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- A Critical Analysis of the Regulatory Framework on Radiation Systems in Sierra Leone
A critical study of how Sierra Leone regulates the use of radiation and nuclear technology in medicine, industry and agriculture.
- Academic Legal Research and Legal Opinion Writing: LLM Class Notes
A set of LLM class notes on academic legal research, built around a practical exercise in writing a legal opinion.
- Amendment of Pleadings and Statements of Case
A note on amendment of pleadings and statements of case.
- Application of Islamic Law in Sierra Leone
A note on the place of Islamic law as one of the recognised marriage and family law systems in Sierra Leone.
- Arbitration Study Note 1: ADR Compared with Court Litigation
An introductory note comparing the main forms of alternative dispute resolution with litigation in the state courts.
- Arbitration Study Note 2: Dispute Resolution and the Arbitration Agreement
A structured study note that walks through the close of the overview of dispute resolution processes and moves into the arbitration agreement: its form, validity, scope and the parties bound by it.
- Business and Human Rights: Model LLM Exam Answer on a Mining Concession
A model answer to a problem question on a multinational mining concession in a rural Sierra Leone community.
- Civil Procedure Cases: First Term
The applicant wanted recovery of premises during the long vacation. An appearance was entered by the applicant but no defence filed the respondent then applied summary judgment and the High Court…
- Civil Procedure Cases: Second Term
The Plaintiff obtained a judgment against the three defendants (garnishees) in England and sought to enforce it in Sierra Leone by filing an ex parte originating summons + an affidavit and then…
- Civil Procedure in the High Court of Sierra Leone: A Commentary on the High Court Rules 2007
A full-length practical and scholarly commentary on civil procedure under the High Court Rules 2007.
- Climate Change Governance in Sierra Leone: A Legal and Ecological Analysis
A study of climate governance in Sierra Leone, a low emitter that is highly exposed to climate harm on the Atlantic coast.
- Constitutional Law: First Semester Notes
Introduction Constitutional History of Sierra Leone The Rule of Law Separation of Powers Supremacy of Parliament Parliament - Composition, Privileges The President & The Executive The Judiciary…
- Constitutional Law: Second Semester Notes
The 1991 constitution of Sierra Leone provides for the office of the President. S.40 (1) designates the President as Head of State, the Supreme Executive Authority of The Republic and…
- Constitutional and Administrative Law: LLM Master Study Note
A comprehensive LLM course note covering the full constitutional and administrative law syllabus.
- Contract Law Lecture: An Interactive Teaching Guide
An instructor's lecture script for introductory contract law, written in an accessible voice and grounded in local examples such as market trading, poda-poda transport and mobile money.
- Contract Law: First Semester Notes
DEFINITION - A contract is an agreement which binds the parties. There are agreements which are not contracts. A contract creates a legal obligation. There could also be a legal obligation w/out…
- Contract Law: Second Semester Notes
A contract may be made by words or conduct or partly, by word or partly, by conduct. The words may be written or spoken or partly written and partly spoken. The words, whether written or spoken,…
- Court Structure: Overview of the Sierra Leone Judiciary
A lecture note on the structure of the judiciary under Chapter VII of the 1991 Constitution.
- Criminal Procedure: Law School Notes
Coroners are governed by Cap 9, Laws of Sierra Leone, 1960, Volume 1.
- Disposal of Cases on Points of Law under Order 17
A note on Order 17, which lets the court decide a question of law or construction that will finally determine the parties' rights.
- Effect of Non-Compliance with the Rules
A lecture note on the effect of failing to comply with the High Court Rules 2007.
- Equitable Remedies: Rules, Exceptions and Case Law in the UK and Sierra Leone
A note on the equitable remedies available when damages are inadequate, and how they apply in Sierra Leone through the reception of English law.
- Garnishee Proceedings under Order 50
A note on garnishee proceedings as a post-judgment process under Order 50 of the High Court Rules 2007.
- Garnishee Proceedings: Leading Sierra Leone Cases
A collection of High Court decisions on garnishee proceedings and related enforcement.
