Principle Archive

It is settled law that a plaintiff can succeed on a claim for damages for trespass and injunction even where their claim for a declaration of…

After closely scrutinizing concurrent findings of fact, where they are fully supported by evidence, not perverse, not reached through wrong approach to evidence, and not arrived…

Where accused persons are procured to commit acts and counseled on how to carry them out, and they act in concert in that regard, they are…

Where the acts of appellants were not of a nature likely to endanger life nor did it appear there was intent to kill or do grievous…

If on the totality of the evidence there is genuine doubt, the benefit of that doubt is given to the accused; but no court is authorized…

Where a witness is shown to have made a previous statement, though unsworn, in distinct conflict with their evidence on oath at trial, the jury should…

Interest may be claimed as a right where it is contemplated by agreement between the parties, under mercantile custom, or under a principle of equity such…

While Order 40 Rule 7 is wide and gives the court uninhibited discretion on interest payable, such broad powers and discretion are circumscribed by the Rule…

Whenever application is made for issue of a Writ of Summons to recover a debt or liquidated money demand supported by affidavit setting forth the grounds…

Where respondents' claim is that a chieftaincy title is vested in their family and on that basis they have a right to see that the title…

Although the Court of Appeal gives appellants leave to raise an issue, it does not become automatic that the point so raised would succeed; its success…

As sections attempting to oust jurisdiction are void (being inconsistent with the Constitution), the court's jurisdiction is not ousted thereby, particularly where the cause of action…