The Settlement Week is a week set aside by the Chief Judge of Lagos State for specific Courts to clear the backlog of cases through means which include referral to the LMDC for possible resolution through mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation or any other ADR procedure.
Adeyinka Aroyewun, the deputy director, Lagos multi-door Courthouse; Wale Adesokan, a member of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and Achere Cole, Lagos Settlement week administrator, who were all guests on Channels Television’s programme, Surise explained the purpose of the settlement week.