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Introduction In his amusing collection of essays, Essays in Satire, Father Ronald Knox included one entitled “The New Sin”. This told how an announcement appeared in the Morning Post to the effect that on a particular evening in the year, a lecture would be delivered in the Albert Hall in London entitled “The New Sin”. Came the evening and naturally, the Albert Hall was packed. The vast audience awaited the arrival of the lecturer in a mood of suppressed excitement. A short stocky middle-aged man, apparently of European origin came on to the podium. He had endured, he explained, great…

This matter of making the Stamp Duty (and by implication tax revenue) the next black gold has occupied my mind even long before I was appointed the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. I have thought that given the way the Nigerian economy has been experiencing some difficulties due to unpredictable shocks in the competitive international oil market, it would be economically wise that the country begins to activate its latent tax potentials such as the stamp duty which has long been neglected. For me, the key to Nigeria’s economic prosperity is the tax revenue driven by Stamp…

Sequel to the declaration of 2020 Annual vacation by the Court, the Hon. President, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, Ph.D, FNIALS has graciously appointed Four (4) Judges to serve as vacation Judges from 27th July 2020 to 25th September 2020. While Their Lordships, Hon. Justice Z. M. Bashir and Hon. Justice I. J. Essien will serve in Abuja and Lagos Judicial Divisions respectively from 27th July 2020 to 26th August 2020; Hon. Justice Ibrahim Galadima and Hon. Justice N. C. S. Ogbuanya will also serve in Abuja and Lagos Judicial Divisions respectively from 27th August 2020 to 25th September 2020. Hon. President, Hon.…

A legal challenge by the West African state has sparked questions about transparency in arbitration courts. Below is an article by Kate Beioley and Neil Munshi, correspondents of The Financial Times titled: ”The $6bn Judgment pitting Nigeria Against a London Court”: [pdf-embedder url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FT-The-6bn-judgment-pitting-Nigeria-against-a-London-court-_-Financial-Times-200712.pdf” title=”FT The $6bn judgment pitting Nigeria against a London court _ Financial Times 200712″] [mks_button size=”medium” title=”Click Here To Download Article” style=”squared” url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FT-The-6bn-judgment-pitting-Nigeria-against-a-London-court-_-Financial-Times-200712.pdf” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#000000″ txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=”” nofollow=”0″]

Layi Babatunde, SAN, is a quiet achiever. In his over three decades of law practice and publication of Supreme Court Law Reports, he has devoted himself to numerous worthy causes. In this interview with Henry Ojelu of Vanguard News, he shares his concern on some critical issues in the country. He spoke on politics, falling standard of law practice, illiteracy, poverty among other things. Excerpt.. You have been in law practice for over three decades now. How has the experience being for you? I thank God. I would say it has been interesting in a number of ways and…

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice J.T Tsoho issued a circular to guide Judges of the Federal High Court on Grant of Ex-parte Orders and Hearing of Cases outside of their Jurisdiction. This is in view of the forthcoming elections in some states in Nigeria and also in the nearest future. See and Download Circular below: [pdf-embedder url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FHC-CIRCULAR.pdf” title=”FHC CIRCULAR”] [mks_button size=”small” title=”Click to Download circular” style=”rounded” url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FHC-CIRCULAR.pdf” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#000000″ txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=”” nofollow=”0″] Meanwhile, Olusegun Adeniyi in his THIS DAY column of Thursday 2 nd July, 2020; shared his views on the avalanche of injunctions…

The Hon. President, National Industrial Court of Nigeria, His Lordship, Hon. Justice B. B. Kanyip, Ph.D, FNIALS  pursuant to order 58 Rule 4(2) of the Court Rules 2017 has declared Monday 27th July 2020 to Friday 25th September 2020 for 2020 Annual Vacation. His Lordship stated that there will be no normal Court sitting during the period except for urgent applications where the res of a case may be destroyed if not heard by a vacation Judge only. Lastly, the Hon. President also ordered that Court shall resume for normal Court sitting on Monday 28th September 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Ishaq Usman Bello, chief judge of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court, as judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC which began functioning on July 1, 2002, is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal which has jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. The ICC sits in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC, however, lacks universal territorial jurisdiction, and may only investigate and prosecute crimes committed within member states, nationals of member states, or crimes in situations referred to the…

Following the new normal dictated by the Covid-19 Pandemic now ravaging the entire world leading to the imposition of lock down measures and in order to keep the wheel of justice moving unimpeded, efficiently, speedily and to safeguard the health and lives of members of the Bench and judiciary staff, Members of the Bar and other court users, Hon Justice S.D Kawu, the Chief Judge of Kwara State releases Practice Direction. [mks_button size=”medium” title=”Click Here To Download Kwara State Practice Direction ” style=”rounded” url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KWARA-STATE-HIGH-COURT-COVID-19-PRACTICE-DIRECTIONS.pdf” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#000000″ txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=”” nofollow=”0″] KWARA STATE HIGH COURT COVID-19 PRACTICE DIRECTIONS

1.0 THE AGITATION FOR FINANCIAL AUTONOMY OF THE NIGERIAN JUDICIARY The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 which is anchored on a tripod of the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary made specific provisions for the funding of the three arms of government from the nation’s treasury. From the inception of the Third Republic the financial autonomy of the Judiciary which is embedded in the Constitution has proved a mirage. The Judiciary has been underfunded perennially by the Federal and State Governments. Worse still, the meagre sum allocated to it in the yearly budgets is never released early…