Tag: Nigeria

  • Case of the Day: Continental Transfert Technique v. Nigeria

    The case of the day is Continental Transfert Technique Ltd. v. Federal Government of Nigeria (D.C. Cir. 2015). I last wrote about the case in August 2011. In 1999, Continental, a Nigerian corporation, made a contract with Nigeria’s Ministry of the Interior to create a computerized residence permit and alien card system. After disputes about……

  • Case of the Day: Application of Setraco Nigeria Ltd.

    The case of the day is In re Application of Setraco Nigeria Ltd. (M.D. Fla. 2013). Setraco Nigeria Ltd., an engineering company in Ahuja, Nigeria, alleged that in 2012 it discovered that two of its employees, Michel Nehme and Bechara Karam, had incorporated entities using the Setraco name in the United States and Canada without……

  • Case of the Day: Mezu v. Progress Bank of Nigeria

    The case of the day, Mezu v. Progress Bank of Nigeria, plc (D. Md. 2013), is a mess. Dr. Sebastian Okechukwu Mezu was the chairman of Emekuku Community Bank Nigeria Ltd. Mezu had previously obtained a default judgment against Progress Bank of Nigeria, plc, from the Federal Court in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Progress Bank had……

  • Case of the Day: In re Application of HydroDrive Nigeria

    The case of the day is In re Application of HydroDrive Nigeria, Ltd. (S.D. Tex. 2013). HydroDrive applied for issuance of a subpoena to Cal Dive International, a Texas firm, for use in two Nigerian proceedings: a defamation claim HydroDrive had brought against Saipem S.A. and Saipem Contracting Nigeria, Ltd., in the High Court in……

  • Case of the Day: Continental Transfert Technique Ltd. v. Nigeria

    The case of the day is Continental Transfert Technique Ltd. v. Federal Gov’t of Nigeria (D.D.C. 2011). An earlier decision provides the factual background. In 1999, Continental contracted with the Nigerian government to produe computer-compatible identification cards. The contract contained an interesting arbitration clause, providing that any dispute shall be referred to arbitration in accordance……