Actions (642)
HELD:
"The guiding principles to determine whether a person has locus standi or not are:
HELD:
"Although the Appellant contested that none of the functionaries/ offices of the Attorney General, the Chief Judge and Chief Registrar can institute an action for libel for itself or jointly with the established body, it nonetheless cannot defeat the action for the misjoinder of the offices in libel.
HELD:
"A party is not allowed to approbate and reprobate on one issue:
HELD:
"In the leading case of GREEN vs. GREEN (1987) LPELR (1338) 1 at 20, Oputa, JSC graphically explained the distinction between "proper parties", "desirable parties" and "necessary parties" in the context of an application for joinder of parties as follows:
HELD:
"My Lords, the misuse of the criminal law machinery for getting reliefs in disputes that are civil in nature, by using the instruments of State has become dangerously rampant in recent times.
HELD:
HELD:
"The question is who is an aggrieved person that can appeal a decision of a Court or Tribunal.