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The Nigerian Court of Appeal declines to enforce a Commonwealth of Virginia (in USA) Choice of Court Agreement

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In November 30 2020, the Nigerian Court of Appeal delivered a third decision where it declined to enforce a Commonwealth of Virginia (in USA) Choice of Court Agreement. [3] If that is so, as is indeed it is, how much less can parties by their private acts remove the jurisdiction properly and legally vested in our Courts ? ARTICLE 13.

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Conflict of Laws and Diversity of Opinions—A View of The Nigerian Jurisdiction

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PIL rules are used as a toolbox to assist litigants in resolving these problems that arise from complex litigations. The Supreme Court of Nigeria and the Judicature The Nigerian Supreme Court is necessary for the legal system’s stability, coherence, and sustainable evolution. [2]

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Although the railroad’s principal place of business is Virginia, it is registered to do business in Pennsylvania as a foreign corporation, and Mallory sued there. Animal Legal Defense Fund. Animal Legal Defense Fund , 21-760. It seems like the odds of a grant are good in one or both cases. Next up is Kelly v. New Relists.

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Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

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The stakes in the case are high: The challengers argue that the current deferential standard is unconstitutional, while the Biden administration contends that overturning the existing doctrine would be a “convulsive shock to the legal system.” The doctrine at the center of the case is known as the Chevron doctrine.

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Roe v. Wade hangs in balance as reshaped court prepares to hear biggest abortion case in decades

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Mississippi acknowledges that it must overcome the principle of “stare decisis” – the idea that courts should normally follow their prior precedent. But here, the state insists, the “stare decisis case for overruling Roe and Casey is overwhelming.” Stare decisis and the Kavanaugh test.