Law
20 Feb
Stakeholders in the arbitration sector have called for robust arbitral mechanisms that would enhance cross border transactions. They spoke at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) West Africa Road show 2024, organised by LCIA in collaboration with G. Elias, themed, “Arbitration in commercial disputes: Some Trends, Considerations and Challenges”, in Lagos. The Deputy Managing…
20 Feb
Justice O.O. Adewunmi-Oshin of the Lagos High Court sitting at Osborne, Ikoyi has barred a client, Kayode Oladipo from making any further videos on all the social media platforms and any other news platform to impugn the character of a property firm, RevolutionPlus, and its promoter, Dr Bamidele Onalaja. The judge’s order followed an application…
20 Feb
Lagos lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo has called on the Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan Lagos to take over the investigation of a property conflict in Apapa, Lagos.
20 Feb
A Federal High Court, Lagos has convicted and sentenced a 32-year-old man, Cyril Ewelike, to a term of two years imprisonment for hemp trafficking.
20 Feb
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has granted a perpetual injunction restraining the Unity Bank PLC., its agents, servants and privies from continuing to trespass on a parcel of land measuring 300ft by 500ft situated in Ohovbe village, Ward 40B, Benin City. The trial judge, Anthony Erhabor in his judgment in suit…
16 Feb
Practitioners have called for the need to formulate practice directions in arbitration to ensure best service delivery.This was at a panel discussion on key provisions of the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023
16 Feb
Justice Y. Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to honour the Freedom of Information (FOI) request lodged by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda
16 Feb
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has faulted an attempt by the bar president, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) to assert control over the activities of the section.
16 Feb
A non-governmental Organisation, the Incorporated Trustees of HEDA Resource Centre (HEDA) has commenced contempt proceedings against the Managing Director of ATC Nigeria, Errol Ambler-Smith over alleged disobedience to court order.
16 Feb
A Professor at the Department of Private and Property Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Babatunde Oni (SAN) has proposed a change to Nigerian inheritance laws.
16 Feb
A lawyer, Yemi Adedoyin Shyllon has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to organise an entrepreneur and vocational seminars for skill development outside the legal profession, particularly for the benefit of fresh law graduates.
6 Feb
The Liberty Semper Fidelis, LP, a law firm based in Lagos and Abuja with correspondent offices in Accra, London and Atalanta, will on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, commence a three-day workshop and retreat for its lawyers and other members of staff in a bold move aimed at preparing them for pioneering what is known as…