Garnishment Law and Practice in Nigeria, UK, and US

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This book is the first of its kind and the most comprehensive comparative analysis of Garnishment law and practice in Nigeria, UK, and U.S. It treats age old questions and contemporary issues like:

1. When is a debt due or accruing? What are Attachable Debts and Funds? Service; and Proper parties; The Supreme Court decision in CBN v. Interstella and the controversy around who is a public officer and the constitutionality of Attorney General's Consent under section 84 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act.

2. Interim and Final Third-Party Debt Orders (TPDO) under CPR Part 72, UK; The attachment of crypto assets via TPDOs in the Ion’s case and new developments in the UK;

3. Wage Garnishment under Title 28 USC 3205 as well as Wage Garnishment Laws of the various States in the U.S. What are the duties of a debtor and the employer upon receipt of a writ of wage garnishment? What are the attachment limits on non-exempt disposable earnings and the protections under Federal and State law? and

4. The place of Sovereign Immunity and Jurisdiction in the enforcement of international commercial arbitration awards against states? Lessons learnt from the recent P&ID v Nigeria cases instituted in Nigeria, UK, and U.S.

The book is presented with clarity of expression and academic rigour citing recent cases, scholarly works, and experiences from the author’s legal career to provide useful context, insight, and instruction. The book is a valuable resource for students, lawyers, scholars, and general readers.

About Author

Alex Wodi is a lawyer and a certified AI governance, cybersecurity and data privacy professional. He has a background in banking and commercial law, regulatory compliance, international law, and comparative law. He is also a chartered arbitrator, mediator, and conciliator. He has written many scholarly papers and is the author of AI Governance: A Necessity and Imperative (Amazon and Barnes & Noble, 2025) ISBN 9798987288320, and The Most Expensive Real Estate and Other Works: An Anthology of Essays, Poems and Artworks on the Cusp of a Pandemic (Amazon, 2021) ISBN 9798706781880.