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Can A Company Be Held Vicariously Liable For An Action Of Its Independent Contractor? A Review Of The Supreme Court’s Decision In Total Exploration & Production (Nig.) Ltd v. Okwu & Ors LPELR-62623(SC)

It is common practice for Nigerian companies to engage independent contractors to execute certain aspects of their operations.

Nigeria Litigation

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Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

Momentous Decisions Of Courts In 2025 – Contractual Capacity Of Business Names: Judicial Clarification In Attorney-General Of Bayelsa State v. Abang Odok (2025) 4 NWLR (Pt. 1982) 385.

On 25th August 2011, the respondent, a legal practitioner, through his law firm of Abang Ogar & Co., entered into a Consultancy Service Agreement...

Nigeria Litigation

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Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

Litigation Alert New Federal High Court Practice Directions For NESI Disputes

To facilitate the efficient hearing and determination of Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) disputes, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice John Tsoho...

Nigeria Litigation

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Amending A Court Process Beyond The Extent Granted By A Court: Fatal Or Pardonable?

The need for litigants and their counsel to adhere strictly to court orders is not merely ornamental. It is a good legal hygiene and the cornerstone of the entire judicial process. This reality informs the widespread consensus in the legal profession that respect and due observance of the law remains the beauty of law.

Nigeria Litigation

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Momentous Decisions Of Courts In 2025 The Scope Of Power Of Appellate Courts To Transfer Suits: A Case Review Of The Supreme Court Decision In Haruna S. Usman v. Nigerian Unity Line Plc. (2025) 15 NWLR (Pt. 2008) 267.

Nigeria Litigation

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Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

The Supreme Court’s Decision In BPE v. Messrs U. Maduka Ent. (Nig.) Ltd: A Day Late And A Dollar Short?

Nigeria Litigation

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

OPL 245 Dispute Settlement: A Milestone In Repositioning Nigeria's Economic Landscape

Nigeria Litigation

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Tope Adebayo LP

Supreme Court Resolves Jurisdictional Conflicts Over Employment-related Torts: Emma Elegbe & Anor v. HP International Schools Limited & 3 Ors

Nigeria Litigation

BI

Banwo & Ighodalo

Legal Analysis Of CAF’s Retroactive Forfeiture Of The 2025 Afcon Final

Worldwide Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

MOMENTOUS DECISIONSOF COURTS IN 2025Jurisdiction Of Court To Set Aside Procedural Order In Arbitration Proceedings – A Case Review Of Bayshore Technologies Limited V. Green Fuels Limited (Suit No. FHC/L/CS/377/2025)

Nigeria Litigation

BC

Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

The Electoral Act 2026: Progress, Gaps, And The Legal Landscape For 2027

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Does Arbitration Oust Admiralty Jurisdiction? Re-examining Section 20 Of The Admiralty Jurisdiction Act 1991

Nigeria Litigation

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Stren & Blan Partners

PS Offshore Nigeria Ltd v. Miden Systems Nigeria Ltd & Chasewood Ltd: Insights Into The Federal High Court's Decision On The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards In Admiralty Matters

Worldwide Litigation

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Can A Bank Place A Restriction On A Customer's Bank Account Based On A Law Enforcement Agency's Directive And Without Securing A Court Order? A Review Of The Court Of Appeal's Decision In FBN Plc & Anor V DKN Investment Ltd. & Anor (2025) LPELR-80878(CA)

Nigeria Litigation

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Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.

Charting Nigeria's Digital Future: A Legal Perspective On Technology, Regulation, And Vision

Nigeria Technology

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Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

The 2026 CBN Fintech Report; Defining The Future Of Fintech In Nigeria

Nigeria Technology

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Pavestones Legal

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

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Goldsmiths Solicitors

Firs Imposes 10% Withholding Tax On Interest From Short-Term Instruments

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Stren & Blan Partners

Medical Negligence And Patient Safety In Nigeria: What The Law Says In 2026

Nigeria Healthcare

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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Momentous Decisions Of Courts In 2025 – Contractual Capacity Of Business Names: Judicial Clarification In Attorney-General Of Bayelsa State v. Abang Odok (2025) 4 NWLR (Pt. 1982) 385.

On 25th August 2011, the respondent, a legal practitioner, through his law firm of Abang Ogar & Co., entered into a Consultancy Service Agreement...

Nigeria Litigation

BC

Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

Litigation Alert New Federal High Court Practice Directions For NESI Disputes

To facilitate the efficient hearing and determination of Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) disputes, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice John Tsoho...

