Law practices like every other business face practical issues on a day-to-day basis. In chambers’ meeting, Partners’ meeting, legal… — Law practices like every other business face practical issues on a day-to-day basis. In chambers’ meeting, Partners’ meeting, legal practitioners ponder on such questions as: how can we meet the expectation of our clients with as little input as possible? How can we be more profitable? Are there practical ideas/innovations…

On the 26th of September, 2019, I published an open letter to the new Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers Lagos State… — On the 26th of September, 2019, I published an open letter to the new Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers Lagos State Chapter; Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya AKA MC Oluomo. Yesterday, the 2nd of November, 2020, I received a comment by a private citizen via my email address…

1. INTRODUCTION — 1. INTRODUCTION Nigeria does not seem to have had an history of Executive Orders (hereinafter EOs) before the present administration of Buhari-Osinbajo when Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN as Acting President issued Executive Order (Promotion of Transparency and Efficiency in the Business Environment ) of 2017 on the 18th of May…

1.0. INTRODUCTION — 1.0. INTRODUCTION The full bench of the Supreme Court was called upon by the Attorney General of Lagos State via an Originating Summons to answer three questions to wit: a. Whether upon the coming into effect of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 the said Value Added…

1.0. INTRODUCTION — 1.0. INTRODUCTION Lagos State in 2009 by its Law №10 enacted its Arbitration Law (The Law) which came into effect on 10th May, 2009[ii] despite the fact that there already exists a Federal Legislation in respect of the subject matter. Practitioners in the arbitration space within Lagos State may wonder…

The Legal profession in Nigeria is about 134 years old; Mr Nash Hamilton Williams having been the first person to be enrolled at the… — The Legal profession in Nigeria is about 134 years old; Mr Nash Hamilton Williams having been the first person to be enrolled at the Supreme Court on February 20, 1886.[1] The Legal Profession was at the forefront in the fight against brutal dictatorships as measured by the efforts of such…

I do not claim to be an expert in this field. But just as Feyi Fawehinmi once noted, internet is the forum where people who do not know… — I do not claim to be an expert in this field. But just as Feyi Fawehinmi once noted, internet is the forum where people who do not know anything about a subject matter can have strong opinions about them. However, I have seen in my day-to-day activities moving from Ogun…

I will start this piece by commending the Corporate Affairs Commission for the good work it has been doing in streamlining company… — I will start this piece by commending the Corporate Affairs Commission for the good work it has been doing in streamlining company registration in Nigeria not as a tokenistic endeavour. From ensuring almost paperless company registration to efficiency in company registration evidenced among others by the speed with which the…

When Nigeria made a major institutional reform to the administration of the retirement benefits of its working class in 2004, few people… — When Nigeria made a major institutional reform to the administration of the retirement benefits of its working class in 2004, few people would have foreseen the possibility of huge development in the scheme. Changing from the Defined Benefit Scheme to the Defined Contributory Scheme has created a system that is…