Region: Nigeria
Nigerian LNG producer loses appeal over indemnity order
The Court of Appeal in London has upheld an UNCITRAL award requiring a Nigerian affiliate of Shell to indemnify a trader for hundreds of millions of dollars in arbitral debts caused by its failure to deliver supplies of liquified natural gas.
16 April 2025
Nigeria settles dispute with Chinese investor over treaty award
Nigeria has settled its dispute with a Chinese investor in a free trade zone over a US$70 million treaty award, meaning the state has dropped its bid to have the US Supreme Court rule on the scope of sovereign immunity under the New York Convention.
16 April 2025
Norwegian driller wins award over offshore rig
A Norwegian drilling rig company has won a US$105 million award against a Nigerian oil and gas group over alleged non-payment of their contract, after defeating a much larger counterclaim.
21 February 2025
Nigeria asks US Supreme Court to rule on scope of sovereign immunity
Nigeria has asked the US Supreme Court to rule on the scope of sovereign immunity under the New York Convention, as it seeks to resist enforcement of a US$70 million investment treaty award won by a Chinese investor in a free trade zone.
15 November 2024
Kenyan company targets Rwandan state assets in Nigeria
A Kenyan furniture supplier has asked a Nigerian court to freeze Rwandan state assets as it seeks to enforce an award it won under the auspices of the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC).
18 October 2024
UK arbitration reforms not the answer to corruption, argues Bellamy
Lord Bellamy KC, the former UK justice minister who led efforts to reform the country’s arbitration act, has argued in a GAR Live keynote speech that the new bill should not address potential corruption in arbitral proceedings – warning against a “kneejerk reaction” to the P&ID case.
16 October 2024
Nigeria loses sovereign immunity appeal over treaty award
A divided US appeal court has rejected Nigeria’s sovereign immunity defence to the enforcement of a US$70 million investment treaty award won by a Chinese investor in a free trade zone.
12 August 2024
UK court remits award over Gloster’s repeat nominations
A London court has ordered an ICC tribunal to reconsider a jurisdictional award from a Nigerian loan dispute over the apparent bias of UK arbitrator Dame Elizabeth Gloster, who was disqualified from the panel after being challenged over her repeat nominations by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
02 August 2024
Panel hears Kenyan electricity dispute
A tribunal is set to rule on a Spanish energy company’s under-the-radar claim against a Kenyan state-owned utility over a programme to provide electricity to impoverished areas of the country.
18 July 2024