Nigeria: Court Procedure

Share Purchase Agreements (SPAs) serve as critical risk allocation tools in corporate transactions, governing the transfer of company shares between buyers and sellers. This article examines the key legal risks inherent in SPAs and explores the protective mechanisms—including representations and warranties, indemnities, conditions precedent, and escrow arrangements—that parties employ to safeguard their interests throughout the transaction lifecycle.

A CBN-licensed fintech company initiated a ₦10 billion lawsuit against Fidelity Bank over an alleged fraudulent chargeback, leading to complex interim proceedings.

When a massive FPSO vessel was abandoned at Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria's quay, blocking operations and causing significant commercial losses, swift legal action was required. Our maritime litigation team successfully invoked admiralty jurisdiction to secure a landmark court order directing the Admiralty Marshal to arrest and physically relocate one of the largest offshore assets ever arrested in Nigeria's legal history.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria's decision in Central Bank of Nigeria v. Ochife redefines the evidential burden in garnishee proceedings, exposing a critical enforcement gap where judgment creditors must prove specific account details...

By way of prefatory remarks, a Motion for Joinder of a party is a conduit that allows necessary parties to participate and ventilate their dissatisfactions in a case.

Imagine inheriting a valued family property, only to return years later and find that someone else has legally claimed it.

Over the years, there has been an increasing reliance on the court to decide on cases where major issues of public interest have arisen which has brought the judiciary into the limelight.

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A caveat registered in the courts serves to prevent a ship's arrest by committing to pay a bond for any sum claimed against the ship which is equal to or less than the amount stated in the caveat.