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RE: NATIONAL JUDICIAL COUNCIL COVID-19 POLICY REPORT: GUIDELINES FOR COURT SITTINGS AND RELATED MATTERS IN THE COVID-19 PERIOD Ref. No. NJC/CIR/HOC/II/660 May, 2020 To: All Heads of Courts, Federal and States Judiciaries. RE: NATIONAL JUDICIAL COUNCIL COVID-19 POLICY REPORT: GUIDELINES FOR COURT SITTINGS AND RELATED MATTERS IN THE COVID-19 PERIOD At its 91st Meeting held on the 22nd day of April, 2020, the National Judicial Council constituted a Committee to devise guidelines and measures to enable safe Court sittings during this challenging period of the Coronavirus Pandemic and areas of necessary cooperation with the Office of the Attorney-General of the…

A seven-man panel of the apex court also set aside the judgment which convicted Ude Udeogu, a former Director of Finance and Account at the Abia State Government House. The Supreme Court gave the judgement on Friday, more than one year after both men were convicted of corruption allegations levelled against them by the Federal Government. Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos had sentenced Senator Kalu to 12 years imprisonment in his judgement delivered on April 24, 2019. He had also sentenced Mr Udeogu to 10 years imprisonment on the same day. Displeased with the judgement…

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem .O. Alogba, has issued a new Practice Direction for the Judiciary in the state.  The new practice direction, signed on April 27, is to take effect from May 4. The 26-paragraph practice direction, would, among others, ensure “a timely and efficient disposal of cases.” READ ALSO: COVID-19: Lagos State Makes Infectious Disease Regulations Pursuant To The Quarantine Act (Click to Download) [mks_button size=”large” title=”Click HERE to DOWNLOAD Lagos State Practice direction on remote hearing of cases” style=”rounded” url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lagos-State-Practice-direction-on-remote-hearing-of-cases.pdf.pdf” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#000000″ txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=”” nofollow=”0″]

Should a debtor seek his creditor at his place of business in order to pay? CASE CITATION: NATIONAL BANK (NIG.) LTD. & ANOR. v. JOHN AKINKUNMI SHOYOYE & ANOR. (1977) 5 S.C. 110 DATE OF JUDGMENT: ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF MAY, 1977 COURT: SUPREME COURT SUIT:  SC.312/1975 CORAM: SIR D. A. R. ALEXANDER(Presided) GEORGE S. SOWEMIMO CHUKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE ANDREWS O. OBASEKI (Delivered the Leading Judgment) ISSUE(S):   Debt Recovery – should a debtor seek his creditor at his place of business in order to pay? CASE SYNTHESIS We may once more turn our attention to the Writ of Summons. The defendants’…

CASE CITATION: CHIEF M. A. OKUPE v. B. O. IFEMEMBI (1974) 3 S.C. 71 @ 78 Para 5-15 DATE OF JUDGMENT: ON FRIDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH, 1974 COURT: SUPREME COURT SUIT: SC. 223/72 CORAM: 1. GEORGE B. A. COKER (Presided and Delivered the Leading Judgment) 2. GEORGE S. SOWEMIMO 3. DANIEL O. IBEKWE ISSUE(S): Simultaneous Claim For Possession, Trespass And Perpetual Injunction – whether proper CASE SYNTHESIS We have on several occasions condemned the inclusion of a claim for possession with claims involving trespass and perpetual injunction. Where the defendant is a trespasser the remedy of injunction is…

CASE CITATION: FOLARIN ROTIMI ABIOLA WILLIAMS & ANOR. v. ADOLD/STAMM INTERNATIONAL (NIG.) LTD. & ANOR. (2017) 1 S.C. (PT. I) 1 DATE OF JUDGMENT: ON FRIDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2017 COURT: SUPREME COURT SUIT:  SC. 404/2013 CORAM: WALTER S. N. ONNOGHEN (Presided) PETER-ODILI OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA KUMAI BAYANGAKA’AHS KUDIRAT M.O. KEKERE-EKUN (Delivered the Leading Judgment) ISSUE(S):   Endorsement of multiple names of legal practitioners on a court process – without making a  tick beside the name of the legal practitioner that signed the court process- whether vitiates the court process or renders it incompetent. CASE SYNTHESIS It is contended on behalf of…

Hon. Mr. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje was born on the 21st day of April, 1950 at Didan in Kurmi Local Government Area of Taraba State. He attended the Sudan United Mission Primary School, Baissa from 1959 – 1963. Government Secondary School, Ganye from 1964 – 1968. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria from 1974 – 1977 (LLB. Hons). Nigerian Law School from 1977 – 1978. He was called to the Nigerian Bar on 8th July, 1978. Hon. Justice Galumje is a member of the International Dispute Resolution Institute (MIDRI, 2015). Hon. Justice P. A. Galumje’s working experience started with a temporary teaching…

Meetings, whether of companies’ Boards of Directors, or of their Committees, or Management, are an essential aspect of the decision making process in companies, with firm roots in good corporate governance. Members’ active participation at meetings is extremely important, and it is desirable, as it provides attendees with the opportunity to make enquiries, provide inputs and objective criticism, receive clarification, and be generally more informed, to guide decision making. In a bid for companies to constantly keep up with the ever changing business environment and globalization in general, business meetings have been evolving from the conventional round table physical meetings…

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has severely affected the personal and professional lives of people worldwide. Numerous governments have been obliged to impose strict constraining measures on their natural and legal persons, which has resulted in often injurious repercussions to business relationships. It is everyone’s responsibility to contribute to the global effort to prevent the spread of the virus. However, CIArb believes that resolving disputes by alternative dispute resolution procedures should not be dependent on the surrounding circumstances in the majority of cases. Thus, business should not be burdened by unresolved disputes due to the inability of parties to meet…

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies can hold their Annual General Meetings by taking advantage of S.230 CAMA on the use of proxies.  The following should guide the companies on the procedure and conduct of the AGM: The approval of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) shall be obtained before such a meeting is held. The application can be submitted to the Head Office in Abuja or any of the branch offices in any of the States. CAC shall send representative(s) as observer(s) to the meeting. The meeting shall only discuss the Ordinary Business of an AGM as…