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OALP Dispute Resolution Wrap-Up 2022 and 2023 Outlook 

In 2022, the dispute resolution space, as with other sectors in Nigeria returned to a semblance of normalcy after reeling from the inimical impact of COVID-19 as Nigerian Courts fully returned to...

OALP Dispute Resolution Wrap-Up 2022 and 2023 Outlook

In 2022, the dispute resolution space, as with other sectors in Nigeria returned to a semblance of normalcy after reeling from the inimical impact of COVID-19 as Nigerian Courts fully returned to...

OALP Dispute Resolution Practice Quarterly Newsletter4th Quarter 2022

The dispute resolution space during the final quarter of the year 2022 was filled with notable novel decisions and developments in the legal industry. As we see it, these developments have wide-ranging...

OALP Dispute Resolution Practice Quarterly Newsletter – 3rd Quarter 2022

The dispute resolution space has been quite busy in the 3rd quarter of 2022. Novel decisions have emanated from our courts, and new legislation have also been enacted. These developments, which we...

OALP DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER – 2ND QUARTER 2022

The second quarter of 2022 has been eventful and kept the dispute resolution space extremely busy. Several interesting decisions of courts were delivered in Nigeria and other jurisdictions during the period and...

OALP DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER – 2ND QUARTER 2022

The second quarter of 2022 has been eventful and kept the dispute resolution space extremely busy. Several interesting decisions of courts were delivered in Nigeria and other jurisdictions during the period and...

OALP DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER – 1ST QUARTER 2022

The lifeblood of every nation is commerce; it regulates the flow of capital and determines the quality of life of its citizens. While commerce is critical, and policies are made to encourage...

RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION ON THE EFFECT OF THE OMISSION OF THE WORD ‘LOCAL’...

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT OMITTING THE WORD ‘LOCAL’ IN THE APPELLATION OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A SUIT GOES TO THE ISSUE OF THE JURISTIC PERSONALITY OF SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT – CALABAR...

OALP DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER – 4TH QUARTER 2021

According to the American law jurist, Roscoe Pound, "the law must be stable, yet it cannot afford to stand still”. These words have universal and timeless relevance as they emphasize that as...

A SYNOPSIS OF NOTABLE CHANGES IN THE COURT OF APPEAL RULES 2021

Pursuant to the powers conferred on the President of the Court of Appeal (PCA) by section 248 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the PCA recently...