- Human Rights in Sierra Leone: Institutions, Jurisprudence, Challenges and the 2025 Reforms
A combined LLM teaching note covering three topics of the human rights module: the national institutions that protect and promote rights, the domestic jurisprudence on fundamental rights, and the…
- Injunctions in Civil Procedure
A lecture note on injunctions as a discretionary equitable remedy ancillary to a substantive claim.
- Interim Payments and Security for Costs
A note on security for costs under Order 26 and on interim payments.
- Interlocutory and Final Judgments
A short note on the distinction between final and interlocutory judgments.
- Judgment without Trial: Default and Summary Judgment
A lecture note on the ways a judgment can be obtained without a full trial.
- LLM Exam Preparation Note: Legal Research, Human Rights, and Business and Human Rights
An examination preparation note for first-year LLM students covering three modules.
- Legal Authorities for a No Case Submission on Drug Importation Charges
A collection of authorities for a no case submission on charges under section 7(c) of the National Drugs Control Act 2008 and accessory before the fact.
- Legal Opinion on Injunctions in Sierra Leone
A legal opinion advising a plaintiff on the law governing injunctions in Sierra Leone.
- Legal Responses to Climate Change and Marine Biodiversity Loss: Sierra Leone and the UK
A comparative analysis of the legal frameworks protecting the marine environment in Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom.
- No Case Submission: Interpreting 'Otherwise Deals in or With' under the National Drugs Control Act 2008
A drafted section of a no case to answer submission addressing the residuary clause in section 7 of the National Drugs Control Act 2008.
- No Case to Answer: Analysis of a Drug Importation Prosecution
A case analysis applying the no case to answer test to charges of importation under the National Drug Control Act 2008 and accessory before the fact.
- Notice to Quit for Yearly Tenancies: The UK and Sierra Leone Compared
A comparative doctrinal analysis of the notice to quit required to end a yearly periodic tenancy.
- Principles of International Law: LLM Study Guide
A comprehensive study guide for the LLM Principles of International Law module.
- Renewable Energy Law Reform in Sierra Leone: A Literature Review
A literature review on the reform of renewable energy law in Sierra Leone.
- Sierra Leone Human Rights Institutions: Mandates, Interventions and Effectiveness
A study of the human rights architecture built in Sierra Leone after the 1991 to 2002 civil war.
- Sierra Leone's Court System and Starting Civil Proceedings in the High Court
A guide to the structure of the Sierra Leone judiciary and the first steps in High Court civil litigation.
- Submission of No Case to Answer: Dealing in Prohibited Drugs
A complete drafted submission of no case to answer on behalf of four accused persons charged with dealing in prohibited drugs and accessory before the fact.
- The Doctrine of Separability in Arbitration
A short note on the separability (severability) of the arbitration agreement from the main contract.
- The Regulatory Framework on Radiation Systems in Sierra Leone: A Literature Review
A literature review on the regulation of radiation systems in Sierra Leone.
- The Slip Rule and Judicial Finality: Correcting Errors in Court Orders in the UK and Sierra Leone
A comparative analysis of the court's power to correct or vary its own orders once made.
- Thesis Outline: Legal Responses to Climate Change Effects on Marine Biodiversity in Sierra Leone
A detailed outline for an LLM thesis on how law responds to the effects of climate change on marine biodiversity in Sierra Leone.
- Time under the High Court Rules 2007
Time – Order 3 of the High Court Rules No. 8 of 2007 Page 1 Time for the purposes of instituting in or maintaining an action in the High Court is determined by these rules Order 3 rule 2(1). A…
- Valid Divorce under Muslim Law in Sierra Leone: Requirements and Procedure
A focused note on how a valid Islamic divorce is effected in Sierra Leone.
- Who Addresses the Court First in Closing Speeches, and Why
A civil procedure assignment answering who addresses the court first in closing speeches.
- Withdrawal, Discontinuance and Striking Out
A short note on withdrawal, discontinuance and striking out of actions.
- Writ of Summons: General Provisions
A lecture note on the writ of summons as the usual way to start an action in the High Court.