Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
AELEX proudly represented successful defendant Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited (RSNL) in Unilever Nigeria suit.
AELEX is pleased to have represented the successful defendant, RETAIL SUPERMARKETS NIGERIA LIMITED (RSNL), in a suit instituted by UNILEVER NIGERIA PLC in SUIT NO: LD/ADR/3639/2021. Unilever Nigeria [...]
AELEX ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION WEEK 2025
The AELEX Arbitration Practice Group is delighted to present another edition of Arbitration Week, holding on 2–3 October 2025. The first day will be a virtual session on [...]
Lagos High Court Confirms NSE’s Ownership of Victoria Island Plot, Awards ₦100 Million Damages Against Federal Government for Trespass
THE HIGH COURT OF LAGOS STATE UPHOLDS THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS’ OWNERSHIP OF PLOT PC 2A ON ENGINEERING CLOSE, VICTORIA ISLAND AND AWARDS DAMAGES IN THE SUM OF N100 MILLION AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR TRESSPASS.
SEIZURE OF NIGERIA’S PRESIDENTIAL JETS BY A CHINESE FIRM
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 [...]
AELEX SECURES A VICTORY FOR CONTRACTUAL AUTONOMY
ǼLEX is pleased that, in a unanimous judgment of the Court of Appeal in Appeal No. CA/LAG/CV/854/2022 – Sqimnga Nigeria Limited v. Systems Applications Nigeria Limited delivered on [...]
The Exercise of Business Discretion does not Amount to Discrimination
ǼLEX is pleased to have represented the successful defendants; Pressure Control Systems Nigeria Ltd (PSCNL) and Baker Hughes (BH) in a suit instituted by a former employee in [...]
Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2024
1. What are the main methods of resolving disputes in your jurisdiction? The main methods of resolving commercial disputes in Nigeria are Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms [...]
GAR Commercial Arbitration 2024 | Nigeria
Is your state a party to the New York Convention? Are there any noteworthy declarations or reservations? Nigeria is a party to the New York Convention, and it [...]
ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration
The authors of the National Report Nigeria, Olufunke Adekoya SAN, Adedapo Tunde-Olowu SAN, Perenami Momodu and Oluwaseun Philip-Idiok, confirm that the National Report as published in Supplement 131 [...]
AfCFTA on Competition Policy must seek to harmonise REC Policies 2
Enforcement of Competition law and policy has revved up several gears on the Continent, as delineated by the recent commencement of investigations by the Common Markets for Eastern [...]
AELEX sponsors 7th ICC Africa Conference on International Arbitration
(L-R)Olubunmi Osuntuyi, Secretary General, ICC Nigeria; Jean Chiazor Anisere, SAN, Co-Chair Conference Planning Committee; Dorothy Udeme Ufot, SAN, Chairperson, ICC Nigeria, Commission on Arbitration & ADR; Claudia Salomon, [...]
How Can Time to File a Tax Assessment Appeal Be Extended?
How Can Time to File a Tax Assessment Appeal Be Extended? A taxpayer is required to appeal a tax assessment within 30 days of receipt of a Notice [...]
TAX LEGISLATION SHOULD NOT APPLY TO TRADING CONDUCTED PRIOR TO ITS ENACTMENT
On 27 June 2022, ǼLEX secured a landmark judgment for Accugas Limited (“Accugas”) at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court (“the “FHC) by moving the FHC [...]
Getting the Deal Through Complex Commercial Litigation Guide for 2023 | Nigeria
Our Adedapo Tunde Olowu SAN, Ngozi Efobi and Christabel Ndeokwelu authored the Nigerian chapter of Lexology’s Getting the Deal Through Complex Commercial Litigation Guide for 2023. The [...]
GAR Commercial Arbitration 2022 | Nigeria
Our Managing Partner, Adedapo Tunde-Olowu, SAN, FCIArb, FCTI and senior associate, Oluwaseun Philip-Idiok recently authored the 2022 edition of the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) Know-How on Commercial Arbitration in Nigeria The publication provides a [...]
KEY INNOVATIONS IN NIGERIA’S ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION BILL
On Tuesday, 10 May 2022 the Nigerian Senate passed the Arbitration and Mediation Bill (“the Bill”), which will repeal the Arbitration and Conciliation Act Chapter A.18, Laws of [...]
Arbitrating Intellectual Property Disputes in Nigeria
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is fast becoming popular as a relatively easier method of resolving intellectual property (IP) and technology (tech) disputes. This is apparent from the rising [...]
THE LEGALITY OF MARRIAGES CONDUCTED AT THE FEDERAL MARRIAGE REGISTRY, IKOYI
The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court recently examined the respective roles of the Minister of Interior and the Registrar of Marriages with respect to the conduction [...]
Famous and well known marks action | AELEX successfully defends Mandarin
In a landmark judgement delivered on 10th March 2022, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja dismissed an Appeal seeking to set aside the ruling [...]
CHAMBERS LITIGATION GLOBAL PRACTICE GUIDE FOR NIGERIA | 2022
Our Adedapo Tunde-Olowu, SAN, FCIArb, FCTI, Ugonna Ogbuagu and Grace Ezinne Nwaigwe recently contributed to the Nigeria Edition of the Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide: Litigation 2022. The Litigation 2022 Guide provides the latest legal [...]