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Understanding The Principles Relating To Clarification Of Judgments In Nigeria

When a court delivers a judgment, one might assume the matter is settled. Yet in practice, clarity can be just as important as the decision itself.

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

When A Pending Lawsuit Will Not Be Enough To Prevent The Winding Up Of A Company: Key Lessons From Unifam Industries V. Ecobank (2019) 1 NWLR 187

The case of UNIFAM INDUSTRIES LIMITED V. ECOBANK NIGERIA LIMITED (SC.149/2005) was heard by the Supreme Court of Nigeria...

Nigeria Litigation

AS

Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

The Doctrine Of Competence-Competence In The Evolving Landscape Of Arbitration

Arbitration has long been recognized as the preferred dispute resolution mechanism in international commerce. Parties from different legal systems often turn to it because it promises what domestic courts frequently cannot...

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Understanding The Challenges And Opportunities Involved In The Enforcement Of Mediation Agreements

Mediation is a flexible, confidential process in which a neutral third party, the mediator, actively assists the parties in reaching a negotiated agreement on a dispute.

Nigeria Litigation

AS

Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

Collective Redress & Class Actions 2025

Nigeria Litigation

SK

Streamsowers & Kohn

Promoting Arbitration As A Tool For Encouraging Investment

Nigeria Litigation

SM

Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Effective Debt Recovery In Nigeria: Prioritising ADR Over The Litigation Minefield

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

The Continuing Harm And Continuing Tortious Acts Conundrum: Insights From Jalla v. Shell Int'l Trading & Shipping Co. Ltd., And Its Implications For Oil Spill Compensation Litigation In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Enforcement Of Arbitral Awards Under The Provisions Of The Arbitration And Mediation Act, 2023 And Other Extant Statutes In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

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Alliance Law Firm

Why Arbitration Is The Way To Go For Banks To Reduce Trillions In Non-Performing Loans.

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

CAS Must Reflect The World It Serves — Balancing Expertise, Opportunity And Global Representation In Sports Arbitration

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Eat And Run: The Pan Ocean's Case

Nigeria Litigation

Rouk & Co.

Determining Liability For AI-Generated Defamation

Nigeria Litigation

Rouk & Co.

An Overview Of The Arbitration And Mediation Act (AMA) 2023

Nigeria Litigation

GE

George Etomi & Partners

All You Need To Know About Nigeria's Newly Signed Tax Reform Acts

GS

Goldsmiths Solicitors

The Nigerian Fintech Regulatory Bill 2025: A Reform That Risks Deepening Regulatory Overlaps

Nigeria Technology

ALP NG & Co

Overview And Key Provisions Of The Nigerian Tax Reform Acts

Danol Partners

The Nigeria Tax Act 2025: Impact Of Key Provisions On Individuals, Businesses, And The Economy

KN

KPMG Nigeria

The Nigerian Tax Reform Act 2025 And How It Affects Businesses

SM

Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

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The Doctrine Of Competence-Competence In The Evolving Landscape Of Arbitration

Arbitration has long been recognized as the preferred dispute resolution mechanism in international commerce. Parties from different legal systems often turn to it because it promises what domestic courts frequently cannot...

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Understanding The Challenges And Opportunities Involved In The Enforcement Of Mediation Agreements

Mediation is a flexible, confidential process in which a neutral third party, the mediator, actively assists the parties in reaching a negotiated agreement on a dispute.

Nigeria Litigation

AS

Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

Promoting Arbitration As A Tool For Encouraging Investment

It is no secret that the world today is a global village, interdependent on itself to ensure the continuity of a thriving commercial community and the survival of each and every nation

Nigeria Litigation

SM

Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Between Public Policy And Party Conduct: How Champion Breweries PLC v Brauerei Beck GMBH & Co. KG Redefines Enforcement Resistance In Arbitration

Nigeria Commercial

SB

Stren & Blan Partners

Effective Debt Recovery In Nigeria: Prioritising ADR Over The Litigation Minefield

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

The Continuing Harm And Continuing Tortious Acts Conundrum: Insights From Jalla v. Shell Int'l Trading & Shipping Co. Ltd., And Its Implications For Oil Spill Compensation Litigation In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

The Legal And Strategic Importance Of Trade Associations In Nigeria's Commercial Framework

Nigeria International

BS

Blueprint Solicitors

Enforcement Of Arbitral Awards Under The Provisions Of The Arbitration And Mediation Act, 2023 And Other Extant Statutes In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

A

Alliance Law Firm

Why Arbitration Is The Way To Go For Banks To Reduce Trillions In Non-Performing Loans.

