NexusADR Masterclass in Arbitration Clause Drafting

The clause nobody reads is the one that decides everything. When a cross-border deal goes wrong, a weak or copied arbitration clause can trap you in the wrong forum, in the wrong country, at a cost you cannot carry. This masterclass teaches you to write the clause that holds up.

It is a hands-on working session, not a lecture. You bring clauses, we take them apart, and we rebuild them.

By the end, you will be able to:

• choose a seat, rules, and an administering institution that fit the size of a deal
• draft a clause that is enforceable under the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 and the New York Convention
• spot and repair the defects that leave a clause unworkable, uncertain, or void
• scale a clause so a modest deal does not inherit a multinational’s dispute process
• take away a set of model clauses to adapt to your own practice

Who it is for: younger lawyers, in-house counsel, and advisers to traders and smaller businesses. Anyone who puts dispute clauses into contracts.

Faculty:

• Augusta Shahin, MCIArb (UK), Managing Partner (Technology, Case Management and Training), NexusADR LLP
• Darlington Onyekwere, LL.M, MCIArb (UK), ACTI, ABR, Managing Partner, J-K Gadzama LLP
• Samuel Fagade, MCIArb (UK), Head, ADR Practice Group, Alpha & Rohi.

Details:

• Date: Monday, 14 December 2026
• Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• Venue: Eyah’s Hotel and Suites, Makurdi
• Fee: ₦25,000 per participant
• Seats: limited to 30
• CPD: NBA-accredited CPD points, through our partnership with the NBA Makurdi Branch

This masterclass runs the day before the 2nd NexusADR Annual Public Lecture, “Dispute Resolution in Northern Nigeria: Cross-Border Trade and the Arbitration Clause.”

Seats are limited to 30 and will go fast. Book yours now. Questions: [email protected] or 0806 565 6020.