GLOBAL SCENE LTD V. THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS ORANGE DRUGS LTD
(2009) JELR 53321 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA /L/136/03
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10 Mar 2009
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Nigeria
Coram
BODE RHODES-VIVOUR JCA (Presided) PAUL ADAMU GALINJE JCA (Read the Lead Judgment) HUSSEIN MUKHTAR JCA
Appearances
Mr. Chike B. Okosa - for the Appellant.
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Mr. Nwabu A. Okoye - for the 2nd Respondent.
Judgement
<p><strong> GALINJE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): </strong> Before I commence this judgment, I wish to point out that the appellantās brief of argument, the respondentsābrief of argument and the appellantās reply brief, each bears different appellantās name. For example, the appellantās brief bears āGlobalscenceā, while the respondentsā brief bears āGlobalsceneā. The appellantās reply brief carries āGlobalscienceā. In the appellantās brief of argument, there is no ā1ā which is introduced in the reply brief, while the respondentsā brief ends with Scene instead of āCenceā. This scenario leaves A me with difficulty as to which name I will adopt for the appellant. However, for the sake of doing substantial justice in this matter, I have decided to adopt the name on the notice of appeal. The attitude of counsel in this appealshows clearly the kind of counselthey are.By training, counsel are expected to be thorough and meticulous in handling all the documents they bringbefore the court. This is so becausā¦</p>