A
abuse of process academic issue accessory accident accomplice accused acquiescence adjournment admissibility admission affidavit agency agent aggravated damages agreement for lease alibi allegation allocutus amendment appeal appearance appellate court application appointment approbate and reprobate arbitration argument armed robbery arraignment assignment attorney-general auction authorities aviation
B
bail bailiff balance of convenience banking bias bid bound blunder bona fide breach of marriage brief business busy body
C
c of o / r of o cause of action caveat emptor certified certified true copy certiorari character charge chieftaincy child child adoption chose in action circumstantial evidence claim client code of conduct comity company compensation competence computer generated evidence concurrent finding confessional statement consent consent judgement consent order conspiracy constitution contempt contract contract frustration contradiction conversion conviction coordinate court corporation corroboration corruption cost counter-claim court court registrar creditor crime criminal responsibility cross-appeal cross-examination customary law
D
damages dangerous driving death penalty debenture debt decision deed defamation defection democracy denial deponent deposition derivative action design detinue directors disciplinary discretion dishonesty disqualification doctrine of covering field doctrine of notice document domicile double jeopardy drafting duty of care dying declaration
E
ecowas EFCC ejusdem generis election employment endorsement equity error escrow estoppel evaluation evidence evidence on bad character ex parte exemplary damages exhibit expert witness
F
fair hearing family family head family land father christmas FCT federal agency federation female gender fiat fiduciary filing action final address finding of fact firearm foreclosure foreign foreign judgement forfeiture forgery forum shopping fraud freedom of expression freedom of information functus officio
G
H
I
identification parade igiogbe illiterate imaginary scale of justice immunity impeachment in pari delicto inchoate injunction injurious falsehood inner bar insanity instrument intention intention to defend interest interim interlocutory application interlocutory injunction international obligation interpretation investigation irregularity issue
J
joinder judge judgement judgement debt judicial notice judicial time jurat jurisdiction juristic personality justice justiciable
L
laches land landlord & tenant last seen law practice law reports lawyer lease leave of court legal right legal system legislation legitimacy legitimate expectation liability libel liberty lien lifting the veil limitation law lis pendens literate litigation loan local remedies locus in quo locus standi LPDC
M
magistrate maintenance mandamus mareva injunction matrimonial medical report memorandum mens rea merit mesne profit military minister mischief rule misjoinder misrepresentation mode of commencement mortgage motion on notice motive murder
N
national assembly natural justice NBA negligence no case submission nolle prosequi nomination non-joinder notice of appeal notice to quit novation
O
oath obiter dictum objection offence oral testimony order order nisi originating process originating summons ownership
P
p parol agreement part performance parties partnership business plea pleadings point of law police political party possession possession of land power of attorney practice direction precedent preliminary objection president presumption prima facie primary evidence priorities privacy privy probative value procedure proceedings processes proof property proviso public document public office public policy punctuation
Q
R
rape ratio decidendi reasonable doubt receipt receiver manager record record of appeal referral reliefs religion rent reply reply brief representative capacity repugnant res ipsa loquitur res judicata respondent notice retrial revocation robbery rule of law rules of court
S
sale sanction secondary evidence seizure self help service of process set aside signature social media sovereignty special damages specific performance speculation statement of defence statement on oath statute statute barred stay of execution stay of proceedings stealing strike action struck out students substitution of parties succession suit summon suo moto supreme court survey
T
tainted witness tax technicality term textbook title to land trespass trespass to land trial tribunal trifles trust truth
U
V
W
A
abuse of process academic issue accessory accident accomplice accused acquiescence adjournment admissibility admission affidavit agency agent aggravated damages agreement for lease alibi allegation allocutus amendment appeal appearance appellate court application appointment approbate and reprobate arbitration argument armed robbery arraignment assignment attorney-general auction authorities aviation
B
bail bailiff balance of convenience banking bias bid bound blunder bona fide breach of marriage brief business busy body
C
c of o / r of o cause of action caveat emptor certified certified true copy certiorari character charge chieftaincy child child adoption chose in action circumstantial evidence claim client code of conduct comity company compensation competence computer generated evidence concurrent finding confessional statement consent consent judgement consent order conspiracy constitution contempt contract contract frustration contradiction conversion conviction coordinate court corporation corroboration corruption cost counter-claim court court registrar creditor crime criminal responsibility cross-appeal cross-examination customary law
D
damages dangerous driving death penalty debenture debt decision deed defamation defection democracy denial deponent deposition derivative action design detinue directors disciplinary discretion dishonesty disqualification doctrine of covering field doctrine of notice document domicile double jeopardy drafting duty of care dying declaration
E
ecowas EFCC ejusdem generis election employment endorsement equity error escrow estoppel evaluation evidence evidence on bad character ex parte exemplary damages exhibit expert witness
F
fair hearing family family head family land father christmas FCT federal agency federation female gender fiat fiduciary filing action final address finding of fact firearm foreclosure foreign foreign judgement forfeiture forgery forum shopping fraud freedom of expression freedom of information functus officio
G
H
I
identification parade igiogbe illiterate imaginary scale of justice immunity impeachment in pari delicto inchoate injunction injurious falsehood inner bar insanity instrument intention intention to defend interest interim interlocutory application interlocutory injunction international obligation interpretation investigation irregularity issue
J
joinder judge judgement judgement debt judicial notice judicial time jurat jurisdiction juristic personality justice justiciable
L
laches land landlord & tenant last seen law practice law reports lawyer lease leave of court legal right legal system legislation legitimacy legitimate expectation liability libel liberty lien lifting the veil limitation law lis pendens literate litigation loan local remedies locus in quo locus standi LPDC
M
magistrate maintenance mandamus mareva injunction matrimonial medical report memorandum mens rea merit mesne profit military minister mischief rule misjoinder misrepresentation mode of commencement mortgage motion on notice motive murder
N
national assembly natural justice NBA negligence no case submission nolle prosequi nomination non-joinder notice of appeal notice to quit novation
O
oath obiter dictum objection offence oral testimony order order nisi originating process originating summons ownership
P
p parol agreement part performance parties partnership business plea pleadings point of law police political party possession possession of land power of attorney practice direction precedent preliminary objection president presumption prima facie primary evidence priorities privacy privy probative value procedure proceedings processes proof property proviso public document public office public policy punctuation
Q
R
rape ratio decidendi reasonable doubt receipt receiver manager record record of appeal referral reliefs religion rent reply reply brief representative capacity repugnant res ipsa loquitur res judicata respondent notice retrial revocation robbery rule of law rules of court
S
sale sanction secondary evidence seizure self help service of process set aside signature social media sovereignty special damages specific performance speculation statement of defence statement on oath statute statute barred stay of execution stay of proceedings stealing strike action struck out students substitution of parties succession suit summon suo moto supreme court survey
T
tainted witness tax technicality term textbook title to land trespass trespass to land trial tribunal trifles trust truth