SC)
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Jurisdiction of Election Tribunal — Pre-election Matters
PDP v. Onwe & Ors (2011) NLC-123-283-2010(SC)
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Interpretation of Statutes — Sympathy No Ground for Expanding Clear Constitutional Provision
Per Peter-Odili, JSC, in PDP v. CPC & Ors (2011) NLC-123-27-2011(SC) at p. 24; Paras A–C.
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Interpretation of Statutes — Plain and Ordinary Meaning — Reliance on Most Reliable Meaning
PDP v. CPC & Ors (2011) NLC-123-27-2011(SC)
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ELECTION PETITION LAW — Interlocutory Appeals — Recommendation for Constitutional Amendment to Exclude Vacation Period
PDP v. CPC & Ors (2011) NLC-123-27-2011(SC)