Personal Injury
Medical Negligence and Liability in Nigeria
When things go wrong during medical intervention, it may be down (though not always) to the negligent act or omission of the medical staff or establishment. Injury to the patient may therefore give rise to a civil liability in damages or worse still, a conviction for criminal negligence. However, in order to establish liability of […]
Accident at Work and The Employee’s Compensation Act, 2010
By Michael Dugeri (Guest Author) The Employee’s Compensation Act, 2010 is a social security/welfare scheme that provides comprehensive compensation to employees who suffer from occupational diseases or sustain injuries arising from accidents at workplace or in the course of employment.
Origin of Product Liability and Consumer Protection Law
A Mollusc from Paisley, Scotland achieved posthumous celebrity status when in 1928 it ended up in a bottle of ginger beer partly consumed by Ms. May Donoghue giving her a fright and ultimately gastroenteritis as her physician later diagnosed. Thus triggered the events that led to the founding of modern negligence and consumer protection law […]
Car Insurance and Protection For Third Party Road Users
For most Nigerians honed in on the culture of fixing their own vehicles in the event of an accident, it is worth knowing that third party car insurance is the only compulsory car insurance policy required by law. On Nigerian roads, a day hardly goes by without vehicle owners/drivers jump out of their vehicle to […]