Articles

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• Is Section 20 of the AJA a Sword or a Shield? (October 2024)
• Analysis of the Draft Amendment Regulations to the Upstream Decommissioning and Abandonment Regulations (October 2024)
• Strengthening Nigeria's Legal Framework to Advance Sustainable Green Electricity Practices (October 2024)
• Understanding Breeders' Rights under Nigerian Law (October 2024)
• Measures Addressing Delay and Cost Overrun Risks in Construction Projects (October 2024)
• Fintech Laws and Regulations 2024 - Nigeria (September 2024)
• Beyond Borders - Are Free Zones Really Catalysts For Foreign Direct Investment (September 2024)
• Consumer Code of Practice Regulations 2024 (September 2024)
• Article on Nigerian Communications Type Approval (September 2024)
• Quality of Service Regulations and Business Rules (September 2024)
• Ratification of the Singapore Convention on Mediation (September 2024)
• Intellectual Property Strategies for Startups and Small Businesses in Nigeria (August 2024)
• Primetech Designs Ltd v. CAC - Article (August 2024)
• Startups and the Legal Ecosystem in Nigeria (August 2024)
• Overview of the CBN Risk-Based Cyber Security Framework (August 2024)
• Navigating Patents for Sustainable Development Green Technology and Intellectual Property (August 2024)
• Real Estate Investment Schemes (REIS) in Nigeria – A Regimentation and Underperformance (July 2024)
• IP in the Blue Economy (July 2024)
• New Economy Newsletter - H1 2024 (July 2024)
• IP Role in Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals (June 2024)
• An Appraisal of the US-Nigeria Open Skies Air Transport Agreement (June 2024)
• Article on Oil and Gas Companies Tax (Incentives) Order 2024 (March 2024)
• IP Article - Protecting Brands in the Modern Marketplace (March 2024)
• Innovations in the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Mini-Grid Regulations, 2023 (February 2024)
• Spotlighting the Key Innovations and Changes in the Admiralty Jurisdiction Procedure Rules 2023 (January 2024)
• Taxation of Non-Resident Shipping and Airline Companies in Nigeria (December 2023)
• Facilitating Intra-African Trade: AfCFTA Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights (December 2023)
• A Critique of the Guidelines for the Issuance of the HAGF’s Authority for the Registration of Companies Limited by Guarantee (November 2023)
• The Growth of Generative AI: Two Sets of Legal Issues Arising (November 2023)
• Business Facilitation Act -- Pension Funds Can Take Part in Securities Lending Transactions (November 2023)
• The Regime of Private Placement in Nigeria Lessons from Other Jurisdictions (November 2023)
• Minority Squeeze Article (November 2023)
• Passing Off Article (November 2023)
• The Business Facilitation Act-Alloting Publicly Offered Securities (November 2023)
• Legal Framework for the Enforcement of Copyright in Nigeria (November 2023)
• In Pursuit of Efficiency - An Analysis of the Expedited Procedure under the ICC Rules 2021 (October 2023)
• Article - Mufutau Ajayi V. Securities and Exchange Commission (October 2023)
• Abridged Article -- CBN's Regulations on Customer Due Diligence (September 2023)
• The Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Environmental Regulations - What Operators Should Know (September 2023)
• Concession of Public Airports In Nigeria (September 2023)
• Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition Issues in Advertising (August 2023)
• Lexology Merger Control (August 2023)
• The Finance Act 2023 - An Analysis (August 2023)
• Electricity Act 2023 -- Top-Ten Changes (August 2023)
• Option Agreements in Innovation and Entertainment (August 2023)
• The Nigerian Data Protection Act 2023 - A Review (July 2023)
• Newsletter - Technology Updates (July 2023)
• Highlights of the Key Events in the Nigerian Capital Markets for the First Half of 2023 (July 2023)
• The Constitutional Amendment on Decentralization of the Nigerian Railway Sector: Pitfalls and Opportunities (July 2023)
• ECTA_Bulletin_2023 (June 2023)
• Lexology Public M&A (June 2023)
• Review of the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 Article (June 2023)
• An Examination of the Legal Framework for the Frontier Exploration Fund under the Petroleum Industry Act (June 2023)
• Overview of CBN Draft Guidelines on Dormant Accounts (June 2023)
• Review of the Civil Aviation Act 2022 (June 2023)
• Lexology M&A Litigation (May 2023)
• Lexology Insolvency Litigation (May 2023)
• Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme The Journey So Far (May 2023)
• Copyright in Audiovisual Works and Performers Rights in Nigeria (May 2023)
• Digital Money Lenders -The Resultant Platform Consumer Protection Policy (May 2023)
• Franchising Article Regulatory Body (May 2023)
• A Review of the Nigerian Copyright Act 2022 (April 2023)
• The Validity or otherwise of Forum Selection Clauses in Maritime Contract (April 2023)
• Highlights of the Key Changes Introduced by the Business Facilitation Act, 2022 (March 2023)
• Franchising Article Associate Similar Business (March 2023)
• The Importance of Intellectual Property Protection in Driving Innovation and Competition in the Food Manufacturing Industry (March 2023)
• Trademarks Protection in Nigeria - Registration Procedure and Enforcement of Rights (March 2023)
• Navigating The Metaverse - Trademark Infringements and its Legal Implications (March 2023)
• Restrictive Agreements (January 2023)
• Enforcement of Judgment in Nigeria Paper (January 2023)
• The Nigerian Capital Markets Bi-Annual Round-Up for the Second Half of 2022 (January 2023)
• Nigerian Business Regulatory Review – Financial Services Volume 1 (December 2023)
• FCCPC Guidelines on Digital Lending –  A Usurpation of the Powers of the CBN? (December 2022)
• Advertising Law 2022 Federal Legislation and Social Media (December 2022)
• LCA November 2022 Newsletter (November 2022)
• Understanding Social Bonds (November 2022)
• Crowdfunding in Nigeria (November 2022)
• The Climate Change Act (2021): One Year After (October 2022)
• Notice on Changes to the Double Tax Treaty Regime on Foreign Listing of Securities (October 2022)
• Understanding the Transition from LIBOR to SOFR and its Implication for Transactions Involving Nigerian Counterparties (September 2022)
• An Introduction to Islamic Finance Legal Structuring in the Nigerian Capital Markets (August 2022)
• Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd v The Federal Republic of Nigeria (August 2022)
• Hearsay Evidence in Arbitral Proceedings (July 2022)
• The Capital Markets First Half of the Year Round Up (July 2022)
• The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority Law 2021 Top Ten Significant Provisions (July 2022)
• Open Banking Regulatory Environment and Data Protection Concerns (July 2022)
• States Making Electric Power Laws (June 2022)
• Understanding AT1 Instruments (June 2022)
• Lexology - 2022 Public M&A Nigeria (June 2022)
• The Federal Inland Revenue Service’s Public Notice on Utilization of Capital Allowances (May 2022)
• Lexology - 2022 M&A Litigation Nigeria (May 2022)
• GAR Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards (April 2022)
• NAICOMs Insurance Web Aggregators Operational Guidelines An Examination (May 2022)
• Trade Secrets v Consumer Protection (April 2022)
• Changing Regulatory Landscape for Mergers and Acquisition Transactions in Nigeria (April 2022)
• A Review of the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Law, 2021 (April 2022)
• Media Release: G. Elias Legal 500 2022 Lawyers and Law Firm Rankings
• International Comparative Legal Guides - Trade Marks 2022 (11th Edition)
• Discretionary Fees Article (Mar 2022)
• Client Alert - FCCPC Interim Statement on Air Fares Hikes (Mar 2022)
• PAPSS and the Future of African Trade (Jan 2022)
• Some Key Events in the Nigerian Power Sector in 2021
• Some Key Events in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry in 2021
• Banking Regulatory Update - April 2017
• Pencom Regulations on Investment of Pension Fund Assets - 2017
• Newsletter December 2017
• Newsletter March 2018
• Newsletter March 2019
• AVCA Legal and Regulatory Bulletin – October 2019
• Client Alert - Highlights of the Changes to the Ease of Doing Business introduced by the Business Facilitation Act, 2023
• Client Alert - Share Capital CAMA 2020
• Client Alert - Share Capital CAMA 2020 Revised
• Client Alert - LLP LP (CAMA 2020)

