Competence of a representative action filed on behalf of a ‘family’ or ‘community’ instead of on behalf of ‘members of the family’ or ‘members of the community’: Is the decision of the Court of Appeal in Nduka v. Ezenwaku [2001] 6 NWLR (Pt. 709) 494? ……….. O.L. Udemezue Esq.
There has been a raging debate regarding the validity of a representative action taken out on behalf of a family or community simpliciter without adding ‘members of’. The one side…
