Nigerian Court of Appeal rules that courts cannot grant injunctions to restrain arbitral proceedings | Practical Law

Nigerian Court of Appeal rules that courts cannot grant injunctions to restrain arbitral proceedings | Practical Law

In Statoil (Nigeria) Limited, Texaco Nigeria Outer Shelf Limited v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Appeal No: CA/L/758/2012), the Nigerian Court of Appeal considered whether section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1990 gives the courts powers to stop arbitral proceedings by granting an injunction.

Nigerian Court of Appeal rules that courts cannot grant injunctions to restrain arbitral proceedings

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 0-535-8305 (Approx. 3 pages)

Nigerian Court of Appeal rules that courts cannot grant injunctions to restrain arbitral proceedings

by Chukwuka Ikwuazom (Partner), Afolabi Euba (Senior Associate), Hamid Abdulkareem (Senior Associate) and Kanyinsola Joseph (Associate), Aluko & Oyebode
Published on 31 Jul 2013 • Nigeria
In Statoil (Nigeria) Limited, Texaco Nigeria Outer Shelf Limited v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Appeal No: CA/L/758/2012), the Nigerian Court of Appeal considered whether section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1990 gives the courts powers to stop arbitral proceedings by granting an injunction.