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FEDERAL HIGH COURT (ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, ADR) RULES, 2019
FEDERAL HIGH COURT (ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION) RULES, 2018
[PURSUANT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (AS AMENDED)]
ARRANGEMENT OF RULES
ORDER 1 – OBJECTIVES, ESTABLISHMENT, DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRE
1. Objectives
2. Establishment of the Dispute Resolution Centre
3. Functions and powers of the Centre
4. Reports by the Centre
ORDER 2 – ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE
1. Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
2. Constitution of the Committee
ORDER 3 – OFFICERS AND STAFF OF THE CENTRE
1. Director of the Centre
2. Registrar of the Centre
ORDER 4 – NEUTRAL FACILITATORS
1. Roll of Neutral Facilitators
2. Application to be placed on the Roll of Neutral Facilitators.
ORDER 5 – ROLES OF THE COURT, COUNSEL AND PARTIES
1. Roles of the Court
2. Role of Counsel
3. Role of disputing parties
ORDER 6 – ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS
1. Entering of dispute in the register
2. Preliminary meeting
3. Commencement of ADR Process
4. Conduct of the ADR proceedings
5. Time limit for dispute resolution.
ORDER 7 – SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS
1. Service of documents on the Centre
2. Service of document on the parties
ORDER 8 – CONFIDENTIALITY
1. Proceedings to be in private
2. Non-disclosure of information
ORDER 9 – REFERRAL AND END OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) PROCESS
1. Referral of a matter back to the Court
2. End of dispute resolution
ORDER 10 – ENFORCEMENT OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND AWARDS
1. Enforcement of settlement agreement
2. Arbitral award
ORDER 11 – MISCELLANEOUS
1. Interpretation
2. Citation
SCHEDULES
FEDERAL HIGH COURT (ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION) RULES, 2019
[Commencement] [13th Day of December, 2018]
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 254 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and by virtue of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, ADANU ABDU KAFARATI, Honourable Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, issue the following Rules