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HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE SCOPE FOR SETTING ASIDE AWARDS IN AFRICAN ARBITRATION?

Dr Fabian Ajogwu, SAN Law Firm of Kenna Partners, Lagos, Nigeria Abstract Proponents of a liberal approach to setting aside arbitral awards justify it on the ground that it is somewhat a guarantee against breach of fair hearing rights. Critics of that approach argue that it defeats the whole essence of arbitration as a means for the speedy resolution of disputes. This writer is of the view that it becomes...

BIODIVERSITY AND CANNED LION HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA

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Avinash Govindjee Professor of Law, Faculty of Law Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth; Attorney of the High Court of South Africa & Senior Commissioner: CCMA Abstract This paper discusses issues relating to wildlife, conservation and biodiversity and the future regulation of these matters in South Africa. It deals with an issue which has, to some extent, captured the public imagination in South Africa and abroad, because of its...

A CALL FOR REVIEW OR ABOLITION OF ARCHAIC, ANACHRONISTIC AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAWS– SECTION 84 OF THE SHERIFFS AND CIVIL PROCESS ACT PROTECTING GOVERNMENT FROM PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT DEBT

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Aare Afe Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN President Emeritus and Founder Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria Abstract This paper examines the provisions of Section 84 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act which protects government from payment of judgment debt. It also examines the nature and effect of a court’s judgement as well as the various methods of enforcing courts’ judgements. The paper dwells extensively on garnishee order/proceedings. It...

THE EVOLVING PRACTICE OF “FRONTLOADING” IN CIVIL ACTIONS IN NIGERIA

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– Ngozi Alili Esq INTRODUCTION: THE WOOLF’S REFORMS The 26th day of April, 1999, frequently referred to as “Woolf’s Day”, saw the coming into force of the most far-reaching reforms to court procedure for one and a quarter decades. The “Woolf’s Reforms”, as they are colloquially known, affected not only cases that were commenced at the court after April 1999 but also existing cases at this date and the way...

JUDICIAL EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE IN NIGERIA

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– NGOZI ALILI ESQ INTRODUCTION: The legal profession has a symbol or logo which is feminine in nature, polite in approach and strict in determination. She is the “lady of justice”. She is blind but holds a scale in her left hand and a sword in her right hand. A black piece of clothe runs across her eyes, with both ends tied at her back. Her symbolic blindness shields her...

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HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE SCOPE FOR SETTING ASIDE AWARDS IN AFRICAN ARBITRATION?

BIODIVERSITY AND CANNED LION HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA

A CALL FOR REVIEW OR ABOLITION OF ARCHAIC, ANACHRONISTIC AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAWS– SECTION 84 OF THE SHERIFFS AND CIVIL PROCESS ACT PROTECTING GOVERNMENT FROM PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT DEBT

THE EVOLVING PRACTICE OF “FRONTLOADING” IN CIVIL ACTIONS IN NIGERIA

JUDICIAL EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE IN NIGERIA

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