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THE RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMBERS, FACULTY OF LAW, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY⚖ WEEKLY LEGAL NUGGETS PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE A pre-trial conference may be requested by a party to a case, or it may be ordered by the court. It  may be conducted for several reasons: • To expedite disposition of the case • To help the court establish managerial control over the case, • To discourage wasteful pretrial activities, • To improve the quality of the trial with thorough preparation, and • To facilitate a settlement of the case. Therefore, a pre-trial conference help the courts in the fair and impartial adjudication of disputes by facilitating the discovery of documents and reducing the element of surprise at trial. BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DIRECTORATE OF LITIGATION AND RESEARCH.

THE RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMBERS, FACULTY OF LAW, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY⚖ WEEKLY LEGAL NUGGETS  LEGAL NUGGETS It usually applies to actions of a court, this term may also be applied to actions by government agencies and individuals acting in official capacity. One situation in which a party might encourage a judge to move sua Motu occurs when that party is preserving a special appearance usually to challenge jurisdiction, and therefore cannot make motions on its own behalf without making a general appearance. Common reasons for an action taken sua Motu are when the judge determines that the court does not have the matter's jurisdiction or that the case should be moved to another judge because of a conflict of interest, even if all parties disagree.  BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DIRECTORATE OF LITIGATION AND RESEARCH.

LEGAL NUGGETS ✅ GARNISHEE ORDER In a garnishee proceedings, the third party indebted to the judgment debtor is called the garnishee. The principal parties are; the judgment creditor as applicant and the garnishee as respondent. One of the ways to enforce money judgment in Nigeria is through a garnishee proceeding by way of attachment of funds of the judgment debtor, which is in the hands or custody of a third party (the garnishee) For instance,  The garnishee is usually a bank, that the judgment debtor's account is in credit. The recent case of GTB Vs. Innoson Motors is a case in point. In which GTB as garnishee fought the case up to the apex court. The court has the right to discharge a garnishee in a proceedings. BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DIRECTORATE OF LITIGATION AND RESEARCH.

THE LOGO OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AND WHAT IT ENTAILS 1.🌎- The spherical shape there represents the International society, i.e cities that are across the borders of our cites examples are Ghana, Brazil, Germany etc. To add to this, speakers from the international community would be gracing the summit. 2.🌐- As it's contained in the dp, refers to the networking opportunities that the summit presents, it basically give individuals the chance to relate with people coming from a totally different modus operandi as opposed to ours. The summit presents networking opportunities as well. 3.🧍🏽‍♂️🧍🏽‍♀️- Refers to youths all around the world, that's definitely you and I, this summit hence proposes to teach us more about our rights and obligations. Also, to promote citizenship education. 4.🌟- This refers to the goal of the summit, the summit has essentially one goal, and that's to incline youth all around the world on the pros and...

  Legal nuggets MOTION A motion is a written request or proposal to the court to obtain a ruling or direction. There are varieties of motions and it has become standard practice to file certain kinds of motions with the court based on the rulings of the court.  Motions are often made before trials to resolve procedural and preliminary issues, and may be made after trials to enforce or modify judgments.  Motions may also be made to resolve legal issues in the case if there is no disagreement about the facts. They are usually called a motion for summary judgment or a motion for summary adjudication of the issues . These motions can resolve all or most of the issues in a case without the need for a trial.  Normally, one side submits a motion, the other side submits a written response, and the court holds a hearing at which the parties give brief oral arguments. Some motions are considered only on the basis of the writings. Then th...