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A Notice of Appeal as the only known and legitimate method of laying a complaint before a higher court

Attitude of an appellate court to defect in form of a notice of appeal in criminal cases

Contents of a notice of appeal

Effect of a challenging a notice of appeal as being defective

Effect of a competent notice of appeal

Effect of a defective notice of appeal

Effect of a joint notice of appeal signed by all the appellants

Effect of a notice of appeal devoid of any competent ground of appeal

Effect of a notice of appeal filed in the appellate court

Effect of a notice of appeal filed in the wrong forum

Effect of a notice of appeal filed on behalf of or in the name of a dead person

Effect of a notice of appeal filed out of time

Effect of a notice of appeal founded on void proceedings

Effect of a notice of appeal in a criminal matter signed by the counsel

Effect of a notice of appeal is filed outside the time prescribed

Effect of a notice of appeal not signed by an identified individual legal practitioner

Effect of a notice of appeal not signed by the appellant himself

Effect of a notice of appeal signed in the name of a law firm

Effect of a notice of appeal which contains no or incompetent ground of appeal

Effect of a notice of appeal with no valid ground of appeal

Effect of an amended notice of appeal

Effect of an application made without leave in support of a ground of objection not mentioned in a notice of appeal

Effect of an improperly signed notice of appeal

Effect of an incompetent notice of appeal

Effect of an incompetent notice of appeal on the jurisdiction of the court

Effect of an unsigned notice of appeal

Effect of defect in a notice of appeal

Effect of failing a notice of appeal outside the prescribed period without leave

Effect of failure to file a notice of appeal

Effect of failure to file a notice of appeal at the registry of the lower court from where the appeal emanates

Effect of failure to indicate the name of the person who signed a notice of appeal

Effect of failure to personally serve a notice of appeal on the appellant

Effect of failure to seek leave to amend a notice of appeal

Effect of failure to serve a Notice of Appeal

Effect of failure to state the names and addresses of parties on a notice of appeal

Effect of filing a joint notice of appeal in a criminal appeal

Effect of filing a notice of appeal out of time and without an application for extension of time

Effect of neglect to file an amended notice of appeal pursuant to the grant of leave to amend

Effect of seeking general prayers in a notice of appeal

Effect of the absence of a notice of appeal

Effect of the amendment of a notice of appeal

Essence of amendment of a notice of appeal

How Notice of Appeal should be served

Importance of a notice of appeal and the effect of a defective notice of appeal

Importance of a valid notice of appeal

Legal significance of a valid notice of appeal and effect of an incompetent notice

Meaning of Notice of Appeal

Need for an appellant to have a valid notice of appeal

Principles governing the amendment of a notice of appeal

Procedure to be followed where an appellate court intends to make an order different from the reliefs sought in the notice of appeal

Proper order to be made where a notice of appeal is incompetent

The import of issuing a notice of appeal

The importance of a notice of appeal

The legal position after filing a notice of appeal

The need for the notice of appeal to be in order

The position of the law where leave is granted to amend a notice of appeal

The purpose of giving particulars in a notice of appeal

The rule that a Notice of Appeal contains the grounds or reasons why the appellant(s) are not satisfied with the decision of the lower Court

The rule that a notice of appeal should be filed in the court below

The rule that an amended notice of appeal related back to the date of the original notice of appeal

The significance of a notice of appeal as the founder of the appellate court’s jurisdiction

Time to file a notice of appeal in the Supreme Court respect of a criminal matter

What a notice of appeal must contain

What a party challenging an endorsement on the face of a notice of appeal on the ground that filing fees have not been paid must show

When a notice of appeal will be competent

When a notice of appeal will be incompetent

When a notice of appeal will be said to be defective

When leave will be granted to amend notice of appeal

Whether a competent notice of appeal can be amended at any time before judgment

Whether a defective notice of appeal can be cured by an amendment

Whether a fresh notice of appeal should be filed where the appeal was remitted by a superior court to another court

Whether a joint notice of appeal is allowed in criminal appeals

Whether a misstatement of the year of judgment in the notice of appeal affects the court's jurisdiction to entertain the appeal

Whether a notice of appeal can be amended after briefs of argument have been filed and exchanged

