LEGAL PRINCIPLE: ARBITRATION LAW — Appointment of Arbitrators — Jurisdiction of State and Federal High Courts to Appoint an Arbitrator
PRINCIPLE STATEMENT
By virtue of section 57 (interpretation section), both the State High Court and the Federal High Court have jurisdiction to appoint an arbitrator.
RATIO DECIDENDI (SOURCE)
Per Katsina-Alu, JSC, in Magbagbeola v. Sanni (2005) NLC-3302001(SC) at p. 8; Paras B–C.
"By virtue of section 57 thereof, which is the interpretation section, it is very plain to me that both the State High Court and the Federal High Court have jurisdiction to appoint an arbitrator."
EXPLANATION / SCOPE
Both State and Federal High Courts have jurisdiction to appoint arbitrators. The principle applies to arbitration law.