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An end to slavishness? a note on Alli v. Okulaja
“At present, indeed, the Nigerian courts tend slavishly to follow any English decision”. This recent decision of the High Court of Lagos State, however, appears to be the first example of a judicial refusal to follow an English precedent, other than in cases involving the measure of damages, or interpretation of statutes similar to those in force in Nigeria, but not identical. BECKLEY, J., said of Edmeades v. Thomas Board Mills Ltd.:
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