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A legal challenge by the West African state has sparked questions about transparency in arbitration courts. Below is an article by Kate Beioley and Neil Munshi, correspondents of The Financial Times titled: ”The $6bn Judgment pitting Nigeria Against a London Court”: [pdf-embedder url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FT-The-6bn-judgment-pitting-Nigeria-against-a-London-court-_-Financial-Times-200712.pdf” title=”FT The $6bn judgment pitting Nigeria against a London court _ Financial Times 200712″] [mks_button size=”medium” title=”Click Here To Download Article” style=”squared” url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FT-The-6bn-judgment-pitting-Nigeria-against-a-London-court-_-Financial-Times-200712.pdf” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#000000″ txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=”” nofollow=”0″]

Layi Babatunde, SAN, is a quiet achiever. In his over three decades of law practice and publication of Supreme Court Law Reports, he has devoted himself to numerous worthy causes. In this interview with Henry Ojelu of Vanguard News, he shares his concern on some critical issues in the country. He spoke on politics, falling standard of law practice, illiteracy, poverty among other things. Excerpt.. You have been in law practice for over three decades now. How has the experience being for you? I thank God. I would say it has been interesting in a number of ways and…

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice J.T Tsoho issued a circular to guide Judges of the Federal High Court on Grant of Ex-parte Orders and Hearing of Cases outside of their Jurisdiction. This is in view of the forthcoming elections in some states in Nigeria and also in the nearest future. See and Download Circular below: [pdf-embedder url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FHC-CIRCULAR.pdf” title=”FHC CIRCULAR”] [mks_button size=”small” title=”Click to Download circular” style=”rounded” url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FHC-CIRCULAR.pdf” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#000000″ txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=”” nofollow=”0″] Meanwhile, Olusegun Adeniyi in his THIS DAY column of Thursday 2 nd July, 2020; shared his views on the avalanche of injunctions…

The Hon. President, National Industrial Court of Nigeria, His Lordship, Hon. Justice B. B. Kanyip, Ph.D, FNIALS  pursuant to order 58 Rule 4(2) of the Court Rules 2017 has declared Monday 27th July 2020 to Friday 25th September 2020 for 2020 Annual Vacation. His Lordship stated that there will be no normal Court sitting during the period except for urgent applications where the res of a case may be destroyed if not heard by a vacation Judge only. Lastly, the Hon. President also ordered that Court shall resume for normal Court sitting on Monday 28th September 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Ishaq Usman Bello, chief judge of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court, as judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC which began functioning on July 1, 2002, is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal which has jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. The ICC sits in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC, however, lacks universal territorial jurisdiction, and may only investigate and prosecute crimes committed within member states, nationals of member states, or crimes in situations referred to the…

Following the new normal dictated by the Covid-19 Pandemic now ravaging the entire world leading to the imposition of lock down measures and in order to keep the wheel of justice moving unimpeded, efficiently, speedily and to safeguard the health and lives of members of the Bench and judiciary staff, Members of the Bar and other court users, Hon Justice S.D Kawu, the Chief Judge of Kwara State releases Practice Direction. [mks_button size=”medium” title=”Click Here To Download Kwara State Practice Direction ” style=”rounded” url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KWARA-STATE-HIGH-COURT-COVID-19-PRACTICE-DIRECTIONS.pdf” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#000000″ txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=”” nofollow=”0″] KWARA STATE HIGH COURT COVID-19 PRACTICE DIRECTIONS

1.0 THE AGITATION FOR FINANCIAL AUTONOMY OF THE NIGERIAN JUDICIARY The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 which is anchored on a tripod of the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary made specific provisions for the funding of the three arms of government from the nation’s treasury. From the inception of the Third Republic the financial autonomy of the Judiciary which is embedded in the Constitution has proved a mirage. The Judiciary has been underfunded perennially by the Federal and State Governments. Worse still, the meagre sum allocated to it in the yearly budgets is never released early…

CASE CITATION: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA & 6 ORS. v. AITE OKOJIE (2015) 5-6 S.C. (Pt. II) 173 @ 214 DATE OF JUDGMENT: ON FRIDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2015 COURT: SUPREME COURT SUIT: SC. 127/2004 CORAM: 1. IBRAHIM T. MUHAMMAD (Presided) 2. MUHAMMAD S. MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE 3. OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR (Delivered the Leading Judgment) 4. NWALI S. NGWUTA 5. JOHN I. OKORO ISSUE(S): When are exemplary damages awarded and object of? Whether need be specifically claimed. CASE SYNTHESIS I agree with both courts below. Exemplary damages are awarded with the object of punishing the Defendant for his conduct in inflicting…

CASE CITATION: FASAKIN FOODS NIGERIA LIMITED v. MARTINS BABATUNDE SHOSANYA (2006) 4 S.C. (Pt. II) 204 @ 13-14 PARA 10 – 25 DATE OF JUDGMENT: ON FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2006 COURT: SUPREME COURT SUIT: SC. 312/2001 CORAM: 1. SALIHU M.A. BELGORE (Presided) 2. UMARUA. KALGO 3. NIKI TOBI 4. ALOMAM. MUKHTAR 5. MAHMUD MOHAMMED 6. WALTER S. N. ONNOGHEN 7. IKECHI F. OGBUAGU (Delivered the Leading Judgment) ISSUE(S): Whether the National Assembly Can Legislate over the practice and procedure in a State High Court? CASE SYNTHESIS The court below, at pages 98 and 99 of the Records,…

In line with the presidential directives with regards to the prevention of COVID-19, the Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has updated its ‘practice direction’ to enable virtual conduct of court sessions. In addition, the court has updated the electronic filing of processes, according to the supplementary practice direction. A statement by the head of information directorate of the court, Elohor Ovadje, the practice direction, signed by the court’s President, Justice Edward Asante, was part of its efforts to adapt to the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the court to suspend its session.…