Can a Foreign Company that is not registered in Nigeria maintain an action in Nigerian Courts (Part 2)?
This is an update on my previous blog post
About Chukwuma Okoli
Dr. Chukwuma Okoli is a Postdoctoral researcher in private international law at the T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague, Netherlands, and a Consultant for PC Mbadiwe & Co., Lagos, Nigeria??.
Prior to joining T.M.C Asser Institute, he was inter alia, a Teaching Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Luxembourg for about four years, where he taught Comparative Private International law, Comparative English Law of Contract, and Comparative English Law of Tort.
He is a qualified Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria since 2008. He practised law in reputable law firms for about three years in the area of domestic and international commercial transactions. He also holds an LLM in International Commercial Law (with distinction) from the University of Aberdeen.
His principal research interest is in all aspects of Private International Law/Conflict of Laws, with a special focus on the European Union, Nigeria, and English speaking or Commonwealth Africa. He has significant publications on these subjects. He accentuates expertise in the Civil and Commercial aspects of European Union Private International Law, and serves as a leading expert in Nigerian Private International Law. He is also frequently cited in academic publications.
Entries by Chukwuma Okoli
The Nigerian Court of Appeal recently revisits the principles for the grant of Mareva Injunction
/in Views/by Chukwuma OkoliThe focus of this write-up is a brief case note on a recent decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal (reported two days ago) on Mareva injunction. The principal concern of a judgment creditor is that it should reap the fruits of the judgment. A judgment is useless or nugatory if the judgment debtor has […]
Second Issue of 2021’s Journal of Private International Law
/in News/by Chukwuma OkoliThe second issue of the Journal of Private International Law for 2021 was just released and it features the following articles: Lachlan Forrester,
Call for Papers: NGPIL Competition
/in News/by Chukwuma OkoliOriginally posted today on
Can a Foreign Company that is not registered in Nigeria maintain an action in Nigerian Courts?
/in Views/by Chukwuma OkoliThis note briefly analyses the recent decision of the Nigerian Supreme Court in BCE Consulting Engineers v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Leave to Issue and Serve Originating Process Outside Jurisdiction Versus Substituted Service: A Distinction with a Difference
/in Views/by Chukwuma OkoliWitten by Orji A Uka (Senior Associate at ALP NG & Co) and Damilola Alabi (Associate at ALP NG & Co) Introduction The issuance and service of an originating process are fundamental issues that afford or rob a court of jurisdiction to adjudicate over a matter. This is because it is settled law that the […]
Third Issue of 2021 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
/in News/by Chukwuma OkoliThe third issue of 2021 Lloyds’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly was published today. It features one article and a book review on private international law. M Teo,
The Hague Judgments Convention and Commonwealth Model Law: A Pragmatic Perspective
/in Views/by Chukwuma OkoliA foreign judgment that cannot be enforced is useless no matter how well it is/was written. The fact that a foreign judgment can be readily enforced aids the prompt settlement of disputes and makes international commercial transactions more effective. The importance of the enforcement of foreign judgments cannot be over-emhpasised because international commercial parties are […]
Video Recording of the Nigeria Group on Private International Law Inaugural Lecture
/in News/by Chukwuma OkoliThe Nigeria Group on Private International Law held its inaugural lecture on June 21, 2021. The video recording of the event is now available on the Group’s website:
Territorial Jurisdiction for Disputes between Members of a Political Party in Nigeria
/in Views/by Chukwuma OkoliElection or political party disputes often feature before Nigerian courts. In Nigeria jurisdiction in matters of conflict of laws (called “territorial jurisdiction” by many Nigerian judges) also applies to matters of disputes between members of a political party in the inter-state context.