Department of
Private & Property Law
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Welcome to Department of Private & Property Law
Welcome to the Department of Private and Property Law. The Department plays a fundamental role in the academic life of the Faculty of Law by providing students with a strong grounding in the core principles that regulate private rights, obligations, and property relations within society.
Our teaching and research focus on key areas of private law that are essential to both legal scholarship and professional practice. The Department offers courses including Law of Torts, Land Law, Equity and Trusts, Law of Succession, Conveyancing Law, Environmental Law, Housing Law and Family Law, each of which addresses important aspects of legal relationships between individuals, families, and property interests.
Through these courses, we aim to equip students with a thorough understanding of legal doctrines governing civil responsibility, ownership and use of land, equitable principles, and family relations. Our curriculum encourages critical thinking, careful legal analysis, and an appreciation of the social and economic contexts within which private law operates.
Prof. Nwudego N. Chinwuba
Head of Department (HOD)
Our Vision
To be the pace-setting and incomparable Faculty of Law in Nigeria and beyond, renowned for producing graduates distinguished by excellence in research, learning, and character.
Our Mission
To provide a platform of the highest academic standards in legal education and research, fostering rigorous scholarship, ethical values, and intellectual development for the advancement of law and society.
About Private & Property Law Department
Information about the department: The Wills Clinic
The Wills Clinic was established in 2019 by the Department of Private and Property Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos to provide pro-bono estate planning legal services to University Staff and low-income earners in the surrounding community. Its primary goal is to train future lawyers while enhancing students’ skill in estate planning documentation, including the drafting of Wills, Trust, Power of Attorney, healthcare directives, Letters of Administrations and other relevant legal instruments. The Faculty, through the clinic, also collaborates with the University Human Resources Management Department (HRMD) to address challenges related to next-of-kin designation, letters of administration and Will processing, particularly in light of the provisions of the Pension Act, 2014.
Programmes
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Student Opportunities
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