The Doctrine of Hot Pursuit – Where, How, and When Can I Arrest an Escaping Ship? by Olisa Agbakoba Legal Two fundamental concepts are related to the law and practice of ship arrest in maritime law. The first is that it is an action in rem. The second is that its rules and procedures fall…
Design Thinking in the Legal Industry (Legal Design) is the application of human-centered design to the world of law, to make legal systems and services more human-centered, usable, and satisfying. It is a process of applying the principles of design thinking to the practice of law and access to justice. The Society for Computers and…
Introduction Nigeria recorded her first case of COVID-19 on February 27, 2020, when an Italian who returned to Lagos for work tested positive to the virus. Since then, Nigeria has recorded an increase in the number of infections, as well as fatalities. The rise in the number of infected persons led the Nigerian Government to…
Taxation of Non-Resident Companies with Significant Economic Presence in Nigeria The Finance Act 2019 (“the Finance Act” or “the Act”) was signed into law on February 3, 2020. The major aim of the Act is to make the provisions of existing tax legislation more responsive to tax reform. The Act amended the Companies Income Tax…
Sports Betting and Consumer Protection in Nigeria – an article by Olayinka Suara – Associate (Sports, Entertainment and Technology Practice) Olisa Agbakoba Legal The Nigerian sports betting and gaming industry has grown astronomically in the last few years. According to Business Wire, there are 60 million Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 40 who…
Avoiding or Mitigating Recession in Post-COVID Nigeria – an article by Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) The massive macro-financial shock caused by Covid-19 has continued to ravage the global economy putting all systems and nations under severe financial instability never seen in history. Stock Markets around the world have been pounded and ravaged, and oil prices…
On Friday 22nd May 2020, the Nigerian President signed the Presidential Executive Order No. 10 of 2020, which is the Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary Order 2020. The purport of Executive Order No. 10 of 2020 is, as the name suggests, to provide for financial independence of the Judiciary and Legislature of…
FIFA Guidelines on COVID-19 – A Review It is no longer news that due to COVID-19, footballing events have been grounded for over a month with resulting legal issues cutting across various aspects of the game from employment to transfer of players within and across leagues. The Bureau of the FIFA Council has recognised COVID-19…
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rules on Crowdfunding have elicited different reactions from stakeholders, it has rattled the cage of most businesses that leverage on the internet to access credit to finance their business, businesses that create an opportunity for other businesses to access credit on their platforms and operators of financial portals.…
Legal Ramifications of COVID-19 on the Sports and Entertainment Industries The most significant incident to impact the planet in the last four months has been the outbreak of COVID-19 popularly known as the novel coronavirus. This outbreak has reinforced the need for appropriate legal and risk management measures and systems. The pandemic which has now…
