Judgements Categories: High Court

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] LIGGETT AND MYERS TOBACCO CO V. REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 10TH MARCH, 1969 SUIT NO. M/163/68 3PLR/1969/65 (HC-L)   BEFORE: KASSIM, J.   REPRESENTATION Ogunlami – for the Applicants Awotesu – for the Respondent   MAIN JUDGEMENT KASSIM, J.:- This is an application brought under Section 18(4) of the Trade Marks Act, No. 29 of 1965, for an order that the Registrar of Trade Marks do […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] MR. EMMANUEL O. URHOBO V. TARKA AND ANOTHER HIGH COURT OF LAGOS STATE SUIT NO. LD/52/75 15TH NOVEMBER 1976 3PLR/1976/113  (HC)   BEFORE COLE, J.   BETWEEN EMMANUEL O. URHOBO   AND (1) CHIEF JOSEPH S TARKA (2) GATA AND TAGA (NIG.) LTD   MAIN ISSUES Contract -Capacity of company not yet incorporated- Whether agent can contract on its behalf. Assignment of lease to non-existing company—Effect of such deed of […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] FTC (UZDON) V. ROMAK S.A IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION, COMMERCIAL COURT ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE STRAND, LONDON, WC2A 2LL 6 NOVEMBER 1998 CASE NO: 1998 FOLIO NO 1123 3PLR/1998/46 (HC)   BEFORE: THE HON MR JUSTICE LANGLEY   BETWEEN: FTC “UZDON” Applicant ROMAK S.A. Respondent   REPRESENTATION TIMOTHY YOUNG QC STEPHEN KENNYMinstructed by RICHARDS BUTLER – for the APPLICANT MARK HAVELOCK-ALLAN QC instructed by MIDDLETON-POTTS […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] MISR (NIG.) LTD V. SALAH EL-ASSAD HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 2ND SEPTEMBER, 1968 SUIT NO. M/113/68. 3PLR/1968/59 (HC-L)   BEFORE LAMBO, J.,   REPRESENTATION Olorunnimbe – for Applicants Agu – for Respondent   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE-APPEAL – Arbitration Award-Whether application to set aside Award should be by Notice of Motion or by Originating Summon.-High Court of Lagos Act S.60     MAIN JUDGEMENT LAMBO, J.: This is an […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] N.T. BELL V. MRS E. E. EBENEZER HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 14TH APRIL, 1961 APPEAL NO. LD/59A/60 3PLR/1961/17 (HC-N) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE: DE LESTANG, C.J.   MAIN ISSUES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Supremacy of the Constitution over Rules of Court – —Constitution of the Federation 1960, Section 110—Time within which to appeal—Supreme Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, OXLIVA r.1—Federal Supreme Court Ordinance, 1960, (No. 12 of 1960) Sec. 31 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] ARBICO LTD. V. FEDERAL BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE HIGH COURT, LAGOS 12TH DECEMBER, 1966 3PLR/1966/31 (HC-L)   BEFORE: SOWEMIMO, J.   REPRESENTATION Davies – for the Appellant Obi – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUE TAXATION AND REVENUE LAW: Taxation a company – Applicable principles – Import of rules of British courts – Attitude of court thereto – Whether tax liability depends solely on express provisions of Nigerian law COMPANY […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] BABAYO BAKA SEYO V. HUSSAINI BABA TUMFURE IN THE SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL OF NIGERIA ON MONDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2006 CA/J/33/S/2003 3PLR/2006/77     OTHER CITATIONS [2007] 8 NWLR (PT. 1035) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, JCA ABUBAKAR ABDULKADIR JEGA, JCA MOHAMMED LADAN TSAMIYA, JCA   BETWEEN BABAYO BAKA SEYO – Appellant(s) AND HUSSAINI BABA TUMFURE – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION D. Kadala – For Appellant AND […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] TULSK CO-OPERATIVE LIVESTOCK MART LIMITED  V. ULSTER BANK LIMITED THE HIGH COURT No. 3555P 13TH DAY OF MAY 1983 3PLR/1983/35 (HC)   BETWEEN TULSK CO-OPERATIVE LIVESTOCK MART LIMITED – Plaintiffs AND ULSTER BANK LIMITED – Defendant   MAIN ISSUES BANKING AND FINANCE:- Banker-customer relations – Check clearance and misrepresentation – Claim for loss attributable to negligence of bank in clearing of check and for misrepresentation as to the financial stability […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] THE BRITISH AND FRENCH BANK LIMITED V. S.O. AKANDE (TRADING AS AKANDE BROS. & CO.) HIGH COURT (WEST) 26TH OCTOBER, 1961 NO 1/220/61 3PLR/1961/22 (HC-W)   BEFORE: FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.   MAIN ISSUES   DEBTOR AND CREDITOR LAW: Recovery of debt created via bank overdraft  – Foreclosure of property deposited as security of such debt – Need to comply with statutory requirements regarding the validation of equitable interest over such property […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] OLAJIDE OYEWOLE     V. STANDARD BANK OF WEST AFRICA HIGH COURT LAGOS 2ND APRIL 1968 SUIT NO. LD/364/67. 3PLR/1968/68 (HC-L)   BEFORE TAYLOR, C.J.,   REPRESENTATION Plaintiff in person Mr. Bentley – for Defendant   MAIN ISSUES Banking—Current Account—Dishonour of customer’s cheque-Accounts not in funds-Agreement for overdraft facilities-Whether breach of contract. Banking-Damages-Assessment-Dishonour of customer’s cheque-Customer not a trader—No special damages pleaded-Whether customer entitled only to nominal damages.   The Plaintiff was […]

  POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   CHANVER ABA AND ANOTHER V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HIGH COURT (NORTH) JD/70CA/1961 September, 1961   OTHER CITATIONS 3PLR/1961/3 (HC-N)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SMITH, S.P.J., MCCARTHY, Ag. J.   COUNSELS Shatola for the Appellants. Nasir, Senior Crown Counsel, for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Courts-Magistrate’s Court – Jurisdiction to hold summary trial over offences for which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for life. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION: […]