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THE RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMERS, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY PRELIMINARY HEARING⚖️ Preliminary hearing can be described as "a trial before the trial" at which it is decided whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial. The legal standard in deciding at a preliminary hearing is "probable cause". Hence, where the judge finds that there is probable cause that the offence was committed by the defendant, the trial will be scheduled. KEY TAKEAWAYS * Prelims are only held in criminal trials * Prelims are also called Mini trials * Prelims are not held to determine guilt or innocence * Prelims are held at the earlier stage of criminial justice process * Prelims serve the purpose of protecting Defendants from unfounded criminal charges   DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH

THE RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMBERS, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY THE REASON EASTER IS A MOVEABLE FEAST The Easter Act 1928 (chapter 35) A moveable feast means a religious festival that occurs on a different date each year Easter and Passover are movable feasts. From the earliest years of Christianity, Easter has been a very important feast, and the date of the observance varied. By about A.D. 400, the Western Church assigned December 25 as the date for the observation of Christmas. The Easter season, however, has a variety of dates for its celebration. Historically, it is believed that Jesus Christ’s Resurrection occurred on a Sunday and therefore Easter should be celebrated on a Sunday but there were conflicts regarding this and they were resolved by the Council of Nicaea (Council of Nice). In A.D. 325 the Council of Nicaea (Council of Nice) decreed that Easter should be celebrated by everyone, everywhere, on the same day and the day should be the first Sunday after the first full...

  THE RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMBERS, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY HAPPY EASTER Easter is a Christian festival that celebrates the defeat of death and the hope of salvation. Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion by the Romans. Section 10 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended protects religious freedom and religious festivals are recognized as National Holidays. Religion is the very basis of human life. It establishes forms of social order by prescribing the norms, behavior, and practices expected in society. Through religion, people find things that bring them solace and inner peace. Religion provides an explanation for reality; something to fill in all those questions that we often ask ourselves e.g why are we here? where do we go when we die? what happens if there is no God? As such people find comfort in understanding the mystery of life. Religion helps law enforcement because followers of a particular...

One of the greatest problems of a neophyte at law and most law students, is usually how to answer law questions. After all the ‘ jacking ’ and cramming it all comes down to delivery. First thing you need to understand is that law exams aren’t there to test how much you can cram. Basically, it’s meant to test your knowledge of the area of law which the question borders. There are several types of law exam questions: • Short answer • Essay questions • Fact based/ Problem Questions. These question types would be addressed in detail subsequently. But we will be discussing, today, on how to prepare for law exams and what makes an examiner grade some students higher than some other. The General Purpose of Law Exams Like I earlier stated, the purpose of law exams isn’t to see how much a student can cram or how many laws a student knows. Success in law exams require not only mastery of the material but the demonstration of an ability in legal analysis. The purpose of law exams is ...

IT GOES DOWN WHEN JUSTICIANS CONNECT On the 31st of March 2022, the Radiant Justice Chambers hosted a delightful picnic for its members which has been one of the most memorable fun events in the chambers.The chambers took Justicians to an awesome location with beautiful sight and scenery where all the fun went down. It was a good time spent together with variety of games ranging from establishing whose favorite musician is the best, to proving whose is the most talented, the karaoke games, the tugging war and lots of dancing. The food, the wide range of appetizers, the drinks and the wines were the picnic's highlight. All in all, it was a great time of bonding, making merry, and making memories with beautiful pictures. It was a day well spent, and the memories of this day will always hold a cosy corner in all our hearts..

THE RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMERS, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY PRE TRIAL⚖️ A pretrial hearing, sometimes called a pretrial conference, is a meeting of the defense, the prosecution, and the judge before a trial commences. During this hearing, a range of documents may be presented, evidence can be presented and excluded, and more. The pretrial hearing lays the foundation for everything that will come later. Order 25 of High Court of Lagos State ( Civil Procedure) Rules 2004 deals with Pretrial conferences and scheduling. The conference must be completed within three months of its commencement . The conference can be held in both criminal trials and civil proceedings. During this hearing, a range of documents may be presented, evidence can be presented an excluded, and more.  The purpose of a pretrial hearing is to find out whether the case may be settled before going to trial and in some cases, to determine whether there is a strong enough foundation for the matter to proceed to...

THE RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMBER OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY ILE-IFE BONA FIDE This is pronounced as /bəʊnə ˈfiːdeɪ/. This latin term means "in good faith". Bona fide connotes a sincere intention to be fair, open and honest in relations be it personal relations or contractual relations. A transaction performed bona fide is one with absence of fraud or deception. A person who acts bona fide has acted without intention to deceive.  As intention is a principal ingredient in legal transactions, it is important that all parties act bona fide. In Equity, a bona fide purchaser of legal estate for value without notice of encumberance or existing title has the right to retain ownership of the estate.  *FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH*