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Dispute Resolution Digest - Q1 2026

In a landmark judgment on 17th March 2026, the Federal High Court, Warri in the case of Maxwell Nosakhare Uwaifo v. I.G.P & Ors. (Suit No: FHC/WR/CS/87/2025), presided over by Justice H.A.Nganjiwa, upheld the constitutional rights of Nigerian citizens to record police officers performing their duties in public.

Nigeria Litigation

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

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

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Advocaat Law Practice

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

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

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Banwo & Ighodalo

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

Worldwide Litigation

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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

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Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

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

Nigeria Litigation

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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

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2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CBA In-House Lawyers

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Digital Assets – Innovation vs Compliance: Emerging Offshore Jurisdictional Trends – How Legal Advisers' Roles Will Change

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Evolving Global Investigations Landscape: Risk Management and Response Strategies for International Businesses in Africa

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Dispute Resolution Digest - Q1 2026

In a landmark judgment on 17th March 2026, the Federal High Court, Warri in the case of Maxwell Nosakhare Uwaifo v. I.G.P & Ors. (Suit No: FHC/WR/CS/87/2025), presided over by Justice H.A.Nganjiwa, upheld the constitutional rights of Nigerian citizens to record police officers performing their duties in public.

Nigeria Litigation

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

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

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

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Tope Adebayo LP

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

Nigeria Finance

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

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

Worldwide Litigation

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Founder Agreements And Equity Structuring

Nigeria Commercial

Regville

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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

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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

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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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Libel & Defamation

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

On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court of Nigeria (the “Supreme Court”) delivered a landmark decision in the case of Emma Elegbe & Anor v. HP International Schools Limited & 3 Ors...

Nigeria Litigation

BI

Banwo & Ighodalo

Nigeria Supreme Court Narrows National Industrial Court Powers In Tort Disputes

The Supreme Court of Nigeria (the 'Court') has resolved the controversy created by conflicting judicial pronouncements on the extent of the jurisdiction...

Nigeria Employment

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Templars

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

Talk is cheap but the liberty to create a social media account and surf the internet is not a universal license to contribute to or escalate reputational or physical harm.

Nigeria Media & IT

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Determining Liability For AI-Generated Defamation

Nigeria Litigation

Rouk & Co.

Remedies Available To Victims Of Online Defamation And Cyberbullying In Nigeria

Nigeria Criminal

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The Trusted Advisors

Shamed For Debt: Analysis Of Available Judicial Redress Against Loan App Harassment And Defamation In The Case Of Mr. Peter Odang Enyigwe V. Fastcredit Limited & 2 Ors.

Nigeria Litigation

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Freedom Of Expression vs Defamation Laws In Nigeria | Legal Balance & Nigerian Jurisprudence

Nigeria Litigation

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The Trusted Advisors

Social Media Liability: Who Is Responsible For Defamatory Content And False Adverts Online?

Nigeria Media & IT

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

The Law Of Defamation In Nigeria: A Shield And A Sword

Nigeria Litigation

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Tope Adebayo LP

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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

SA

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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