Month: September 2026

Detinue is the tort of wrongful detention of a chattel. It arises when a person who is entitled to the immediate possession of goods demands their return and the person in possession refuses to deliver them without lawful excuse. The wrong is not the original taking of the goods (which may have been lawful) but […]

Passing off is a tort that protects the goodwill and reputation of a business against misrepresentation. It occurs when one person presents goods or services as those of another, thereby deceiving the public and damaging the original trader’s commercial standing. In Nigeria, the action is rooted in both common law principles and statutory recognition under […]

Buying land is one of the biggest financial decisions a person or a business will make in Nigeria. Yet many buyers focus almost entirely on price and location, and treat the legal side of the purchase as a formality to sort out later. That approach is risky. A transaction that looks straightforward on the surface […]

A grievance and a legal remedy are not always the same thing. You can be entirely right about a wrong done to you and still lose the ability to take it to court, simply because you waited too long. This is what limitation of actions means in law, and it catches more people off guard […]

Did you know that you may not need to go through a lengthy trial to recover a debt where the debtor has no real defence to your claim? The conventional procedure for obtaining judgement in Court against a party is through litigation and trial. When a dispute arises between parties, a full trial involving calling […]

CAN ONE PARENT STOP THE OTHER PARENT FROM SEEING THEIR CHILD A common problem associated with matrimonial disputes is always one parent refusing to allow the other parent to see or maintain contact with their child. Sometimes the refusal arises after a separation or divorce. In other cases, the parents were never married. In particularly […]

In Nigeria, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) provides robust protections for every individual, including those suspected of committing a crime. These safeguards, primarily contained in Chapter IV on Fundamental Rights, ensure that suspicion alone does not strip a person of their dignity, liberty, or due process. Arrest or detention […]