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Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents [2026] UKSC 3: How the Supreme Court Rewrote the Rules on AI Patents

For twenty years, a UK patent applicant whose invention ran on a computer faced a particular kind of frustration. It was not enough to show that the invention was new, clever, or commercially valuable. The applicant first had to survive a threshold test that had nothing to do with those qualities. Under the Aerotel framework, the courts asked a preliminary question that tripped up a significant number of genuinely novel software and artificial intelligence inventions before they could even be assessed on their merits. In February 2026, the UK Supreme Court looked at that framework, found it logically flawed, and...

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What Are the Statutory Elements to Prove Murder in Nigeria?

What Are the Statutory Elements to Prove Murder in Nigeria? To prove murder in Nigeria, the prosecution must establish four key elements beyond a reasonable doubt: that a person has died, that the accused caused the death, that the act or omission causing the death was unlawful, and that the accused acted with malice aforethought. These requirements are rooted in Nigeria's dual criminal law system, primarily defined by the Criminal Code Act in the southern states and the Penal Code Act in the northern states. The burden of proof rests entirely on the prosecution. It isn't enough to show that the accused...

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The 3 Ingredients to Prove Armed Robbery in Nigeria

The 3 Ingredients to Prove Armed Robbery in Nigeria The case file landed with a thud. Inside were grainy photos from a roadside stop in Lekki, a victim's panicked statement, and a signed confession from a young man picked up two days later. To the police, it was an open-and-shut armed robbery case. Six months later in court, it fell apart completely. This happens more often than you think, because a confession is never enough. To successfully prove armed robbery in Nigeria, the prosecution must prove three specific ingredients beyond a reasonable doubt: that a robbery actually took place, that the perpetrators...

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Confession Admissibility in Nigeria: The Law vs. The Reality

Confession Admissibility in Nigeria: The Law vs. The Reality The air in the interrogation room is thick and still. A single fluorescent bulb hums overhead. Across a scarred wooden table, a police officer slides a pen and a few sheets of paper towards a suspect who has been in custody for ten hours. "Just sign this," the officer says, his voice low. "Tell us what happened, and you can go home." In that moment, a statement is taken that could decide the suspect's fate for decades. But is it admissible in court? A confessional statement is only admissible in a Nigerian court...

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