Olaniwun Ajayi LP

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). The appeal arose from...

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 &...

May 19, 2025

Analysis of the latest cases in Nigerian Taxation May 2025

Federal High Court Upholds TAT Decision in Relation to the Constitutionality of the Income Tax (Country-by-Country Reporting) Regulation 2018

On 5 May 2025, the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, affirmed a Tax Appeal Tribunal decision that set aside administrative penalties the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) had imposed on...

July 3, 2024

A Review of the Latest Nigerian Superior Court Cases in 2024 by Olaniwun Ajayi LP

OALP Dispute Resolution Practice Quarterly Newsletter – 2nd Quarter 2024

In the second quarter of 2024, Nigeria and other progressive jurisdictions saw significant legal advances. Nigeria’s appellate courts were the epicentre of some of the most radical changes to legal...

March 10, 2021

Notable Cases

Notable Cases 2020

The year 2020 was eventful for the legal industry and saw noteworthy decisions from the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Federal High Court that have significantly impacted...

March 4, 2020

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Notable Decisions of the Nigerian Courts in 2019

The year 2019 for the Legal industry was generally “uneventful” with respect to decisions of our superior courts in civil and criminal matters. This could be due to several factors...

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). The appeal arose from...

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 &...

May 19, 2025

Analysis of the latest cases in Nigerian Taxation May 2025

Federal High Court Upholds TAT Decision in Relation to the Constitutionality of the Income Tax (Country-by-Country Reporting) Regulation 2018

On 5 May 2025, the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, affirmed a Tax Appeal Tribunal decision that set aside administrative penalties the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) had imposed on...

July 3, 2024

A Review of the Latest Nigerian Superior Court Cases in 2024 by Olaniwun Ajayi LP

OALP Dispute Resolution Practice Quarterly Newsletter – 2nd Quarter 2024

In the second quarter of 2024, Nigeria and other progressive jurisdictions saw significant legal advances. Nigeria’s appellate courts were the epicentre of some of the most radical changes to legal...

March 10, 2021

Notable Cases

Notable Cases 2020

The year 2020 was eventful for the legal industry and saw noteworthy decisions from the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Federal High Court that have significantly impacted...

March 4, 2020

notable cases banner

Notable Decisions of the Nigerian Courts in 2019

The year 2019 for the Legal industry was generally “uneventful” with respect to decisions of our superior courts in civil and criminal matters. This could be due to several factors...