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Business transactions sometimes do not always go as planned. Many business owners at a point in time find themselves in bad debt and deep financial crisis that becomes impossible to remedy.

This chapter critically examines three recent decisions of the appellate courts in Nigeria.

What is the fate of decisions delivered at an interlocutory stage in a matter which is subsequently subjected to an order for trial de novo?...

The enforcement of foreign arbitral awards against Nigerian assets requires navigating international arbitration law, domestic procedure, and judicial discretion. While Nigeria is arbitration-friendly and a New York Convention signatory, converting successful foreign arbitrations into enforceable relief demands careful attention to statutory requirements, asset tracing strategies, and potential resistance grounds including public policy and procedural irregularity.

In protecting copyright following an infringement, timing is critical. Without swift legal intervention, infringing content can circulate widely, causing significant and often irreparable harm to the rightful owner.

On May 22, 2020, the Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal delivered what, arguably, is the most far-reaching decision relating to tax legislation in Nigeria in recent times.

In most cases instituted against a Public Officer, under Nigeria's dispute resolution system, it is not uncommon to find a Defendant raising either by way of preliminary

The Silence of the Lambs – Is a Judgment Debtor not meant to be heard in Garnishee Proceedings.

Medical negligence in Nigeria presents significant challenges for victims seeking justice, from proving breach of duty to navigating systemic barriers in obtaining medical records.

The President, through a letter dated 13 December, 2021 read at the Senate by the Senate President on 21 December, 2021 communicated his decision to withhold assent to...

With the transformation of the world into a global village, the need to conduct cross-border businesses has become inevitable with increased growth in global trade and investments

Medical professionals owe their patients a duty of care and an action for medical negligence can be founded on a breach of that duty which results in an injury.

Class actions have evolved in Nigeria through court rules and judicial decisions. However, the concept is still evolving in Nigerian jurisprudence and is restrictive in nature.

The Nigerian Court of Appeal (Lagos Division) recently quashed the decision of the (trial) Federal High Court and held that the non-registration of a technology transfer agreement

Any person arrested without a warrant in Nigeria for an offence other than an offence punishable with death can be admitted to bail by the law enforcement agency saddled with the task ...

Lord Edmund –Davis in his book "Judicial Activism"1975, wrote as follows:

There is a presumption in Nigerian law that every person charged with a criminal offence is innocent until he is proved guilty. Therefore, a person charged with a crime is assumed to be innocent until the court decides otherwise.