Court Delays Drive Up Cost of Justice, Says Youngest Female SAN
Wale Igbintade The youngest female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mrs. Olamide Mojigbotoluwa Adekunle, has identified delays in justice delivery as a major cause of high litigation costs and limited
The youngest female SAN in Nigeria, Mrs. Olamide Mojigbotoluwa Adekunle, has highlighted delays in the justice system as a significant factor contributing to high litigation costs and limited access to justice. She emphasized that prolonged litigation imposes substantial financial burdens on litigants, forcing them to accept unfavorable settlements or abandon their claims.
Adekunle urged Nigerian courts to adopt more effective case-management strategies to expedite dispute resolution, citing the importance of firm deadlines in ensuring timely adjudication. She also proposed expanding the categories of cases where decisions of the Court of Appeal would be final and establishing specialized commercial divisions in every state to streamline the resolution of contractual and debt disputes.
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