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• FIDELITY UNION MERCHANT BANK LTD. V. AEROBELL NIG. LTD. (2005)→

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  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  13 July 2005

  A detailed summary of the case Fidelity Union Merchant Bank Ltd. v. Aerobell Nig. Ltd., discussing key legal issues of locus standi and cause of action.

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• ULE IDOKO V. HYACINTH OLLO OGBEIKWU (2003)→

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  Detailed summary of Ule Idoko v. Hyacinth Ollo Ogbeikwu discussing the dismissal of a counter-claim and judicial discretion in the Court of Appeal.

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