NIGERIA
Nigeria Abuja
Benin
Law and Practice Contributed by: Olasupo Shasore, Ibukun Fasoro, Tochukwu Amaefule and Michael Chukwu Africa Law Practice NG & Company
Cameroon
Contents 1. General p.554 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.554 1.2 Key Industries p.554 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.555 1.4 National Courts p.555 2. Governing Legislation p.556 2.1 Governing Law p.556 2.2 Changes to National Law p.556 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.556 3.1 Enforceability p.556 3.2 Arbitrability p.557 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.557 3.4 Validity p.557 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.557 4.1 Limits on Selection p.557 4.2 Default Procedures p.558 4.3 Court Intervention p.558 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.558 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.558 5. Jurisdiction p.559 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.559 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.559 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.559 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.559 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.560 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.560 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.560
8. Evidence p.562 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.562 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.563 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.563 9. Confidentiality p.563 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.563 10. The Award p.563 10.1 Legal Requirements p.563 10.2 Types of Remedies p.564 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.564 11. Review of an Award p.564 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.564 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.564
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.565 12. Enforcement of an Award p.565 12.1 New York Convention p.565 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.565 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.566 13. Miscellaneous p.566 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.566 13.2 Ethical Codes p.566 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.566 13.4 Consolidation p.567 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.567
6.1 Types of Relief p.560 6.2 Role of Courts p.560 6.3 Security for Costs p.561 7. Procedure p.561
7.1 Governing Rules p.561 7.2 Procedural Steps p.561 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.562 7.4 Legal Representatives p.562
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