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          By Dr Bob Arnot

          Both
          local and foreign businesses in Lagos potentially face multiple legal
          challenges. Dr Bob Arnot, national programme manager of the
          J4Aprogramme
          in Nigeria, explains the difficulties, as well as J4A’s interventions connected
          to commercial and other types of dispute resolution.

          Does the Nigerian legal system inhibit local
          and foreign business start-ups?
          First, it can be complicated. In Nigeria, it
          can be difficult to register or set up a company because there are many
          overlapping laws and agencies which regulate businesses and investment, which
          sometimes contradict each other. This makes it harder to create a new start-up.
          It’s expensive
          The cost of doing business is made more
          expensive by lots of different tax laws, which mean that there is a
          multiplicity of taxes in various disguises.
          New areas of commerce are not covered
          It’s also tricky to invest in new, emerging
          areas of commerce, like online business or franchising, as there’s no legal
          framework to regulate, control or protect these activities.
          It’s slow
          What’s more, Nigeria’s legal and judicial
          system is sluggish. In 2012, it took an average of 583 days to conclude a
          commercial case in a court in Lagos, the commercial capital. When a case goes
          on appeal, it takes even longer. Nigeria’s Supreme Court is still dealing with
          appeals filed in 2005. Such delays tie down capital and discourage businesses
          from investing.
          Individuals try to use land as security when
          borrowing funds – but it’s difficult
          Land is generally the most common form of
          security offered as collateral in Nigeria. However, the country’s
          Land Use Act has created a bureaucracy that’s meant long waiting times for land
          registrations and documentation to be approved, and produced an environment
          that encouraged corruption. This makes it more difficult to use land as
          collateral, makes it harder to borrow money and thus deters investment. Local
          businesses have particularly struggled. It’s harder for them to access credit,
          due to the lack of legal alternatives that can be used as security instead of land.
          For example, there is no legal regulation on
          using moveable property (personal assets, like a car) as security when
          borrowing money. This makes it harder for smaller companies and especially
          women to access credit and get their businesses off the ground.
          Will reform of Nigeria’s legal system only
          help foreign companies?
          Nigeria’s legislative gaps are damaging for
          foreign and local businesses, so improving them should help everyone. For
          instance, two of the laws that are currently under review are designed to
          support small businesses. The Cooperative Societies Law encourages people to
          pool their resources through cooperative societies. Members of these societies
          have access to credit facilities which can then be used to start small
          businesses. The Sales by Auction Law regulates the process of auctioning
          property used as security for loans, protecting lenders and the financial
          system.
          The role of Alternative Dispute Resolution
          (ADR)
          Speeding up the resolution of commercial
          disputes is generally important to stimulate economic activity. This need not
          take place solely in the court room. Encouraging people to settle disputes
          outside the courtroom has helped local small businesses like the Gandun Albasa
          General Furniture Association, a small trade association with about 55 members
          in Kano, northern Nigeria. After learning more about alternatives to
          litigation, they were able to resolve a dispute involving N17m (£68,000) in
          record time.
          A nimble system of ‘fast-track’ courts within
          Nigeria’s larger court system
          From the outset, the J4A programme has been
          assisting the establishment of ‘fast-track courts’ in Lagos, which aim to
          settle disputes more rapidly for both local and foreign businesses.
          The model started in Lagos because it’s the
          commercial capital of Nigeria, and the state government is keen to encourage
          more investment.
          The fast-track courts are based on a model
          that already exists in Ghana, Australia and the UK. The courts and judges
          operate within Nigeria’s existing High Court but only handle certain cases that
          qualify to be fast-tracked. To qualify, a case should involve at least N100m
          (£328,833); include foreign businesses or investors; or relate to mortgages.
          In Lagos state, there are about 55 high
          courts, ten of which have been designated fast-track commercial courts. The
          remaining 45 courts handle other types of cases, such as criminal, land, and
          family disputes.
          A fast-track case must be wrapped up within
          nine months
          The fast-track courts apply the same rules as
          the other courts. However, when they’re dealing with fast-track cases, there
          are extra provisions in the rules. For instance, a fast-track case must be
          concluded within nine months. But there is no such time standard for other
          types of cases. The idea is to simplify and reduce the time between the filing
          of a lawsuit, and the final court judgment.
          The fast-track courts focus on commercial
          disputes, to avoid distractions. But eventually, the system should expand to
          include other cases, so that every court will apply similar rules.
          Many people were initially unsure that the
          new courts would be a good idea
          Before the new fast-track courts were
          established, some judges were worried that they would divert attention and
          resources from the other courts. Lawyers were concerned that their control over
          cases would be eroded: for example, defence lawyers often want to delay the
          final judgment. Defendants argued that they would lose their rights to a fair
          hearing, because of the time limit on each case.
          To deal with these fears, we took care to
          explain the benefits of the new system to everyone involved. We trained the
          judges, making sure they knew that the fast-track courts were a pilot which
          could be tested and replicated to all other courts only if they were
          successful. We made sure that lawyers realised that they could boost their
          earnings by working in the fast-track system, as they would be able to take on
          more cases. And to litigants, we related the benefits of resolving their cases
          quickly.
          There were still delays in the new courts at
          first – until we discovered the cause
          After the new fast-track courts were set up,
          we found that some judgments were still taking too long. We realised that these
          delays were happening because the judges hadn’t had any specialist training on
          a variety of complex topics being discussed in their courts. To make sure they
          felt equipped to manage these cases, the judges were giving long adjournments
          so they had time to read up on the subject matter. This was particularly true
          in complex financial cases and tax litigation.
          When judges have confidence and knowledge,
          cases run smoothly
          To deal with this, we organised monthly
          seminars to train the judges on the difficult commercial cases they were
          encountering, run by seasoned law experts. This gave the judges the knowledge and
          confidence to handle complex technical cases. There are now plans to extend
          these seminars beyond the fast-track courts.
          What about justice options for Nigeria’s
          poor?
          We are also working in a variety of other
          settings to improve access to justice for all Nigerians. We have supported the
          court-connected multi-door courthouses, which provide options of arbitration,
          mediation and early neutral evaluation; we work to improve the service delivery
          provided by the lower courts and have undertaken pilot projects in
          magistrate’s, customary and sharia courts; we have supported ‘citizen’s
          mediation centres’ where smaller cases (predominantly landlord and tenant
          cases) may be resolved. We have also worked with a range of business membership
          organisations (for example, chambers of commerce and trade associations) to
          improve their mediation practices so that the disputes that arise between their
          members need never go to court.
          Our ultimate objective is to strengthen the
          provision of a wide range of legal services so that the inability to settle
          commercial disputes (of whatever size) need not be a constraint on commercial
          activity. If disputes can be settled quickly and cheaply without breaking the
          economic relationship between the parties, then this will help sustain economic
          activity, growth and development.
          DrArnot will be speaking about the rule of
          law, access to justice and sustainable development in Nigeria at the
          Global Law Summit in London on 23 February 2015.
          J4A is a GBP 50 million programme financed by
          the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID) and managed
          by the British Council. Find out more our work in
          justice, security and conflict resolution.
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