EVALUATING THE UTILITIES OF SECTIONS 26 AND 196 OF THE EVIDENCE ACT 2011: ARE DOCUMENTS MARKED “WITHOUT PREJUDICE”A SHIELD OR A SWORD?
Author(s): KPOMASIRUCHI OTEYI & PRAISE ISIOMA OTEYI | Special Edition JUNE 2024 Abstract It is a rule of public policy based on the proposition that it is better to settle than to fight, confidential overturemade in course of negotiation are excluded from evidence. This legal rule is of common law origin and it emphasizes two purposes, firstly, […]