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Product Liability
The Niger State High Court, Sitting in Suleja Judicial Division, Nigeria on Wednesday the 30th day of March, 2022 gave a landmark decision in NSHC/SD/38/2020 wherein the Court found in favour of the Plaintiff; Vertex Agro Limited against the Defendnt; RED & C Limited, an acclaimed expert in Epoxy flooring who misrepresented itself as such and failed to exercise the reasonable care expected of it in the execution of a contract for the instgallation of the durable epoxy flooring at the plaintiff's cashew nut factory measuring 140 sqms on a turnkey project on an EPC basis.
The Defendant had advertised on its website that it takes all necessry environmental considerations in the execution of its project but failed to excercise the same in this instant case.
The Court awarded a full indemnification of the monies had and recieved from the plaintiff in the Sum of over N25,200,00.00 (Twenty Five Million Two Hundred Thousand Naira) Only as special damages and N200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) only as exemplary damages for its negligence and misrepresentation.
Our Managing Partner; Micheal Jonathan Numa FPD UK, Esq was lead Counsel who represented the plaintiff in this suit.
#commerciallitigation #productliability #mjn #dutyofcare.
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.
2022-10-20
The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja Coram: Nwosu-Iheme J. handed down a landmark decision giving appropriate procedural directions on the steps to be taken in the process of facilitating the recognition and enforcement of an Arbitral Award in Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/620/2022 between Dr. Marianne J. Ngoulla v. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the 28th day of March, 2023.
2023-09-12