• Client Alert - New SEC Rules Impacting M&A

• Client Alert - Merger Review (Amended) Regulations 2021
• Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020: Compliance Requirements
• NDDC vs. RSBIR: Whose Assets Can Be “Distrained” Under the Personal Income Tax Act?
• Thoughts on New CACS Guidelines on AGMS of Public Companies
• CAC Issues Guidelines on AGMs Convened By Proxy
• Nigerian Federal Competition Legislation and Franchising
• Can the DPR Rightly declare the Covid-19 Pandemic a Force Majeure Event?
• International Comparative Legal Guides - Trademarks 2021
• Post-Award Objections to the Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunals
• SEC New Rules on Collective Investment Schemes - Forging Ahead (June 2020)
• Electronic Signatures in Capital Market Transactions - Moving Forward
• The Law on Deploying DLP Software to Monitor Employee Online Activities
• The Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 - Key Highlights
• Review of the Guidelines for On-Line Hailing Business Operation of Taxi in Lagos State
• Changes Introduced by the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 to Business Combinations
• The New Netting Provisions in Nigeria's Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020
• The Nigerian Financial Services Industry: An Overview
• Cryptocurrency: Money Laundering Implications in Nigeria
• A Review of the Nigerian Law and Practice on Perfection of Charges
• An Appraisal of the Concept of Anti-Suit Injunction in International Arbitration
• IP Rights For Works Produced by Artificial Intelligence
• The New Rules on Robo-Advisory Services
• The Regulatory Framework of the eNaira
• The Developing Space for Payment Service Banks in Nigeria
• Notable Changes in the Tax Appeal Tribunal
• Product Placement Optimization - A Viable Tool for Brand Positioning
• Some Innovations of the Court of Appeal Rules 2021
• Some Significant Events in Nigeria’s Capital Markets in 2021
• Some Significant Events in Nigeria’s Dispute Resolution in 2021
• Some 2021 Major Themes - Intellectual Property
• Some 2021 Major Themes - Fintech and Digital Economy
• Some Significant Tax Law Developments in Nigeria