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NICON INSURANCE LTD
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BRIGHTHOUSE ESTATE LTD.

(2025) JELR 113272 (SC)

Supreme Court 7 Feb 2025 Nigeria
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- The Appellant sought leave of the Supreme Court to appeal out of time on grounds of mixed law and fact, and to stay execution of the judgments of the FCT High Court and Court of Appeal, both of which upheld an arbitral award in favour of

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Suit Number:SC/CV/123/2024
Judges:MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, JSC TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC CHIDIEBERE NWAOMA UWA, JSC JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR, JSC MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS, JSC
Counsel:O. OIujinmi, SAN with O. Ilori, Esq, B. Odugbesan, Esq, A. Abdullahi, Esq and C. Ogudu, Esq for the Appellant/Applicant. B. Ojo, SAN with T. Okwute, Esq, A. Bello, Esq and O. Fayomi, Esq for the Respondent.

MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is a Motion on Notice dated and filed the 1st day of March, 2024, praying for the following orders:

i. An Order enlarging the time within which the Appel/ant/Applicant may seek leave to appeal to this Honourable Court on grounds of facts and or mixed law and facts against the judgment of the lower court in Appeal No. CA/ABJ/CV/335/2020 between Nicon Insurance Limited V Brighthouse Estate Limited delivered on 22nd July, 2022 Coram Hon. Justice H. S. Tsammani, Hon. Justice E. 0. Willams-Dawodu and Hon Justice D. Z. Senchi.

ii. An Order granting leave to the Appellant/Applicant to appeal to this Honourable Court on grounds of facts and or mixed law and facts against the judgment of the lower court .in Appeal No. CA/ABJ/CV/335/2020 between Nicon Insurance Limited V Brighthouse Estate Limited delivered on 22nd July 2022 Coram Hon. Justice H. S. Tsammani, Hon. Justice E. 0. Williams-Dawodu and Hon Justice D. Z. Senchi.

iii. An O…

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