Nigeria Litigation

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

CAF v Senegal: When A Walk Off Becomes A Forfeit And Football's Laws Walk Off The Field

Football is built on the principle of finality. Once the referee blows the whistle, the result is meant to be settled. The AFCON 2025 final, however, defied that certainty.

Nigeria Anti-trust

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Streamsowers & Kohn

The Supreme Court’s Decision In BPE v. Messrs U. Maduka Ent. (Nig.) Ltd: A Day Late And A Dollar Short?

Nigeria Litigation

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

OPL 245 Dispute Settlement: A Milestone In Repositioning Nigeria's Economic Landscape

Nigeria Litigation

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Debt Recovery For Banks: Lessons From Nigerian Litigation And Enforcement Trends

Nigeria Finance

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Legal Analysis Of CAF’s Retroactive Forfeiture Of The 2025 Afcon Final

Worldwide Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Founder Agreements And Equity Structuring

Nigeria Commercial

Regville

Key Legal Issues Businesses Must Get Right

Nigeria Commercial

Regville

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Court Procedure

Amending A Court Process Beyond The Extent Granted By A Court: Fatal Or Pardonable?

The need for litigants and their counsel to adhere strictly to court orders is not merely ornamental. It is a good legal hygiene and the cornerstone of the entire judicial process. This reality informs the widespread consensus in the legal profession that respect and due observance of the law remains the beauty of law.

Nigeria Litigation

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Momentous Decisions Of Courts In 2025 The Scope Of Power Of Appellate Courts To Transfer Suits: A Case Review Of The Supreme Court Decision In Haruna S. Usman v. Nigerian Unity Line Plc. (2025) 15 NWLR (Pt. 2008) 267.

On 2nd February 2006, the Federal High Court, Kaduna Judicial Division (the "trial court") granted the appellant leave to file his suit under the undefended list.

Nigeria Litigation

BC

Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

Abuse Of Ex Parte Orders In The Nigerian Judicial System: Time For A Stricter Control

Ex parte orders are urgent interim judicial interventions granted in the absence of the adverse party, usually to prevent irreparable harm or preserve the subject-matter of suit pending the hearing of the adverse party...

Nigeria Litigation

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G ELIAS

Litigation Dispute Resolution Comparative Guide

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

Nigeria Litigation

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Alliance Law Firm

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

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

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Trials & Appeals & Compensation

Obtaining A Gambling License In Nigeria: Procedure & Requirements (2026 Guide)

A sports betting business in Nigeria is not a venture that can lawfully commence merely because a company has been registered or a website has been launched.

Nigeria Media & IT

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Resolution Law Firm

Momentous Decisions Of Courts In 2025 – Contractual Capacity Of Business Names: Judicial Clarification In Attorney-General Of Bayelsa State v. Abang Odok (2025) 4 NWLR (Pt. 1982) 385.

On 25th August 2011, the respondent, a legal practitioner, through his law firm of Abang Ogar & Co., entered into a Consultancy Service Agreement...

Nigeria Litigation

BC

Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

Judgment Alert: Court Of Appeal Nullifies Akwa Ibom State Maritime Sector (Regulation) Law, 2017 And Maritime Transport Vessels And Equipment Fees And Charges Regulation, 2017 In Appeal No. CA/C/54/2024 – Strickland Services Limited v. Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service & Anor.

In a landmark decision delivered on February 25, 2026, the Court of Appeal in Strickland Services Limited v. Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service & Anor nullified the Akwa Ibom State Maritime Sector (Regulation) Law 2017 and ...

Nigeria Transport

BI

Banwo & Ighodalo

Amending A Court Process Beyond The Extent Granted By A Court: Fatal Or Pardonable?

Nigeria Litigation

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Momentous Decisions Of Courts In 2025 The Scope Of Power Of Appellate Courts To Transfer Suits: A Case Review Of The Supreme Court Decision In Haruna S. Usman v. Nigerian Unity Line Plc. (2025) 15 NWLR (Pt. 2008) 267.

Nigeria Litigation

BC

Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

Debt Recovery For Banks: Lessons From Nigerian Litigation And Enforcement Trends

Nigeria Finance

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

The Legal Effect Of ‘without Prejudice’ Communications In Commercial Disputes In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

Regville

Supreme Court Resolves Jurisdictional Conflicts Over Employment-related Torts: Emma Elegbe & Anor v. HP International Schools Limited & 3 Ors

Nigeria Litigation

BI

Banwo & Ighodalo

Avoiding Ambiguity: The Role Of Clear Language In Contracts

Nigeria Commercial

Regville

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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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