STATISTICS ON THE LENGTH OF TIME IN DETERMINING ARBITRATION APPEALS

	Case		Subject Matter	Date of Award	Date of decision at the High Court	Date of decision at the Court of Appeal	Date of decision at the Supreme Court	Length of period from the date of institution at the High Court to the Supreme Court
1.	Araka vs. Ejeagwu [2000] 15 NWLR Prt. 692 P. 684		The Appellant commenced this action against the Defendant for the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award of a revised rent payable in respect of a Lease Agreement between the Appellant and the Respondent.	8^th September, 1994	29^th January, 1996	25^th November, 1998	15^th December, 2000	4
2.	Taylor Woodrow vs. S.E. GMBH [1993] 4 NWLR Prt. 286 P. 127		An arbitral award was made in favour of the Respondent for the Appellant’s breach of the contract between the parties. The Appellant consequently applied to set aside the arbitral award on the ground that the arbitrator misconducted himself. The Appellant’s suit was dismissed at the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.		21^st November, 1988	21^st May, 1990	23^rd April, 1993	5
3.	Comptoir Commercial & Ind. Ltd vs. Ogun State Water Corporation & Another [2002] 9 NWLR Pt. 773 P. 629		A dispute arose from a contract between the Appellant and the Respondent on the issue of whether the Appellant was entitled to escalation cost in addition to its contract price. The Arbitrator found in favour of the Respondent. The Appellant consequently brought an action to set aside the arbitral award.	23^rd December, 1986	14^th July, 1987	7^th July, 1992	12^th April, 2002	15
4.	A. Savoia Limited vs. Sonubi (2000)12 NWLR (Part 682) 539	The subject matter of the suit at the High Court was for an order of Court setting aside the arbitral award of the 8^th day of March, 1985 “Ogundare JSC noted that it has always been thought that proceedings by way of arbitration is a quick way to resolution of disputes between contracting parties, when compared with the tardy proceedings of a law Court. This case appears to cast some doubt on the truism of this belief.”		8^th March, 1985	14^th October, 1985	4^th April, 1991	14^th July, 2000	15
5.	Home Devpt. Limited vs. Scanola Const. Ltd.(1994)8NWLR(pt.362)252		The subject matter of the suit at the High Court inter alia was for an order that the arbitral award be set aside.	29^th August, 1985	30^th May, 1986	21^st May, 1987	23^rd September, 1994	8
6.	K.S.U.D.B. vs. Fanz Const. Co. Ltd. (1990) 4 NWLR (Part 142) 1		The subject matter of the suit at the High Court was for leave to enforce an arbitral award. The Defendant however opposed this.		27^th June, 1983	1^st July, 1986	15^th June, 1990	7
7.	Commerce Assurance Limited vs. Alli(1992)3 NWLR( PT. 232) 710		The declaration that the Defendant should pay to the Plaintiff the award made on the 19^th of March, 1980.	19^th March, 1980	16^th July, 1981	13^th January, 1986	10^th April, 1992	11
8.	NNPC v. Lutin Invest. Ltd (2006) 2 CLRN 1		NNPC filed an application at the High Court seeking an order to remove the Arbitrator from the office on the ground the Arbitrator was no longer considered reasonable, fair, impartial, suitable and qualified to continue with the proceedings.		20^th December, 1997	22^nd March, 2001	13^th January, 2006	9

The average Length of period from the date of institution at the High Court to the Supreme Court is 9.3years.