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The position on whether the presence of an arbitration clause in a contract ousts the jurisdiction of the Court in Nigeria is controversial. Although the court is under obligation to respect and enforce the agreement of parties to a contract, this cannot automatically deprive a party of the Constitutionally guaranteed right of access to the…

The concept of the immunity of arbitrators under international arbitration varies with jurisdiction. The essence of this immunity, however, is to protect arbitrators from vengeful litigation by unsuccessful parties and enable them to carry out their duties without fear or favour.

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice also known as CCJ jurisdiction is set out in Article 9 of the 1991 Protocol which states that the Court “shall ensure the observance of law and the principles of equity in the interpretation and application of the provisions of the Treaty.”

While plea bargaining has the potential to improve the efficiency of the Nigerian criminal justice system, there are also valid concerns about its potential to undermine the principles of fairness and justice. As such, it is important to ensure that any use of plea bargaining is carefully regulated and monitored to prevent abuse and to…

Witness protection is a recent development in Nigerian law and practice, as an important source of evidence, a witness’s testimony is where a person has firsthand knowledge of what happened at the crime scene or who is aware of other important details that are significant to the case.

Anyone who carries on the business of Banking without first acquiring the license for it commits an offence, and is liable upon conviction to an Imprisonment term of not less than5 (Five Years) or a fine of not less than N50,000,000 (Fifty Million Naira) only.

Businesses and individuals may now connect and do business electronically due to the advancement of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). However, this has raised a range of legal and regulatory issues for policymakers, from concerns about cybercrime and the ability to safeguard intellectual property rights online to the legitimacy of electronic means of contracting and…

This Article has given us a brief run-through on what Negligence is, as well as the extent to which a damage could be too remote and finally, possible defences to an allegation of negligence.

Sharia law is a very unique system under the Nigerian legal system. By virtue of Section 277 of the 1999 constitution, especially section 277 (2)(a),(b),(c) and (d), a claim of inheritance of property subject to Islamic personal law is not within the jurisdiction of the High Court.

Fraudulent investment schemes refer to investment vehicles which in themselves are phony. Their originators usually commence with the intention to defraud investors.  They know such schemes would normally fail because there is usually no viable legal commercial venture to put the funds pooled from investors.