Organisation: Central Bank of Nigeria
The ripple effects of double waiver of immunity
Invited to discuss a "provocative" idea in the field of international dispute resolution for the latest 3 Verulam Buildings and National University of Singapore Arbitration Lecture, Philippa Webb chose to speak about double waiver of immunity and its "ripple effects".
10 September 2024
Nigeria overturns security order in mega-award challenge
The Commercial Court in London has ordered the release of US$200 million that Nigeria paid in security as it challenges a US$10 billion award over a failed gas deal, after recently finding the state has a strong prima facie case that the arbitration and the contract were tainted by corruption.
29 September 2020
Statoil and Chevron seek to enforce Nigerian oil award
Norway’s state oil company Statoil and its partner Chevron have asked a US court to confirm a US$1 billion award against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation after it was annulled last year at the seat of arbitration in Nigeria.
22 March 2018
Nigerian firm promotes LCIA-YIAG rep
13 August 2014
DRC spared asset seizure by Privy Council
In an appeal from a Jersey court decision, the Privy Council has said the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s state mining company is not liable for two arbitration awards against the government held by distressed debt or "vulture" fund FG Hemisphere.
20 July 2012