Sentences with phrase «hearing of the suit»

At the resumed hearing of the suit yesterday, all the respondents approached the court through their counsels declaring their intention to challenge the suit.

At its second hearing of the suit today [Monday], the accused persons who were largely remorseful apologized for the comments and said they would not recur.

According to GBC's correspondent, the court has abridged the time to ensure speedy hearing of the suit.

Mr Mohammed Diri, lawyer to the federal government, at the last resumed hearing of the suit, told the court that a notice of appeal has been lodged at the Court of Appeal challenging the judgment of the court granting bail to the former National Security Adviser.

She nonetheless, «caused a hearing notice to be served on me to appear before her on 15th December, 2015, for the hearing of the suit I filed on 14th September, 2015.»

At the hearing of the suit on May 26, 2016, Buhari through his counsel had raised an objection to the suit, challenging the mode of service of the originating summons on him.

But the trial judge after hearing the arguments of both parties dismissed the application with Honeywell Group's lawyer, Bode Olanipekun, consequently praying the court to continue the hearing of the suit with the defendant (Ecobank) opening its case.

The state governments are waiting for the Supreme Court to set a date for the hearing of a suit they filed against what they described as...

Meanwhile, no date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit filed by the Democratic Youth Congress, DYC.

Falana said during the hearing of the suit, «The prayer being sought by the plaintiffs will create a dangerous precedent if granted because it will mean that a terrorism suspect can go to court and say I can not be investigated.

At the hearing of the suit on Friday, the police and the Department of State Service asked the court to dismiss the suit for lacking in merit.

Before the hearing of the suit on Friday, the judge, lawyers and the audience watched video clips of Channels Televisions» News @ 10 showing how some men in police uniform disrupted collation of results at the Port Harcourt City Hall during the rerun.

At the last resumed hearing of the suit, lawyer to the federal government, Mr. Mohammed Diri, told the court that a notice of appeal has been lodged at the Court of Appeal challenging the judgment of the court granting bail to the former National Security Adviser.

If the Court is satisfied that no further argument or evidence than the parties can at once adduce is required as may be sufficient for the decision of the suit and that no injustice will result from proceeding with the suit, the Court may make a determination at the «first hearing», which takes place after the plaint and written statement have been filed, before the «hearing of the suit» where witnesses are examined.