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):Land, Family Property & Rights of Female Members under Customary Law

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…

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…

Facts of the Case Yesufu Esan v. Faro (Chief Ojora)-1947 The appellants, Yesufu Esan & Others, sought to set aside…

The case is a leading West African authority on Res judicata, especially the requirement that the previous judgment must be…