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Does a United States’ Court have jurisdiction to make an order affecting immovable property in Lagos, Nigeria?
In the very recent case of Yankey v Austin (2020) LPELR-49540(CA) the Nigerian Court of Appeal was faced with the issue of whether a court in the United State has jurisdiction to make an order affecting immovable property in Lagos, Nigeria. The facts of the case was that the claimant/respondent previously sued the defendant/appellant before […]
A step in the right direction, but nothing more – A critical note on the Draft Directive on mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence
Written by Bastian Brunk, research assistant at the Humboldt University of Berlin and doctoral candidate at the Institute for Comparative and Private International Law at the University of Freiburg. In April of 2020, EU Commissioner Didier Reynders announced plans for a legislative initiative that would introduce EU-wide mandatory human rights due diligence requirements for […]
Waiving the Right to a Foreign Arbitration Clause by submitting to the Jurisdiction of the Nigerian Court
Introduction Commercial arbitration is now very popular around the globe. It forms an important part of Nigerian jurisprudence. In Nigeria, it is regulated by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”).
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9th Journal of Private International Law Conference: Registration is now open!
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 9th Journal of Private International Law Conference. The conference will be held on 3 to 5 August 2023 at the Yong Pung How School of Law at the Singapore Management University. The keynote address will be delivered by The Honourable Justice Philip Jeyaretnam, […]
Friendly Reminder: “Globalization through the re-codification of property law?”
As announced earlier on this blog, Professor