U.K. Supreme Court Affirms 44.2M British Pounds Attorney Fees Award To Nigeria

( October 23, 2025, 1:46 PM EDT) -- LONDON — The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Oct. 22 ruled that an Irish-owned company ordered to pay attorney fees to the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the costs it incurred obtaining the set-aside of an arbitral award worth more than $11 billion due to “fraud” was properly ordered to pay the more than 44.2 million pound award of fees and costs in British currency, not Nigerian naira....