Introduction: Most employment relationships in Nigeria are based on an employment contract entered into by parties. Being a capitalist nation the tendency of employers to exploit employees is in some instances considered normal and typical. Although we have several Statutes …
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A practitioner’s perspective by Obosa Akpata, LLM, FCIArb. A presentation delivered to the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN) 5th Annual One-day Workshop held at the Lagos Court of Arbitration, Lekki, Lagos, on the 20thof November, 2015. Introduction It …
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A presentation delivered by Mrs. Obosa Akpata at the Chief G.O. Sodipo Memorial Lecture held at the Regional Centre for Commercial Arbitration, No. 1 Alfred Rewane Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on 7thDecember, 2015. Mrs. Obosa Akpata, LLM, FCIArb. Obosa holds a …
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INTRODUCTION: With increasing attention being given to alternative dispute resolution in different jurisdictions, the continued focus on this concept by the Lagos State Government is timely. Traditionally, the speedy resolution of disputes has been said to be the main …
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As part of Patreli Partners Corporate Social Responsibility, we partnered with Emerging Markets Telecommunication Limited Nigeria (Etisalat) in her Re-Gift Programme 2015, held on Thursday 4th February, 2016 donated a cheque to the Nigerian Red Cross Society Motherless and Abandoned Babies’ Orphanage Home Lagos State Branch. …
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ABSTRACT: Commercial disputes are a part of everyday commercial transactions and as such effective and efficient mechanisms for the resolution of these disputes are a major concern for parties. This article will discuss Med-Arb, one of the many mechanisms established …
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