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Jurisdiction

ABSENCE OF JURISDICTION BY COURT

Absence of jurisdiction on proceeding before court, 1.

Order where Court holds it has no jurisdiction, 2.

ABSENCE OF RULES OF PROCEDURE

How to approach Court in the absence of rules of procedure, 3.

ABUSE OF COURT PROCESS

Court’s jurisdiction to order reversion to status quo where its process has been abused,

4.

ACTION AGAINST AGENCY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Exclusive jurisdiction of Federal High Court over actions against Federal Government

Agencies, 5.

ACTION ARISING FROM OR PERTAINING TO OIL SPILLAGE

Exclusive jurisdiction of Federal High Court on matters arising from oil spillage, 6.

ACTION BASED ON IMMOVABLE PROPERTY OUTSIDE JURISDICTION

Court’s jurisdiction to entertain action based on immovable property outside jurisdic-

tion, 7.

ACTION RELATING TO BANKER AND CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP

Jurisdiction of Federal High Court to entertain action relating to dispute between banks

and customers, 8.

Jurisdiction of Federal High Court to entertain action relating to banking, 9.

ACTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN MISSIONS

Actions against foreign missions in Nigeria, 10.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFICUITIES

Can administrative difficulties revive expired jurisdiction rule of sympathy in judicial

proceedings? 11.

ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE

Jurisdiction of Court to administer estate outside jurisdiction, 12.

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ADMIRALTY MATTERS

High Courts jurisdiction in Admiralty matters, 13.

Mode of exercise of admiralty jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, 14.

Source of jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in admiralty matters, 15.

When admiralty jurisdiction cannot be invoked, 16.

When admiralty jurisdiction may be invoked by proceedings in rem, 17.

ALLEGATION OF COMMISSION OF CRIME

For the accusation of a criminal offence to be successfully levied against a person, such

an offence ordinarily, must be established before an impartial criminal Court of law, 18.

APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Appellate jurisdiction of High Court in Northern States, 19.

Appellate jurisdiction of High Court of Northern Nigeria and S. 63(1)of the High Court

Law, 20.

Appellate jurisdiction to quash for error of law, 21.

Appellate jurisdiction, 22.

Appellate Tribunal exercising the function of a trial tribunal, 23.

Condition precedent to exercise of appellate jurisdiction, 24.

Exercise of appellate jurisdiction, 25.

Inherent jurisdiction of appellate Court, 26.

Nature of jurisdiction exercised by High Court when hearing application for leave to

appeal from a decision given by it in its appellate jurisdiction, 27.

Source of appellate jurisdiction, 28.

AREA COURT

Determination of jurisdiction of Area Courts in land matters under the Area Court Law of

1968 Plateau State, 29.

Jurisdiction of Area (Native) Courts, 30.

Jurisdiction of Court, 31.

Limit of jurisdiction of an Area Customary Court, 32.

Nature and source of jurisdiction of Area Courts, 33.

Number of Judges required to constitute an Area Court Panel, 34.

Territorial jurisdiction of Sabon Gari Area Court Zaria, 35.

When jurisdiction of Area Court may be presumed regular, 36.

BREACH OF CODE OF CONDUCT

Jurisdiction of State High Court to entertain actions grounded on breach of code of

conduct, 37.

CHALLENGING OF JURISDICTION OF COURT

Challenging the jurisdiction of a Court, 38.

Determining the issue of jurisdiction on affidavit evidence alone, 39.

Time to consider application challenging Court’s jurisdiction, 40.

CHALLENGING ISSUE OF JURISDICTION ON APPEAL

Issue of jurisdiction involving procedural irregularities can be raised for the first time on

appeal, 41.

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Raising issue challenging the jurisdiction of the trial Court on appeal, 42.

CHIEFTAINCY MATTERS

Court’s jurisdiction in chieftaincy matters in Western Region under the 1963 Constitu-

tion, 43.

Court’s jurisdiction in respect of chieftaincy matters before and after the 1979 Constitu-

tion, 44.

Determinants of jurisdiction, 45.

Jurisdiction of Court in chieftaincy matters, 46.

Jurisdiction of Court over chieftaincy dispute, 47.

Jurisdiction of Court to make declarations in respect of chieftaincy matters, 48.

Jurisdiction of Court to try the instant case, 49.

Jurisdiction to entertain chieftaincy disputes, 50.

What amount to chieftaincy matters for purposes of determining Courts’ jurisdiction?

51.

CLAIMS BASED ON ACADEMIC OR ADVISORY OPINION

Courts jurisdiction and academic opinion, 52.

COMMUNAL BOUNDARY

High Court’s jurisdiction in determining questions relating to communal boundary, 53.

Territorial jurisdiction of Criminal Courts of Plateau State and territorial limits of the

penal laws, 54.

COMPETENCE OF A COURT

Absence of jurisdiction in a Court, 55.

Approach to be followed where competence of appeal is challenged, 56.

Competence of a Court cannot be waived, 57.

Competence of Court to hear suits challenging removal of Local Government Council

Chairman, 58.

Competence of Court, 59.

Condition precedent to competence of Court, 60.

Defect in competence of Court, 61.

Determination of competence of a Court or tribunal, 62.

Importance of competence of Court to exercise of jurisdiction, 63.

Ingredients of jurisdiction of Court, 64.

Is the issue of jurisdiction and competence of Court a mere technicality? 65.

Jurisdiction of Court, 66.

Lack of competence, 67.

Prerequisite of an issue of jurisdiction or competence of a Court, 68.

Proceedings and orders conducted and given without jurisdiction, 69.

Relationship between jurisdiction and competence of Court, 70.

When competence of Court can be raised and effect where Court lacks competence, 71.

COMPETENCE OF A COURT TO EXERCISE JURISDICTION

Adjudicating upon a cause where Court has no jurisdiction, 72.

Assumption of jurisdiction, 73.

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