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November 20, 2025

Supreme Court Condemns Judicial Rascality in Defiance of Judicial Precedent- Owoniyi v. Aiyewumi [2025] 16 NWLR (Pt. 2011) 237

Introduction On 16.05.2025, the Supreme Court (SC) delivered its judgment in the appeal filed by Chief Solomon Owoniyi (the Appellant), arising from a chieftaincy dispute over the Obaro of Kabba...

October 10, 2025

Emergency Powers and Suspension of Elected Officials: Federal High Court Resolves Challenge to Constitutionality in Belema Briggs v. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria & Ors

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, coram Omotosho, J. recently delivered judgment in an action challenging the constitutionality of the President’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State....

October 7, 2025

Sanctity Over Subterfuge: Supreme Court Affirms Arbitral Awards Against Illegality Claim

Sanctity Over Subterfuge: Supreme Court Affirms Arbitral Awards Against Illegality Claim...

September 26, 2025

Jurisdiction and Transfer of Cases: Did the Supreme Court Render Section 22(2) of the Federal High Court Act Otiose?

The Nigerian Supreme Court holds that the Federal High Court lacks the powers to order the transfer of cases to the State High Court where it lacks the jurisdiction to...

September 19, 2025

Investment Arbitration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategic Implications of the 2025 ICSID Caseload for States, Investors and Practitioners

The recently released ICSID Caseload Statistics1 and the prevailing investment dispute climate highlight interesting developments concerning Nigeria and the entire Sub-Saharan region. First, within the period under review,2 the Sub-Saharan...

August 29, 2025

Effect-of-NOTAP-Registration-in-Arbitration-Enforcement

From Limak to Champion: The Nigerian Court of Appeal Delivers a Fresh Brew on the Effect of NOTAP Registration in Arbitration Enforcement

The Nigerian Court of Appeal has handed down a decision that bears significantly on public-policy defences to the enforcement of arbitral awards, particularly on the enforcement of awards where the...

July 11, 2025

2nd Quarter 2025 developments in dispute resolution in Nigeria

Developments in Dispute Resolution – 2nd Quarter 2025

The second quarter of 2025 has seen courts, both domestic and international wrestle with critical questions of jurisdiction, legal identity, institutional accountability, and the limits of executive power. Building on...

June 24, 2025

Supreme Court Strikes Out 15 Year Old Appeal Over Incomplete Record

Supreme Court Strikes Out 15-Year-Old Appeal Over Incomplete Record – Dada V. Yandayi [2025] 8 NWLR (PT 1993) 517

Introduction On 19.07.2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SC) delivered its judgment in an appeal filed by Bawa Dada, Ahmadu Dada and Umaru Dada (the Appellants) which arose from a...

June 12, 2025

AI Generated Works and Copyright Law

Defining Authorship and Ownership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Imagine a future where Artificial Intelligence (AI) generates works that rival human creativity. That future is here. Copyright law has long been the cornerstone of intellectual property protection, safeguarding the...

June 11, 2025

Admiralty jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not ened upon the Discharge from a Vessel

Case Alert – Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not end upon the Discharge of Cargo from a Vessel

The Nigerian Supreme Court Affirms that the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not end upon the Discharge of Cargo from a Vessel – Glenyork (Nig.) Ltd &...

November 20, 2025

Supreme Court Condemns Judicial Rascality in Defiance of Judicial Precedent- Owoniyi v. Aiyewumi [2025] 16 NWLR (Pt. 2011) 237

Introduction On 16.05.2025, the Supreme Court (SC) delivered its judgment in the appeal filed by Chief Solomon Owoniyi (the Appellant), arising from a chieftaincy dispute over the Obaro of Kabba...

October 10, 2025

Emergency Powers and Suspension of Elected Officials: Federal High Court Resolves Challenge to Constitutionality in Belema Briggs v. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria & Ors

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, coram Omotosho, J. recently delivered judgment in an action challenging the constitutionality of the President’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State....

October 7, 2025

Sanctity Over Subterfuge: Supreme Court Affirms Arbitral Awards Against Illegality Claim

Sanctity Over Subterfuge: Supreme Court Affirms Arbitral Awards Against Illegality Claim...

September 26, 2025

Jurisdiction and Transfer of Cases: Did the Supreme Court Render Section 22(2) of the Federal High Court Act Otiose?

The Nigerian Supreme Court holds that the Federal High Court lacks the powers to order the transfer of cases to the State High Court where it lacks the jurisdiction to...

September 19, 2025

Investment Arbitration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategic Implications of the 2025 ICSID Caseload for States, Investors and Practitioners

The recently released ICSID Caseload Statistics1 and the prevailing investment dispute climate highlight interesting developments concerning Nigeria and the entire Sub-Saharan region. First, within the period under review,2 the Sub-Saharan...

August 29, 2025

Effect-of-NOTAP-Registration-in-Arbitration-Enforcement

From Limak to Champion: The Nigerian Court of Appeal Delivers a Fresh Brew on the Effect of NOTAP Registration in Arbitration Enforcement

The Nigerian Court of Appeal has handed down a decision that bears significantly on public-policy defences to the enforcement of arbitral awards, particularly on the enforcement of awards where the...

July 11, 2025

2nd Quarter 2025 developments in dispute resolution in Nigeria

Developments in Dispute Resolution – 2nd Quarter 2025

The second quarter of 2025 has seen courts, both domestic and international wrestle with critical questions of jurisdiction, legal identity, institutional accountability, and the limits of executive power. Building on...

June 24, 2025

Supreme Court Strikes Out 15 Year Old Appeal Over Incomplete Record

Supreme Court Strikes Out 15-Year-Old Appeal Over Incomplete Record – Dada V. Yandayi [2025] 8 NWLR (PT 1993) 517

Introduction On 19.07.2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SC) delivered its judgment in an appeal filed by Bawa Dada, Ahmadu Dada and Umaru Dada (the Appellants) which arose from a...

June 12, 2025

AI Generated Works and Copyright Law

Defining Authorship and Ownership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Imagine a future where Artificial Intelligence (AI) generates works that rival human creativity. That future is here. Copyright law has long been the cornerstone of intellectual property protection, safeguarding the...

June 11, 2025

Admiralty jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not ened upon the Discharge from a Vessel

Case Alert – Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not end upon the Discharge of Cargo from a Vessel

The Nigerian Supreme Court Affirms that the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Federal High Court does not end upon the Discharge of Cargo from a Vessel – Glenyork (Nig.) Ltd &...