The Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) has announced the 2025 NICArb Annual Essay Writing Competition for law students, legal researchers, and young professionals interested in arbitration. The institute said this year’s topic is “Confidentiality vs. Transparency in Arbitration: Striking the Right Balance Between Commercial Privacy and Public Accountability – A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria’s Framework and UNCITRAL Transparency Standards.”
According to NICArb, “Winners will be officially awarded and recognized at our 2025 Annual Conference.” The first-place winner will receive N500,000, while the second and third positions will get N300,000 and N200,000 respectively. The institute also added that “The Best Article will be published in our Journal of Arbitration.”
Entries must follow specific guidelines, including Arial font size 12, OSCOLA referencing style, and a word count of 5,000 to 10,000 words. Submissions should be sent to research@nicarb.org on or before October 31, 2025.