Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Holds free Settlement Week in Lagos

Are you a Lagosian, or a Nigerian citizen from or living in any other part of the country? And are you currently embroiled in some serious legal tussles with some persons or corporate citizens, and you earnestly yearn for speedy resolution of the matter?

If you answered all these in the affirmative, then, be prepared to rush to Lagos. This story should be of intense interest to you.

For a whole week, between June 6 and 10, 2022, the , NICArb, a non-profit organisation, will hold its first ever Settlement Week.

The week has been set aside by the Institute to resolve disputes through arbitration, mediation and other ADR mechanisms at pro bono (free of charge) for Indigent citizens and at a highly subsidised fee for others.

Matters to be considered settlement week include:

· Tenancy matters,

· Property disputes,

· Debt recoveries,

· Employment and Trade Disputes;

· Construction Disputes;

· Breach of Contracts

. Family Disputes

Those qualified to attend  and can apply include:

· Individuals

· Legal Practitioners

· Corporate Bodies

. Communities

· Law firms

· Government Parastatals

. Small and Medium Scale Organisation

. Start-up Organisation – (Fintech)

The programme which runs between 9a.m. and 3p.m. each day, will hold at