With a sound background in academics, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip who came in as the Court’s President a little over year ago has embarked on making quality labour justice delivery available to every litigant. Samuel Attah writes.
Over the years his doggedness, scholarship and contributions to issues bordering on the strengthening of labour jurisprudence and…
Judiciary
F or the first time in its 57 years of existence, the Supreme Court of Nigeria now has 20 justices. This happened recently when the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad, swore in eight new Justices of the Supreme Court.
The swearing-in, which took place at the Supreme Court complex, was sequel…
By Adewole Kehinde
Monday, December 13, 2020, was exactly a year since the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, swore in Justice John Terhemba Tsoho as Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, having earlier assumed office on July 26, in an acting capacity.
His appointment followed the retirement of…
Controversy has trailed the move by Ondo State House of Assembly to remove the Deputy Governor of the state. Things came to head when the Chief Judge of the State declined the request to set up a panel to investigate the Deputy Governor. Before raising some few legal issues regarding the rejection, it is good…
The Connecticut Supreme Court is struggling to issue its decisions in a timely fashion
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
Supreme Court hears cases from October to April every year and decides virtually all of them by the end of June, the Connecticut Supreme Court is struggling to issue its decisions. As of July 12,…
The word lawyer is easily linked with litigation and the courts. Consequently, when one is said to be a lawyer, people are likely to relate cautiously with him or her. Perhaps because of the unique wiring of lawyers, they are often more inclined to litigate than explore alternative means of resolving disputes. In spite of…
It has been said that strike actions remain the most easily recognisable form of relationship breakdown in labour law. Indeed the adverse effects including loss of productive man hours; attendant difficulties in meeting demand for services within the period; breakdown in communication, law and order as well as major threats to economic development are all…
When Hon. Justice Walter S. Onnoghen took oath of office as the 17th Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on March 6, 2017, the judiciary was in dire distress. Yet, with an assurance that he intends to carry on from where his predecessors stopped, modify certain areas but with the ultimate aim of having a better…