NIGERIA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Ituah Imhanze, Daze Nga, Damilola Raji and Ozioma Soludo, KENNA
and the courts operate. These tools promise greater speed and efficiency, but they also raise new ques- tions about ethics and professional responsibility. The country’s sweeping tax reforms are likely to generate disputes that will test constitutional boundaries and fiscal accountability. Data protection has also evolved from being merely a compliance issue to a litigation driver, with privacy rights now firmly part of the judicial agenda. At the same time, competition and consumer protection liti- gation has also emerged as a frontrunner for litigation trends in the coming year. These developments point to a system that is mod- ernising under global influence. For practitioners, the challenge is not only to master the new substantive areas of law but also to adapt to the shifts brought by technology and reforms.
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