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

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) recently released an analysis of its arbitrator appointments from 2022, and the results are striking. Around 20% of arbitrators handle roughly 60% of all cases...

Nigeria Litigation

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Eat And Run: The Pan Ocean's Case

Where such consent has been given by the parties, can a party who has freely agreed to an arbitral award declare it illegal?

Nigeria Litigation

Rouk & Co.

Determining Liability For AI-Generated Defamation

The tort of defamation has notably developed since its inception. With focus initially on individuals, there is a new curve arising from the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Nigeria Litigation

Rouk & Co.

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

Section 13 of the new Act provides for immunity for arbitrators, appointing authorities and arbitral institutions in so far as they are not acting in bad faith.

Nigeria Litigation

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George Etomi & Partners

Mediation As A Dispute Resolution Tool Benefits And Considerations For Nigerian Businesses

Nigeria Litigation

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Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Inadmissibility Of Photocopy Of Certified True Copy Of Public Document In Evidence: A Spotlight On Section 90(1)(C) Of The Evidence Act, 2011 (As Amended)

Nigeria Litigation

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Alliance Law Firm

Swearing Falsely: A Cultural And Legal Examination Of Perjury In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

Syntegral Legal Practice

Adequacy Of Admissions To Avoid Disputes: The Supreme Court's Decision In Sembcorp Engineering PTE Ltd V. IPCO (WA) Holdings Ltd [2024] LPELR-62984 (SC)

Nigeria Litigation

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Advocaat Law Practice

Appraising The New English Arbitration Act 2025 And Some Lessons For Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

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Templars

Utilising Arbitration In Resolving Employment Disputes: Scope And Limitations

Nigeria Litigation

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The Trusted Advisors

Admissibility Of Electronic Evidence In Arbitral Proceedings: A Viable And Progressive Approach For Parties In Domestic And International Arbitration

Nigeria Litigation

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Third-Party Funding In Arbitration: Prospects And Risks In The Nigerian Legal System

Nigeria Litigation

TT

The Trusted Advisors

The Future Of Arbitration In Nigeria: Challenges, Opportunities, And Global Best Practices

Nigeria Litigation

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The Trusted Advisors

Can Arbitral Clauses Oust The Jurisdiction Of The Courts? A Legal Analysis

Nigeria Litigation

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Nigeria Exits FATF Grey List: Stronger Compliance, Stronger Markets

Nigeria Government

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Templars

Tax Reform In Nigeria: Key Changes Under New Tax Acts

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The Trusted Advisors

Marriage And Property In Nigeria: What Couples Need To Know About Their Rights

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SimmonsCooper Partners

EFCC And Tax Enforcement: What Nigerian Companies Need To Know About Tax Investigations By The EFCC

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Energy Focus Report Q2 2025 - Renewable Energy Sector

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George Etomi & Partners

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

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) recently released an analysis of its arbitrator appointments from 2022, and the results are striking. Around 20% of arbitrators handle roughly 60% of all cases...

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Eat And Run: The Pan Ocean's Case

Where such consent has been given by the parties, can a party who has freely agreed to an arbitral award declare it illegal?

Nigeria Litigation

Rouk & Co.

Revolutionizing Matrimonial Proceedings In Nigeria: A Modern Approach

This creative submission is in a bid to decongest courts in Nigeria, save taxpayers money, by ensuring data privacy of parties and preventing private affairs of citizens in civil suits to unclog the wheel of Nigeria's criminal justice system.

Lawracles LP

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

Nigeria Litigation

GE

George Etomi & Partners

Mediation As A Dispute Resolution Tool Benefits And Considerations For Nigerian Businesses

Nigeria Litigation

SM

Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Inadmissibility Of Photocopy Of Certified True Copy Of Public Document In Evidence: A Spotlight On Section 90(1)(C) Of The Evidence Act, 2011 (As Amended)

Nigeria Litigation

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Alliance Law Firm

Can The Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA) Be The Game-Changer In Resolving Real Estate Disputes In Lagos State?

Nigeria Real Estate

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Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

Adequacy Of Admissions To Avoid Disputes: The Supreme Court's Decision In Sembcorp Engineering PTE Ltd V. IPCO (WA) Holdings Ltd [2024] LPELR-62984 (SC)

Nigeria Litigation

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

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

Nigeria International

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Blueprint Solicitors

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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

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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

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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

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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

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Adverse Possession In Nigeria: A Legal Practitioner's Perspective

Nigeria Litigation

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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

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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

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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

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Steptoe LLP

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

Nigeria Litigation

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AELEX

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

Nigeria Litigation

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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

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Tope Adebayo LP

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Trials & Appeals & Compensation

Freezing Bank Accounts In Nigeria: Emerging Judicial Trends, Legal Boundaries And Other Matters

The relationship between a bank and its customers is primarily governed by contract, which generally restricts the opportunities for third-party intervention. However, the framework for freezing bank accounts...

Nigeria Finance

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Templars

Inadmissibility Of Photocopy Of Certified True Copy Of Public Document In Evidence: A Spotlight On Section 90(1)(C) Of The Evidence Act, 2011 (As Amended)

The law of evidence is the life wire of courtroom advocacy. While less emphasis is laid on the evidential law in proceedings such as arbitration and various quasi-judicial proceedings...

Nigeria Litigation

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Alliance Law Firm

Understanding The Concept Of Duress In Contracts: An Analysis Of The Supreme Court's Decision In Shell Petroleum Development Company Of Nigeria Ltd & 6 Ors v E.N. Nwawka (2003) 6 NWLR (Pt. 815) 184

The definition of the word "duress" was brilliantly defined by Ekpe JCA in Calabar Central Co-operative Thrift & Credit Society & 2 Ors v Bassey Ebong Ekpo (2001) 17 NWLR (Pt. 743) 649 at 675 as follows:

Nigeria Commercial

AS

Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

Swearing Falsely: A Cultural And Legal Examination Of Perjury In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

Syntegral Legal Practice

Appraising The New English Arbitration Act 2025 And Some Lessons For Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

T

Templars

When Obedience Becomes A Liability: A Review Of Paulyn Abhulimen v Zenith Bank & Anor. And Related Decisions

Nigeria Litigation

AO

Aluko & Oyebode

A Review Of The Judgment Delivered In Citilink Accesscorp Limited vs. MTN Nigeria Communications Limited And The Registrar Of Trademarks, Patent And Designs

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Babalakin & Co.

The Role Of Arbitration In Resolving Disputes In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

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Goldsmiths Solicitors

Strengthening The NPFL: A Proposal For Rules Review, Effective Enforcement And Targeted Enhancement.

Nigeria Litigation

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Greenfields Law

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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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