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BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the National Industrial Court Lagos Judicial Division, Coram: K. I. Amadi J., in Suit No: NICN/LA/284/2012: H. U. Mbaso v. University of Lagos and Ors., delivered on 22/4/2016, in which the claims of the Respondent as Claimant were granted against the Appellants as Defendants.
The Appellants, who are the University of Lagos and its Governing Council and Members and staff were dissatisfied with the said judgment and had promptly appealed to this Court vide their Notice of Appeal filed on 18/5/2016 on two grounds of appeal at pages 519 - 522 of the Record of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was duly transmitted to this Court on 30/6/2016. The Appellants' brief was filed on 29/7/2016. The Respondent's brief was filed on 23/2/2017 but was deemed properly filed on 4/7/2017. The Appellants' reply brief was filed on 4/7/2017.
At the hearing of this appeal on 14/2/2018, Prof. Akin Ibidapo-Obe, learned se…
