In times like this that there has been a tremendous increase in wet leasing in the aviation industry, the discussion of the legal aspect of aircraft leasing has assumed a significant dimension. For ma...
The Nigeria Startup Act 2022 – A New Era for Startups in Nigeria
On the 19th of October 2022, his Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, accented to the Nigeria start up bill earlier passed by the National Assembly. The President’s accent effectively birth...
ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards, 2022.
Ladies & Gentlemen, We are greatly humbled and honored to have received the awards for The Best Labour & Employment Law Firm of The Year and The Best Insolvency Law Practice Firm of The Year ...
SOME KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR A TECH START-UP (PART 1)
With the drastic shift from agrarian and industrial ages, the future is now tied to providing knowledge-based solutions to practical problems. Without building factories, young entrepreneurs are deplo...
PREEMPTIVE PROVISIONS IN A JOINT OPERATING AGREEMENT
The proposed ExxonMobil/Seplat share acquisition brings to light two issues: the impact a preemptive clause under a joint operating agreement (JOA) is likely to have on merger and acquisition transact...
Primaries and the Nigerian Electoral Act 2022
Ahead of the 2023 general election in Nigeria, political parties have conducted their primary elections to determine their lists of candidates for elective positions. What is however interesting, with...
Brief Insight into the Guidelines for Regulation and Supervision of Credit Guarantee Companies in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria has officially given green light to the establishment of private credit guarantee companies to support access to credit facilities by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (M...
Taxes and Levies Relevant to Real Estate and Property Transactions
Talk about the three certainties in life and you will have tax come right after death and change. Irrespective of the industry, legal system or jurisdiction under examination, there is always a place ...
PROCEDURAL ARBITRABILITY IN THE LIGHT OF THE DECISION IN MEKWUNYE V. IMOUKHUEDE (2019) 13 NWLR (PT. 1690) 439
Dispute resolution under the Nigerian legal system has moved from a total reliance on litigation to including alternative dispute mechanisms, as well as a preference for the same because of their perc...
Conversion of Private Companies to Public Companies Limited by Shares in Nigeria
The Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA 2020), which is the primary legislation for Corporate matters, recognises that an incorporated entity can be limited by share, limited by guarantee, or ...