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Mrs Adeyinka Aroyewun, Deputy Director, LMDC, delivering a paper at
a one-day awareness seminar on ADR, organised for maritime journalists |
A total of 201 cases were successfully settled from
the 351 cases that were mediated on in 2013 by the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse
(LMDC) through its special programme, the Lagos Settlement Week (LSW), Deputy
Director, LMDC, Adeyinka Aroyewun,
disclosed.
the 351 cases that were mediated on in 2013 by the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse
(LMDC) through its special programme, the Lagos Settlement Week (LSW), Deputy
Director, LMDC, Adeyinka Aroyewun,
disclosed.
She said this while presenting a paper at a one-day
awareness workshop at the LMDC, Lagos, highlighting the importance and
necessity of an Alternative Dispute Resolution option in resolving disputes
promptly and at a low cost.
awareness workshop at the LMDC, Lagos, highlighting the importance and
necessity of an Alternative Dispute Resolution option in resolving disputes
promptly and at a low cost.
The LSW; a joint initiative of the LMDC, the Lagos
State Judiciary, and the Nigerian Bar Association, as defined by the LMDC Law
2007, is a week set aside by the Chief
Judge of Lagos State for specific courts to clear backlog of cases through
means which include referrals to the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse for the
possible resolution through mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation or any
other ADR procedure.
State Judiciary, and the Nigerian Bar Association, as defined by the LMDC Law
2007, is a week set aside by the Chief
Judge of Lagos State for specific courts to clear backlog of cases through
means which include referrals to the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse for the
possible resolution through mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation or any
other ADR procedure.
Aroyewun said that the legal framework for the LMCD
(Section 2 of the LMDC Law 2007) was to make the LMDC the focal point for the
promotion of ADR in Lagos State and enhance access to justice by the provision
of alternative mechanisms to litigation.
(Section 2 of the LMDC Law 2007) was to make the LMDC the focal point for the
promotion of ADR in Lagos State and enhance access to justice by the provision
of alternative mechanisms to litigation.
Her presentation disclosed that the LMDC Law had made
case referrals mandatory for cases so qualified, as well as enforcement of
settlements. This is besides the walk-in matters; when an applicant or his
counsel comes in to make enquiries requesting for the LMDC service, and a
direct intervention; where the LMDC brings in a matter by directly intervening
and inviting parties to the LMDC.
case referrals mandatory for cases so qualified, as well as enforcement of
settlements. This is besides the walk-in matters; when an applicant or his
counsel comes in to make enquiries requesting for the LMDC service, and a
direct intervention; where the LMDC brings in a matter by directly intervening
and inviting parties to the LMDC.
