Death as a Cause of Action in Law: What Families of Accident Victims Can Claim

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In June 2012, Dana Airlines Flight 992 crashed into a densely populated residential area at Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, killing all 153 persons on board and 10 people on the ground. Among the dead were fathers, mothers, breadwinners, and children. Their families were left not only with grief but with the immediate, crushing financial reality of lost income and lost support. The law's response to this tragedy illustrates one of the most important and underappreciated areas of Nigerian tort law: death as a cause of action. The question is not just whether someone is criminally responsible for the deaths. The question that tort...

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Non Est Factum in Nigerian Law: When Can You Escape a Signed Contract?

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Non Est Factum in Nigerian Law: When Can You Escape a Signed Contract?

Have you ever signed a document without fully understanding what it was? Perhaps you were told it was one thing, but it turned out to be something completely different? In Nigerian contract law, there's a legal defense called "non est factum" that can protect you in such situations—but only under very specific circumstances. This guide explains what non est factum means, when you can use it, and how Nigerian courts decide whether someone can escape a contract they signed by mistake. What Does Non Est Factum Mean? Non est factum is a Latin phrase that literally means "it is not my deed." It's...