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CONSOLIDATION CONTRACTORS COMPANY SAL
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MASIRI

(2010) JELR 47765 (CA)

Court of Appeal 15 Mar 2010 Nigeria
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- The Court of Appeal held that, under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act, the originating process for registration of a foreign judgment is an ex parte application or motion, not a writ of summons, and does not require prior leave

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Suit Number:CA/L/430/2009
Judges:PAUL ADAMU GALINJE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria IBRAHIM M MUSA SAULAWA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria REGINA OBIAGELI NWODO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Dr. Ekwueme and Mr. Olaniwun Ajayi For Appellant Mr. Olumide Aju For Respondent

PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): By a motion ex-parte dated the 14th day of November, 2008 the Respondent herein, who is the judgment creditor in a judgment which was delivered on the 28th July, 2006 by the High Court of Justice Queens Bench Division commercial Court, London, sought for the following reliefs at the Federal High Court, Lagos: -

'1. An order extending time within which the Judgment Creditor may apply to register and enforce the judgment delivered by the Queens Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in England in this suit on 28th July 2006, the quantum orders made on 15th June, 2007 and 5th October, 2007.

2. An order of this Honourable Court registering as the judgment of this Honourable Court the following Judgments and orders of the Queens Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in England (Commercial Court) in case No. 2004 folio 124, case No. 2004 Folio 831 between the above named parties.

(i) The judgment dated 28th July, 2006.

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