On 21st January 2019, the Honourable Chief Judge of Lagos State passed the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019 (the “New Rules”) into law alongside the Practice Directions on Pre-Action Protocols and the Expeditious Disposal of Civil Cases (Backlog Elimination Programme) Practice Directions, all of which are aimed at improving the civil justice administration system in Lagos. In this article, our Aaron Onyebuchi, Adedolapo Adewole, and Efemena Iluezi-Ogbaudu offer insight on the effect of the New Rules and the Practice Directions on Pre-Action Protocols on the considerations in commencing an action in Lagos State.

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Pre-Action Protocols and the Commencement of Actions in the High Court of Lagos State

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