Fikayo Taiwo, Author at Kluwer Arbitration Blog

By Fikayo Taiwo

Oluwafikunayo D. Taiwo is a PhD candidate at the University of Essex School of Law interested in commercial law and dispute resolution. She is currently researching on the development of attractive arbitral seats of arbitration in emerging economies. Prior to resuming at Essex, Fikayo qualified as a first class lawyer of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and spent time working as a dispute resolution associate in Lagos, Nigeria with law firms including Aluko & Oyebode. She also obtained a distinction on a Master’s degree in International Commercial Law from University College London where she received awards including the John Carr Scholarship for Students from Africa. In addition, she obtained an LLB from the University of Lagos where she graduated in the top five percentile of her class.

Arbitration, Arbitration Proceedings, Nigeria, Party Representation, Seat of the arbitration

Nigeria’s Rules on Party Representation in Arbitration Proceedings: A Clog in the Wheel to Attraction?

Fikayo Taiwo (University of Essex)/August 22, 2019August 21, 2019 /2 Comments

The interplay between the principle of party autonomy and procedural flexibility in arbitration greatly accounts for the growth of international arbitration as the preferred method of dispute resolution for cross-border commercial disputes. The growing trend of this preference is reflected in the most recent International Arbitration Survey conducted by the School of International Arbitration at…