by BBaC | Apr 9, 2021 | Arbitration Rules, International Arbitration, Nigeria Arbitration
When drafting arbitration agreements, businesses rarely set out detailed rules and procedures to match their particular needs. Indeed, during negotiations, businesses are reluctant to consider the possibility that things will not work out as planned. They, therefore,...
by BBaC | Apr 9, 2021 | Case Review, International Arbitration, Nigeria Arbitration, Nigerian Supreme Court
It is a policy of Nigerian courts to enforce arbitration agreements where the parties clearly intended to submit their dispute to arbitration. In Mekwunye v. Imoukhuede (2019) 13 NWLR (Pt. 1690) 439, the Supreme Court of Nigeria kept with this well-established trend...