Rationalising the Legal Protection of Intellectual Property – Tunmise Adesina
Tunmise Adesina is a penultimate Law Student at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. He is a Human Rights and Intellectual Property Law enthusiast. Email: [email protected] How Rational is the Rationale for the Legal Protection of Intellectual Property? The Legal Rights of intellectual property is a branch of legal studies that has engendered […]
Shruti Vora v. SEBI: Case Comment – Jatan Singh
Case Comment Shruti Vora v. SEBI Introduction For the wholesome management and functioning of a corporate organisation, transparency, openness and disclosure are its fundamentals. And to achieve these qualities, it is essential to keep a fiduciary relationship among the members, managers, and stakeholders of the organisation. Good governance attracts the investors and increases their reliance […]
Section 175 of the 1999 Constitution: an Antagonist of Judicial Powers
Section 175 of the 1999 Constitution and Judicial Powers This article is particular to Nigeria! The bedrock of the governance of every society ready to live a long throw from the arms of a dictator is the doctrine of separation of powers. Simply put, separation of powers is a constitutional division of the powers of […]
Recognition and Enforcement of International Commercial Arbitration Awards in Nigeria – Abiola Orekoya
The Legal Regimes for the Recognition and Enforcement of International Commercial Arbitration Awards in Nigeria: The Unresolved Question of whether the Provisions of Rules of Court can Override the Provisions of a Statute and International Convention Abstract The question of whether the provisions of rules of court in Nigeria can trump the provision of a […]
Average Settlement Value for Racial Discrimination Lawsuit – Matthew J.P. Coffman
This article is specific to the United States of America. Discrimination in the workplace happens far too often. Discrimination at work can be based on a number of different characteristics such as gender, age, sexual orientation, or race. A 2019 Glassdoor survey found that 42% of all employees surveyed had experienced or witnessed racial discrimination […]
Impact of the Global Energy Transition on the Nigerian Economy – Ogooluwa Osilesi
Impact of the Global Energy Transition on the Nigerian Economy Change is said to be the one thing that remains constant. The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus of Ephesus, said – “the only constant in life is change.” It’s inevitable. The world keeps evolving and science and technology are considered to be the major facilitators of evolution […]
Indian Law and the Islamic Customary Practice of Women Wearing Hijab – Rakshit Sharma
The Indian Law and the Islamic Customary Practice of Women Wearing Hijab What is a Hijab? A hijab1 is a head covering scarf that some Muslim women wear in public. For many such women, the hijab signifies both modesty2 and privacy. In some cases, the hijab is worn by a woman when she’s with men who aren’t in […]
Impact of IP Law in the Economic Development of Nigeria – Ogooluwa Osilesi
The Impact of Intellectual Property Law in the Economic Development of Nigeria 1.0 Introduction In both public and private universities in Nigeria and in the various Faculties and Colleges of Law of these universities intellectual property law is usually a course resident in the Business or Commercial law departments of these Faculties and Colleges and […]
Land in Nigeria: Registration, Agreement, C of O, Documents (+Lawyer)
Land Matters in Nigeria How to register your land, make land agreement, make land papers, or get Certificate of Occupancy (C of O)? Hang on! Do you know it’s not only when someone acquire a land or landed property forcefully that he can lose it to the government or other people? Yes! Your property can […]
Hire Purchase: Rights and Obligations of Owner and Hirer (NG) – Fortune Dikio
Hire Purchase Hire purchase is one of the many types of consumers credit transaction recognized in Nigeria Law. A Hire purchase agreement is an agreement by an owner of goods (i.e. the creditor) to hire the goods out to a hirer and to give the hirer an option to purchase the goods, conditional on his […]