Difficulty enforcing arbitral award in Nigeria did not justify freezing order (Commercial Court) | Practical Law

Difficulty enforcing arbitral award in Nigeria did not justify freezing order (Commercial Court) | Practical Law

In IOT Engineering Projects Limited v Dangote Fertilizer Limited and another [2014] EWCA Civ 901 (Comm), the Court of Appeal considered an appeal against the judge’s refusal to continue a freezing order in the face of the appellant’s argument that it would be difficult to enforce any award against the first respondent in Nigeria.

Difficulty enforcing arbitral award in Nigeria did not justify freezing order (Commercial Court)

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 7-585-0266 (Approx. 3 pages)

Difficulty enforcing arbitral award in Nigeria did not justify freezing order (Commercial Court)

by Practical Law Arbitration
Published on 22 Oct 2014 • England, Wales
In IOT Engineering Projects Limited v Dangote Fertilizer Limited and another [2014] EWCA Civ 901 (Comm), the Court of Appeal considered an appeal against the judge’s refusal to continue a freezing order in the face of the appellant’s argument that it would be difficult to enforce any award against the first respondent in Nigeria.