Registration of foreign judgments

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• WILLBROS WEST AFRICA INC & ANOR V. ASCOT OFFSHORE NIGERIA & (2015)→

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  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  15 June 2015

  A detailed summary of the court decision in Willbros West Africa Inc & Anor v. Ascot Offshore Nigeria Ltd & Anor, focusing on the enforcement of foreign judgme

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• AFRICAN RE-INSURANCE CORPORATION V. GILAR COSMETIC STORE (L) (2009)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  14 July 2009

  Case summary of African Re-Insurance Corporation v. Gilar Cosmetic Store concerning foreign judgments and statutory registration periods.

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• DALE POWER SYSTEMS PLC V. WITT & BUSCH LTD (2007)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  12 July 2007

  Overview of Dale Power Systems Plc v. Witt & Busch Ltd, including legal issues and court judgment details in the 2007 appeal.

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  • Execution of judgment→
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• MACAULAY VS. R. Z. B. OF AUSTRIA (2004)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  2 February 2004

  Summary of Macaulay vs. R. Z. B. of Austria case, focusing on the legal issues of international judgment registration and public policy in Nigeria.

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