NG Bar Prop Law case studies
NG Bar Prop Law · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Property Law is one of the core subjects in the Nigerian Bar Examinations (the Bar Part II professional course and its qualifying assessments), and it carries real weight because it is examined in multiple-choice, short-answer and essay formats. This page is for candidates preparing for that property law component - whether you are a Bar Part II student at the Nigerian Law School, a foreign-qualified lawyer preparing for the conversion course, or a practitioner refreshing the subject for a professional assessment. The NG Bar Prop Law case studies are 5 cases and about 3,969 words.
1Revocation for a Highway and the Compensation Bundle
In 2019 the Governor of a state granted Musa a statutory right of occupancy over Plot 14, GRA. Musa built a two-storey commercial building, planted 40 mature oil palm trees, and in 2023 granted a five-year lease of the ground floor to Tanimu.
826 words, about 4 min2Late Registration, Defective Attestation and a Second Purchaser
In 2022 Ada agreed to buy a plot in Lekki from Bello for N25 million. Bello’s solicitor prepared a deed of assignment.
767 words, about 4 min3Family Land, the Head’s Sale and a Demand for Partition
The Nwosu family has occupied land in Awka since 1920. The family head, Chief Nwosu, and three principal members manage it.
779 words, about 4 min4A Deed of Gift, a Caution and a Dead Bank Mortgage
Your client, a pension fund, wants to buy a 2.5-hectare site in Abuja for a clinic. The vendor’s root of title is a deed of gift dated 1968 from a village head to the vendor’s father.
783 words, about 4 min5Registered First Mortgage, Unregistered Second Mortgage and a Deposit of Title Deeds
In 2018 Chief Ade borrowed N50 million from Bank A and mortgaged his land in Ibadan by a registered legal mortgage. In 2020 he borrowed N20 million from Bank B; the second mortgage was executed but not registered.
814 words, about 4 min