Private and Property Law Study Materials

Contract law

Breach of a contract does not discharge it; it gives the innocent party an opportunity to treat the contract as repudiated or as existing. If it treats the contract as existing, it is bound to honour its part however, if it treats it as repudiated it is not bound to do so.

Law Of Tort In Nigeria Summarized

Contents LAW OF TORT.3 AIMS OF TORT LAW.3 A BRIEF HISTORY OF TORT.. 3 TORT DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER AREAS OF LAW.4 THE ELEMENT IN TORTS. 5 ASSAULT.. 6 BATTERY.. 8 FALSE IMPRISONMENT.9 OTHER ACTS INTENDED TO CAUSE PHYSICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC HARM.11 DEFENSES TO TRESPASS TO PERSON.. 12 INTERFERENCE WITH GOODS/CHATTEL.12 CONVERSION.. 13 DETINUE.14 TRESPASS TO CHATTEL PER SE.. 15 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRESPASS PER SE, DETINUE AND CONVERSION.. 15 DEFENSES TO INTERFERENCE ...

Law Of Succession Nigeria

LAW OF SUCCESSION NIGERIA (SUMMARIZED NOTE) Contents PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES (TRUSTEES, EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS).1 LAW OF SUCCESSION.. 1 MEANING OF SUCCESSION.1 SOURCES OF LAW OF SUCCESSION.2 FORMS OF CUSTOMARY LAWS ON SUCCESSION AND INHERITANCE.. 2 DISTRIBUTION UNDER STATUTORY LAW.10 WILLS AND CODICILS. 10 TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY.21 EXECUTORS.27 ALTERATIONS, INTERLINEATION AND OBLITERATION.32