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RAMON TRILLO v ECOWAS - RULING
We are pleased to have represented the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) in a Contentious Litigation before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Sitting in Abuja Nigeria Coram: Kutigi .J in suit No: FCT/CV/ 475/2018 in matter instituted by Spanish Attorney; Ramon Trillo Maquina claiming professional fees from his representation of the Commission in an LCIA Arbitration in London.
The court upheld the argument of our Lead Counsel M.J Numa Esq that unless expressly waived, the ECOWAS Commission is absolutely immune from National Court
proceedings irrespective of the nature of the dispute and that the forum was not convenient for the determination of the dispute.
This decision is a landmark decision as it tends to recognize the ECOWAS Community court of Justice as the appropriate forum for determination of disputes that concern the Commission at large and not National/Municipal Courts.
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The Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 occasioned the restructuring of the petroleum industry into two main sectors: Upstream sector and Midstream and Downstream sector, by establishing two principal regulatory bodies: Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulation Commission (The Commission) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Regulatory Authority (The Authority) to regulate the technical, commercial and operational activities within the sectors.
2024-01-19
We are pleased to have received Mrs. Binta Audu; an indigent client our firm was privileged to represent Pro Bono in a criminal trial before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja on the charge of conspiracy to commit fraud, dishonest conduct and cheating with respect to a POS transaction that went bad, in our Abuja office on Friday the 24th day of June, 2022 on a thank you visit.
2022-06-22
