The Nigerian Arbitration and Mediation Bill 2022: The dawn of a new era?

On 10 May 2022, the Nigerian Senate passed the Arbitration and Mediation Bill 2022 (the “Bill”) which seeks to repeal the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1988 (the “ACA”). The Bill provides a unified legal framework for the fair and efficient settlement of commercial disputes by arbitration and mediation by setting out substantive and procedural provisions. It contains several novel provisions that are not in...

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Is Third-Party Funding legal in Mozambique?

Introduction The commencement of a commercial dispute very often presupposes the availability of funds to cover the inherent expenses. The lack of financial resources may make it impossible or discourage the impecunious claimant to make use of arbitration or litigation to settle claims. This can lead to cases with merit never being settled and can take entrepreneurs to...

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