Law of Torts and Negligence
ICAN Business Law

QUESTION 1 Chief Ojo, a high-net-worth investor, was considering purchasing a 60% controlling equity stake in Zenith Retail Nigeria Limited. To evaluate the investment, Chief Ojo directly engaged Bis…

QUESTION 2 Lekki Industrial Chemicals Ltd operates a chemical manufacturing plant in Ogun State adjacent to an agricultural estate owned by Mr. Chukwuma. As part of its manufacturing operations, Lekk…

QUESTION 3 Arewa Express Logistics Ltd is a haulage company operating a fleet of heavy-duty trucks across Nigeria. The company employed Danladi as a full-time driver. On May 10, 2023, Danladi was ins…

Under the Nigerian Law of Torts, a partnership firm of Chartered Accountants will be held vicariously liable for a negligent act committed by an employee auditor against a client or third party if the…

In the Nigerian law of torts, for a defendant to successfully raise the complete defense of volenti non fit injuria (voluntary assumption of risk), the defendant must prove that the plaintiff:

In an action for the tort of negligence under Nigerian law, which of the following combinations represents the three essential legal elements that the plaintiff must establish to succeed?

Chemical Processing Industries Plc accumulated large volumes of toxic liquid in an artificial reservoir on its industrial land. Due to an unprecedented, extraordinary, and unforeseeable torrential rai…

An auditor audited the annual financial statements of ABC Plc. A third-party investor, relying solely on the audited accounts published in a national newspaper, purchased shares in ABC Plc and suffere…

Tunde, a delivery driver employed by XYZ Logistics Limited, was instructed to deliver goods along a specified route in Ikeja, Lagos. While driving along the route, Tunde made a minor 5-minute detour t…

A heavy industrial air-conditioning unit installed on the exterior wall of Prime Towers Limited detached and crashed onto Mr. Chukwu's parked luxury car, causing total repair damages evaluated at ₦8,0…