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• DR. STEPHEN BILLY OLAJIDE V. CHIEF ADEBAYO ADENIYI & ORS. (2019)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal of Nigeria, Ilorin Division

  Judgment date

  27 June 2019

  Summary of Olajide v. Adeniyi, concerning the interlocutory setting aside of an Oba’s installation during pending chieftaincy litigation.

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  • Chieftaincy dispute→
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  • Fair hearing→
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  • Grounds of appeal→
  • Interlocutory injunction→
  • Lis pendens→

• AVBIAKAGBA CUSTOMARY DISPUTE (2017)→

  Court

  High Court of Justice, Edo State, Benin Judicial Division

  Judgment date

  9 February 2017

  A detailed summary of the Avbiakagba Customary Dispute (2017) in Edo State regarding native rights and intermeddling in community affairs.

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  • Declaratory relief→
  • Perpetual injunction→
  • Representative action→
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  • Terms of settlement→
  • abandonment of relief→
  • customary community leadership→
  • edo/bini native law and custom→

• SPIESS V. ONI (2016)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  3 June 2016

  Summary of the Supreme Court ruling in Spiess v. Oni regarding criminal trespass and bona fide claims of right in property law.

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  • Appellate interference→
  • Concurrent findings of fact→
  • Criminal trespass→
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  • Trespass to land→
  • bona fide claim of right→
  • penal code law, section 342→

• ARAB CONTRACTORS (O.A.O) NIGERIA LTD V. UMANAH (2012)→

  Court

  COURT OF APPEAL (LAGOS DIVISION)

  Judgment date

  26 April 2012

  Summary of Arab Contractors (O.A.O) Nigeria Ltd v. Umanah, discussing issues of false imprisonment and unlawful police involvement.

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  • Police debt recovery→
  • Reasonable and probable cause→
  • Relief not claimed→
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  • abuse of police powers→
  • active instrumentality in setting law in motion→
  • admissibility of documents made during pending proceedings→
  • counterclaim for damages→

• FIDELITY BANK PLC V. BAYUJA VENTURES LIMITED (2012)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  6 December 2011

  Summary of the court case Fidelity Bank Plc vs Bayuja Ventures Ltd, exploring banking practices, fraud, and wrongful account freezing.

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  • Banker-customer relationship→
  • Concurrent findings of fact→
  • Constitutional right to fair hearing→
  • Damages→
  • Declaratory relief→
  • Evaluation of evidence→
  • Injunction→
  • Proof beyond reasonable doubt→

• FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA V. IFIOK EYO I. AKPAN (2011)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal, Calabar

  Judgment date

  31 May 2011

  Summary of First Bank of Nigeria v. Ifiok Eyo I. Akpan, focusing on appeal outcomes and legal principles regarding default judgments and court discretion.

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  • Due process of law→
  • Extension of time→
  • Judicial and judicious exercise of discretion→
  • Self-help→
  • appellate interference with discretionary decisions→
  • ascertainment of mortgage debt→
  • declaratory and injunctive relief→
  • evidence act 2004, section 74(1)(m)→

• S.S.N. LTD V. A.S.N. LTD (2011)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  14 January 2011

  Case summary of S.S.N. Ltd v. A.S.N. Ltd (2011), exploring pivotal issues surrounding the role of receivers and the legitimacy of court injunctions.

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  • Abuse of court process→
  • Interlocutory injunction→
  • Self-help→
  • Stare decisis→
  • companies and allied matters act, section 389(1)→
  • corporate shareholding dispute→
  • court-appointed receiver/manager→
  • determination of substantive issues at interlocutory stage→

• UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC V. UWA PRINTERS NIG. LTD (2011)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal, Calabar Division

  Judgment date

  8 June 2010

  Summary of the case Union Bank of Nigeria Plc v. Uwa Printers Nig. Ltd focusing on the legal issues, court findings, and significance.

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  • Abuse of judicial process→
  • Double compensation→
  • Ex parte injunction→
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  • Lis pendens→
  • Loan facility→

• ROBERT V. CHINDA (2010)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division

  Judgment date

  2 April 2009

  Analysis of the Court of Appeal ruling on stay of execution in Robert v. Chinda regarding property dispute and legal representation issues.

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  • Abuse of court process→
  • Declaration of title to land→
  • Injunction→
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  • balance of hardship→
  • court of appeal rules 2007, order 4 rule 6→

• ABIODUN VINCENT (FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF OLATUNJI VINCENT FAMILY) V. ALHAJA IYABO VINCENT (2007)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal of Nigeria, Lagos Division

  Judgment date

  27 April 2007

  Summary of Vincent v. Vincent, covering Yoruba customary estate distribution, family-head authority, trespass and mesne profits.

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  • Customary law→
  • Family administration→
  • Family property→
  • Grounds of appeal→
  • Head of family→
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  • Mesne profits→

• MATTHEW AKPELU V. PAULINUS CHUKWU & 4 ORS. (2004)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal of Nigeria, Port Harcourt Division

  Judgment date

  8 December 2004

  Summary of Akpelu v. Chukwu, concerning trespass, possession, customary land, delayed judgment, damages and appellate review.

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  • Appellate review→
  • Award of costs→
  • Customary land tenure→
  • Damages→
  • Delayed judgment→
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  • Injunction→
  • Long possession→

• OWENA BANK NIG. LTD. VS. SOLNIK NIG. LTD. (2003)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Ilorin Division)

  Judgment date

  8 April 2002

  Detailed summary of the case Owena Bank Nigeria Ltd. vs. Solnik Nigeria Ltd. (2003), discussing the legal implications of mortgage sale amid pending appeals.

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  • Contempt of court→
  • Cross-appeal→
  • Execution of judgment→
  • Power of sale→
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  • Stay of execution→
  • auctioneers law→
  • mortgage agreement→