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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Court Procedure

Litigation Dispute Resolution Comparative Guide

Litigation Dispute Resolution Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Nigeria, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Nigeria Litigation

DO

Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

The Treatment Of Evidence Of Expert Witnesses By Nigerian Courts: The Need To Review The Mode Of Calling Expert Witnesses

In matters involving foreign law, customary law or custom, or of science or art, or the identity of handwriting or finger impressions, the evidence of an expert witness may be required to assist the trial court...

Nigeria Litigation

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Alliance Law Firm

Service Of In Rem Writs: Resolving The SCPA Controversy Under The 2023 Admiralty Rules.

For many years, the application of sections 97, 98, and 99 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act ("SCPA") - specifically concerning the service of writs outside the jurisdiction...

Nigeria Litigation

GE

G ELIAS

Relying On Evidence Obtained In A Previous Proceeding To Deliver Judgment In A Subsequent Proceeding: A Critique Of The Court's Decision In Mrs. Elizabeth Omowunmi Dada v. Nigerian Electricity Supply Corporation (Nigeria) Limited

Nigeria Litigation

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

Nigeria Litigation

Tayo Oyetibo LP

Failure To Accompany A Motion For Joinder With Necessary Supporting Documentation: Fatal Or Pardonable?

Nigeria Litigation

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Adverse Possession In Nigeria: A Legal Practitioner's Perspective

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Use It Or Lose It; No More Extension Of Time For Filing Processes In The Nigerian Supreme Court

Nigeria Litigation

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Imperatives For Receipt Of The Norwich Pharmacal Order Into The Nigerian Legal System

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Nigeria, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Nigeria Litigation

Tayo Oyetibo LP

Sovereign Immunity In Arbitration: Perspectives From Nigerian Law

The principle of sovereign immunity has its roots in the common law adage that the king can do no wrong.

Nigeria Litigation

SP

SimmonsCooper Partners

Benefits Of Stabilization Clause And The Whittling Effect Of Defence Of Sovereign Immunity

One of the indices of a developing or a developed country is the absence or presence of foreign direct investment and foreign portfolio investment in the country.

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Zhongshan Fucheng Ind. Inv. Co. Ltd v. Nigeria: The Interplay Between Preservative Orders And Sovereign Immunity In The Seizure Of Nigeria's Presidential Jets

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

The Summer Of The FSIA Continues

Worldwide Litigation

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Seizure Of Nigeria's Presidential Jets By A Chinese Firm – The What And The Why?

Nigeria Litigation

A

AELEX

Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Ltd. v. Nigeria: How The Concept Of Attribution Applies In International Investment Arbitration

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

An Appraisal Of Defence Of Sovereign Immunity In The Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Nigeria Avoids Payment Of US$11 Billion Dollar Arbitral Award Debt To P&ID: Is The Legal Battle Really Over?

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

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Trials & Appeals & Compensation

Foreign Copyright Enforcement In Nigeria The Essential Role Of Reciprocity And Ministerial Recognition – CAL7942021 – VoiceWeb International Limited V. Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services & Ors (Unreported)

In VoiceWeb International Limited v. Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services & Ors (2021) CA/L/794/2021 (unreported)—a case in which our firm represented the first respondent...

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Understanding The Principles Relating To Clarification Of Judgments In Nigeria

When a court delivers a judgment, one might assume the matter is settled. Yet in practice, clarity can be just as important as the decision itself.

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

The Applicable Limitation Law In Oil Spill Cases – Need For Judicial Certainty

For more than two decades, Nigerian courts have grappled with a fundamental but unsettled question: Which limitation law applies to oil-spill claims in Nigeria?

T

Templars

When A Pending Lawsuit Will Not Be Enough To Prevent The Winding Up Of A Company: Key Lessons From Unifam Industries V. Ecobank (2019) 1 NWLR 187

Nigeria Litigation

AS

Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

Understanding The Challenges And Opportunities Involved In The Enforcement Of Mediation Agreements

Nigeria Litigation

AS

Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

Collective Redress & Class Actions 2025

Nigeria Litigation

SK

Streamsowers & Kohn

No Consent, No Use: How The Quilox Decision Strengthens Image Rights Protection In Nigeria

Nigeria Privacy

PA

PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors

Reposts, Reshares, Retweets And Vile Comments On A Defamatory Or Life-Threatening Social Media Post: The Implications Of The Harman V. Strydom Case For Nigeria's Digital Landscape

Nigeria Media & IT

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

The Law & Politics Of Presidential Pardon: A Jurisprudential Inquiry Into Mercy, Finality, And Power.

Nigeria Government

A

Alliance Law Firm

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The CBN Naira Redesign And The Supreme Court Ruling; What You Should Know. (Video)

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The Trusted Advisors

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