ESQ Legal Practice Magazine JUNE 2014 EDITION | Page 53

the law has largely developed
with the changes in the times
that we live. This fact is
evidenced by the decision of
the English Court in the case
of Trendtex Trading
Corporation V. Central Bank
of Nigeria (1977) 1 ALL ER
881.
This case arose at a time when
Nigerian ports and the
importation regime had been
terribly mismanaged. There
was mass importation of
cement but very little facilities
to discharge cargo. The paper
work had been confusing and
overwhelming for the port