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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Jurisdiction — Constitution as Donor of Jurisdiction — Inherent Jurisdiction Cannot Fill Gap
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
5373
Principles
53
Areas of Law
26
Years Covered
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Appellate Jurisdiction — Supreme Court — Section 233 of the 1999 Constitution — Exclusion of Election Petition Appeals
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
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APPELLATE PRACTICE — Jurisdiction — Finality of Court of Appeal Decisions in Election Petition Appeals — Section 246(3) of the 1999 Constitution
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
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APPELLATE PRACTICE — Jurisdiction — Courts Are Statutory — Cannot Confer Jurisdiction on Themselves
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
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APPELLATE PRACTICE — Inherent Powers — Inherent Jurisdiction Cannot Confer Appellate Jurisdiction — Distinction Between Inherent Powers and Appellate Powers
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Judiciary — Last Hope of Common Man — Justice Not Ethnicity
Daniel Tayar Trans Ent. Nig. Co. Ltd v. Busari & Anor (2011) NLC-123-179-2003(SC)
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Counsel — Allegation of Bias Against Judge — Requirement of Clear Evidence
Daniel Tayar Trans Ent. Nig. Co. Ltd v. Busari & Anor (2011) NLC-123-179-2003(SC)
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CIVIL PROCEDURE — Res Judicata — Shield Not Sword — Available to Defendant Only
Daniel Tayar Trans Ent. Nig. Co. Ltd v. Busari & Anor (2011) NLC-123-179-2003(SC)
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CIVIL PROCEDURE — Res Judicata — Personal Capacity vs Representative Capacity — Effect of Judgment
Daniel Tayar Trans Ent. Nig. Co. Ltd v. Busari & Anor (2011) NLC-123-179-2003(SC)
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CIVIL PROCEDURE — Res Judicata — Doctrine and Rationale — Public Policy Against Relitigation
Daniel Tayar Trans Ent. Nig. Co. Ltd v. Busari & Anor (2011) NLC-123-179-2003(SC)
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CIVIL PROCEDURE — Res Judicata — Consent Judgment — Recognition of Rights Through Exclusion of Parcels in Consent Judgment
Daniel Tayar Trans Ent. Nig. Co. Ltd v. Busari & Anor (2011) NLC-123-179-2003(SC)
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CIVIL PROCEDURE — Res Judicata — Conditions for Application — Parties or Privies Must Be Same in Both Proceedings
Daniel Tayar Trans Ent. Nig. Co. Ltd v. Busari & Anor (2011) NLC-123-179-2003(SC)