Law For Non Lawyers
October 7, 2024
Implementation Framework and Potential Implications of the Domestic Crude Supply Obligations (“DCS0”)

INTRODUCTION While reiterating commitment to the development of the domestic crude oil market driven by willing buyer-willing seller arrangements, the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (“PIA”)

September 18, 2024
The Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. V. Federal Republic of Nigeria Arbitral Award – Analysis of the Issues

The arbitral award issued in favour of Zhongshan Fucheng against Nigeria by a UK-seated tribunal on 26 March 2021 elicited significant public reactions only after

September 17, 2024
Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. V. Federal Republic of Nigeria – Exploring the Options Available to Resist the Enforcement of Arbitral Award

Introduction. It’s a matter of public record that the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s assets have been attached to enforce an arbitral award issued on 26

September 17, 2024
Assessing ‘Mistake’ as a Defence in International Arbitration: The Ogun Free Trade Zone Dispute

Introduction On August 14, 2024, Nigerians were confronted with the alarming news that a Chinese firm had seized three of the nation’s presidential jets under

September 11, 2024
Zhongshan Fucheng Ind. Inv. Co. Ltd v. Nigeria: The Interplay Between Preservative Orders and Sovereign Immunity In the Seizure of Nigeria’s Presidential Jets

Introduction The intersection of pre-enforcement preservative orders and sovereign immunity presents a complex legal conundrum, particularly in cases where State assets are threatened with attachment

September 11, 2024
Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd V. The Federal Republic of Nigeria: What Are The Facts?

Introduction A lot has been said about the ex parte order granted by the Judicial Court of Paris on 14th August 2024 for the interim