In an Admiralty Case on behalf of a Protection and Indemnity Club in the International Group of Clubs, the Supreme Court of Nigeria was convinced to hold for the first time that, a case that has been discontinued and struck out, did not prevent a Judge from making consequential orders, where it is established that, the Plaintiff who discontinued the case has abused the legal process by using the process of the court to gain unmerited advantages over the defendant, to the detriment of that Defendant.
