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ALADESANMI III & ORS
V.
AJANAKU

(2016) JELR 39930 (CA)

Court of Appeal 7 Oct 2016 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/EK/33/2016
Judges:AHMAD OLAREWAJU BELGORE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria FATIMA OMORO AKINBAMI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria PAUL OBI ELECHI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Nelson J. Olanipekun For Appellant F. Omotoso, Esq. with him, O. O. Fatimehin and I. Hassan For Respondent

AHMAD OLAREWAJU BELGORE J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Ekiti State High Court of (Now hereinafter referred to as ?Lower Court?) presided over by Honourable J. O. Adeyeye, J (Now ?The Trial Judge?) delivered on the 29th day of September, 2015 whereby an arbitral award made by an Arbitrator, Engr. Adeola J. O. on the 8th day of July, 2014, was set aside at the instance of the Respondent herein.

The Appellant being dissatisfied with the said ruling has appealed to this Court vide a Notice of Appeal dated and filed on the 19th day of October, 2015, containing three grounds of appeal.

Parties have filed and exchange briefs of argument. The Appellant identified two issues for determination, viz:

i. Whether the Lower Court was right to have set aside the Arbitral Award on the ground of error of law on the face of the award (a ground not recognised by Sections 29 and 30 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Cap. A18 of Laws of the Federati…

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