Whether a notice of appeal can be deemed properly filed

Whether a notice of appeal can be deemed to be duly filed and served

Whether a notice of appeal can be withdrawn

Whether a notice of appeal filed out of time is competent

Whether a notice of appeal in a criminal matter can be signed by the counsel

Whether a notice of appeal is a pleading

Whether a notice of appeal is competent and valid if it contains at least one valid ground of appeal

Whether a notice of appeal should be headed “NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL” where an interlocutory decision is appealed against

Whether a party can amend a notice of appeal

Whether a reference in the Notice of Appeal to the earlier application for review that was dismissed in limine is proper

Whether a valid notice of appeal can be amended

Whether a wrong heading in a notice of appeal affects the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the appeal

Whether an amended notice of appeal should be filed before the lower court

Whether an appeal can be hinged on more than one notice of appeal

Whether an appeal will be incompetent because it is brought by more than one notice of appeal

Whether an appellant can consolidate two notices of appeal

Whether an appellant can file a second notice of appeal

Whether an appellant can file more than one notice of appeal

Whether an appellant can file two notices of appeal

Whether an appellant can file two notices of appeal for each right of appeal being exercised

Whether an appellant can file two or more notices of appeal and whether such will amount to an abuse of court process

Whether an appellant can refer to an original notice of appeal which has been amended

Whether an appellant can rely on two notices of appeal

Whether an appellant is entitled to amend an original notice of appeal

Whether an appellant who files no notice of appeal can raise a ground of appeal against the decision of the lower court

Whether an error in the suit number on the heading of the notice of appeal is a fundamental defect

Whether an incompetent notice of appeal can give rise to a competent amended notice of appeal

Whether an incompetent relief affects the competence of the notice of appeal

Whether an incorporated litigant can file and argue an appeal personally

Whether failure to date a notice of appeal affects its validity

Whether failure to properly stipulate the parties in a notice of appeal renders the notice incompetent

Whether failure to state the date of the judgment appealed against in the Notice of Appeal affects the merits of the appeal

Whether failure to state the names and addresses of parties directly affected by an appeal is a defect or an irregularity

Whether failure to state the reliefs sought would render a notice of appeal incompetent

Whether filing two notices of appeal amounts to an abuse of court process

Whether leave of court is required to amend a notice of appeal

Whether non-payment or partial payment of filing fees renders a notice of appeal incompetent

Whether notice of appeal and brief of arguments must be prepared and signed by counsel and who has right of audience before a court

Whether one notice of appeal can be filed in respect of two different orders

Whether the addition of the name of a party in addition to the names of the parties on record before the lower Court renders the notice of appeal incurably defective

Whether the appellant can argue a ground of objection not mentioned in the notice of appeal without leave of court

Whether the court can decide an appeal without the notice of appeal

Whether the court has jurisdiction to amend an incompetent notice of appeal

Whether the court has power to strike an incompetent notice of appeal

Whether the Court of Appeal has the power to allow an amendment of a notice of appeal at any time

Whether the face of a notice of appeal must be signed

Whether the failure of the appellant's counsel to indicate that he is appearing for the appellant renders the notice of appeal incompetent

Whether the filing of an application for extension of time to bring a valid notice of appeal where a defective notice of appeal was previously filed amounts to an abuse of court process

Whether the issue of the competence of a notice of appeal can be raised suo motu by the Supreme Court

Whether the mere showing of a paper titled "Notice of Appeal" means that there is a pending appeal

Whether the non-inclusion of the name of a non-juristic person is fatal to the competence of an appeal

Whether the notice of appeal in a criminal appeal must be personally signed by the accused person

Whether the notice of appeal in respect of an appeal from the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council must be filed therein

Whether the Notice of Appeal must be served personally

Whether the respondent can file a notice of appeal

Whether the respondent to whom a notice of appeal has been communicated can complain that the notice of appeal was not served on him personally

Whether the signing of a notice of appeal in the name of a firm of solicitors is a mere irregularity

Whether the withdrawal of a notice of appeal is a bar to the further proceedings in the appeal

Whether time runs during the legal vacation for filing a notice of appeal

Whether two notices of appeal can be relied upon by one appellant to argue an appeal that arose from one judgment

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