Negligence : duty of care and breach of duty Did the defendant owe the claimant a duty to take care? Was the defendant in breach of that duty? Duty of care – Finding a general test. The neighbour principle – Donoghue v Stevenson (1932). The House of Lords recognised a new relationship beteeen manufacturer and […]
Definition of Strict Liability: Strict liability is the imposition of liability on a party without a finding of fault ( such as negligence or tortious intent). The plaintiff needs to prove only that the tort happened and that the defendant was responsible. Strict liability is imposed for legal infractions that are Malum Prohibitum rather than […]
The law of nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher These are specific torts which deal with problems arising either from disturbances which affect your enjoyment of your land, or simply disturb you as a member of the public. While private nuisance and the associated rule in Rylands v Fletcher are confined to interference […]
Definition: A pension is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee’s employment years, and from which payments are drawn to support the person’s retirement from work in the form of periodic payments. A pension may be a ”defined benefit plan” where a fixed sum is paid regularly to a […]
PREPARED BY https://jideogundimucosolicitors.co.uk/ TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION – LAGOS STATE. CHAPTER 2 – HOUSING ISSUES IN THE STATE. CHAPTER 3 – THE LAGOS STATE BUILDING CONTROL AGENCY (LASBCA). CHAPTER 4 – THE FAILINGS OF THE LAGOS STATE BUILDING CONTROL AGENCY (LASBCA). CHAPTER 5 – THE WAY FORWARD. CHAPTER 6 […]
The meaning of sub-culture is always in dispute, and style is the area in which the opposing definitions clash with most dramatic force. Culture can be said to be the peculiar and distinctive ‘way of life’ of the group or class, the meanings, values and ideas embodied in institutions, in social relations, in systems of […]
Chapter 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND In National Provincial Bank Ltd v Ainsworth [1965] AC 1175, the question was whether a married woman whose rights at common law were to be provided with a roof over her head by her husband was to bind third parties to whom the husband had transferred the matrimonial home to. The […]
We recently had a constitutional crisis on our hands, which is still ongoing, but has now been over shadowed by the upcoming elections this February. The background of the matter started with the Chief Justice of the Federation, Mr. Walter Onnoghen, facing trial over alleged false asset declaration bought against him by the Code of […]
The new tenancy laws of Lagos State were enacted on the 5th of August 2011 at the Lagos State House of Assembly. Its main purpose was to help both landlords and tenants in Lagos State. Well, that is according to the Lagos State government. Nevertheless, the legislation was signed by the Governor on the 24th […]
As a young black teenager growing up in Britain in the 1980’s, I thought Margaret Thatcher was the most evil woman in Britain. But who could blame me, as I was a young man influenced by the socialist views around me. Most of my friends were blacks, mainly West Indians who had been oppressed in […]