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When faced with a contractual dispute or other type of litigation scenario, you probably want to get the matter disposed of as quickly and cheaply as possible. The popular wisdom among lawyers is that arbitration accomplishes this goal better than litigation. The primary reasoning here is that arbitrating a dispute often decreases the legal expenses and the process typically moves quicker. However, this is not always the case. In this Episode, we speak with Olukayode Olugbemi, Associate at UUBO. To follow, you may need to listen to the prior episode by Efemena Iluezi-Ogbaudu.

If you are involved in a contract dispute or any other type of litigation matter, you probably want to get the matter disposed of as quickly and inexpensively as possible. The popular wisdom among lawyers is that Arbitration accomplishes this goal better than litigation. The primary reasoning is that arbitrating a dispute often decreases the legal expenses and the process typically moves quicker. Is this always the case? In this Episode, I speak with Efemena Iluezi-Ogbaudu, Former lecturer at the Nigerian Law school, Lagos campus and member of the dispute resolution practice group at Strachan Partners, about all the ways that an arbitration can go wrong and steps you must take to protect the interests of your client. There is a follow up to this Episode, an interview with Olukayode Olugbemi, Associate at UUBO. Subscribe to this podcast to be notified when that is posted also, Follow me on Medium(@theZikora) for the accompanying article to this episode.