Beverley is a Partner and the Head of Sports, Entertainment, Technology (SET) group at OAL. She is a regulatory and compliance professional and a lawyer. She is called to bar in Nigeria, England, and Wales. She is on the panel of neutrals at the Lagos Multi-Door Court and the Lagos Court of Arbitration with over 14 years of professional experience in the banking and capital markets sectors in the United Kingdom and Nigeria.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially embraced a free float policy for the naira. This move signifies that the government or monetary authority, such as the CBN, will no longer intervene in determining exchange rates.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) offers a transformative solution to the limitations of traditional litigation. In an era of rapidly advancing technology, the importance of efficient and timely dispute resolution mechanisms has grown immensely. ADR provides an effective means of addressing these needs.
The Saskatchewan Court’s decision in South West Terminal Ltd. v Achter Land marks a significant milestone in the recognition of emojis as a valid form of communication in contract law.
Chat GPT (Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) is a cutting-edge chatbot powered by OpenAI and introduced to the world in November 2022. It has garnered significant acclaim and is considered a groundbreaking technological advancement, comparable to the revolutionary impact of Apple’s iPhone launch.
There are different arrangements as it relates to employment. It is important to understand the different types of employment statuses that exist, and the differences in obligations for employers and recruiters e.g. wages, and entitlements for each arrangement.
On the 14th of June 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed into law, the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023. The objective of the Act, amongst others, is to safeguard the fundamental rights and freedoms and the interests of data subjects as guaranteed under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.
Mediation offers a unique opportunity for parties involved in a dispute to move away from the sidelines and take control of their own destinies. With its confidentiality and flexibility, mediation creates a safe space for constructive dialogue and creative problem-solving.
ARBITRATION is an alternative or effective way of resolving disputes outside of court through an independent and where one or more neutral third-party decision maker otherwise known as an arbitrator…
The Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019 places responsibilities on organisations that handle personal data, including SMEs and startups. Additionally, customers value data protection, and having the support of a…
The early stage of every business is usually one of the most critical phases for most startup founders/business entrepreneurs. Aside from sourcing for capital, testing and developing a minimum viable…