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I am delighted and deeply honoured to have been asked to share some thoughts with Your Lordships and Ladyships of the Lagos State Judiciary on the occasion of the Legal Summit being held as part of the New Legal Year ceremonies for the 2025/2026 legal year.

Injunctions are court orders that either prohibit a party from acting against another in a suit or they may require the party to take action that supports the court's decision.

In January 2010, the Nigerian Government entered into a Gas Supply and Processing Agreement (GSPA) with a company known as Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID).

In tandem with "revival" efforts to enact the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the PIB Task Force's deliverable will foreshadow an Executive Bill to be (re)submitted...

On 20th March 2025, Honourable Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos ordered MTN Nigeria Communications Limited to pay ₦840,000,000.00 in damages to Citilink Accesscorp Limited for infringing on its registered trademark, "WEBPLUS."

The Federal Government of Nigeria in 2020 declared a lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a shutdown of physical economic activities and by extension neither the courts nor the offices...

On 26 March 2021, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd ("Zhongshan") obtained an arbitral award in the sum of about $USD70 million against the Federal Republic of Nigeria...

As globalization expands commercial footprints across borders, securing a favorable verdict in a UK or US court is often only half the battle. For multinational corporations, financial institutions, and international judgment creditors, the ultimate success of litigation depends on asset recovery. When a judgment debtor's assets are located within Nigeria, creditors must navigate the intricate framework of the Nigerian judicial system to achieve enforcement.

The nature of employment of Supernumerary Policemen and other matters arising from the yet-to-be-reported Supreme Court's decision in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited v Okon Johnson & Ors.

Arbitration can be described as a contractual arrangement whereby the parties to a dispute, in order to obtain an effective and less protracted final disposition of the matter involved...

The enforcement of judgments, particularly in Nigeria is an important step in any matter brought before a Court for resolution.

A picture of a person mirrors his own image, which is personal to him. It is a clone of an individual. For a business concern to take a picture of somebody, for pecuniary interest, without his consent or authorisation...

The Tax Appeal Tribunal, Lagos Zone ("TAT" or the "Tribunal"), in Earth Moving International Ltd. v FIRS (unreported judgement delivered on September 17, 2019 in Appeal

Business cessation, whether temporary or permanent, represents a critical point in a company's life cycle, often carrying significant legal and tax consequences

Loans are central to modern business and banking practice, enabling businesses and individuals to finance commercial activities and contributing to economic growth.

Recently, the Court of Appeal ("CA") delivered its decision ("Decision") in the case of Central Bank of Nigeria v. Adani Mega System Limited (Appeal No. CA/ABJ/CV/1300/2023) (the "Appeal").

From the foregoing, could it be said that the apex court favours a letter of adjournment to be addressed to the judge rather than the court registrar? Your guess is as good as the writer's in this regard.

In Garnishee proceeding, securing the consent of the Attorney General amongst lawyers and litigants for enforcement of monetary judgment in the custody of a public officer has become a mirage...