PENN V LORD BALTIMORE (1750)Full Facts, Issues, and Judgment

The case of Penn v Lord Baltimore (1750) remains a landmark decision in English equity law. It illustrates the principle…

British South Africa Company v. Companhia de Moçambique (1893)

FULL FACT OF British South Africa Company v. Companhia de Moçambique (1893) In 1893, the House of Lords decided the…

Lopez v. Lopez (1924) was a historic Lagos Full Court decision that examined whether female members of a Yoruba family…

The case of D.W. Lewis & Others v. Bankole & Others remains one of the most foundational decisions on family…

British Bata Shoe Co. Ltd v. Melikan (1956) is a major Nigerian case that explains how courts use their equitable…

In this landmark Nigerian criminal law decision, the West African Court of Appeal examined the proper procedure for punishing perjury…

Key Legal Issues: Definition of “instrument” under the Land Registration Ordinance Admissibility of a cash payment receipt as evidence of…

Full Facts of the Case of Duke Kwesi Kuntu v Adontenhene Kweku Afilfa VII (1946) The respondent (plaintiff below), acting…

FULL FACT OF ABOWABA V ADESHINA (1946) LAW-MADE-SIMPLE REPORT (L.M.S.R.) This case arose from a dispute over a piece of…

The case of Accra Perfumery Co. Ltd. v. Alan Radlay Thomas & Anor(1947) is a West African Court of Appeal…