Two common expressions that have gained currency in trade parlance, “les absents ont toujours tort” (absent people are always wrong), and “if you are not at the table, you are...
The Value Added Tax (“VAT”) exemption currently enjoyed on commissions (a) earned on the traded value of shares; (b) payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission; (c) payable to the...
We conclude our software licensing series with Part D which is focused on ownership and registrability of intellectual property in software. Using the UK, USA and Nigeria as case studies,...
The Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) on 14 May 2019, delivered a judgement in the case of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited v. Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS)...
Part B Software developers, like other creators, ideally, should be able to; exercise full ownership/legal rights over the software they have created, restrict the use of such software. However, this...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC or the Commission) on 17 April 2019 published the “Consultation Paper on the Development of a Regulatory Framework for Electricity Distribution Franchising” (the Consultation...
Software represents the creative output of developers/programmers, therefore, the ownership of the proprietary rights/interest of the software and the rules protecting such rights have become increasingly important issues for many...
MT Navigator Capricorn, a Liberian-registered vessel which is on lease to the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited (the Vessel), began operation in Nigeria in October 2018. The Vessel supplies...
On 18 February, 2019, the National Assembly passed the National Housing Fund (Establishment) Bill 2018 (the NHF Bill) which seeks to repeal the National Housing Fund Act, Cap. N45, LFN...
2018 was an eventful year in the global arbitration space. Statistics show that London, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong and Geneva are the five most preferred seats of arbitration. However, we...
Two common expressions that have gained currency in trade parlance, “les absents ont toujours tort” (absent people are always wrong), and “if you are not at the table, you are...
The Value Added Tax (“VAT”) exemption currently enjoyed on commissions (a) earned on the traded value of shares; (b) payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission; (c) payable to the...
We conclude our software licensing series with Part D which is focused on ownership and registrability of intellectual property in software. Using the UK, USA and Nigeria as case studies,...
The Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) on 14 May 2019, delivered a judgement in the case of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited v. Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS)...
Part B Software developers, like other creators, ideally, should be able to; exercise full ownership/legal rights over the software they have created, restrict the use of such software. However, this...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC or the Commission) on 17 April 2019 published the “Consultation Paper on the Development of a Regulatory Framework for Electricity Distribution Franchising” (the Consultation...
Software represents the creative output of developers/programmers, therefore, the ownership of the proprietary rights/interest of the software and the rules protecting such rights have become increasingly important issues for many...
MT Navigator Capricorn, a Liberian-registered vessel which is on lease to the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited (the Vessel), began operation in Nigeria in October 2018. The Vessel supplies...
On 18 February, 2019, the National Assembly passed the National Housing Fund (Establishment) Bill 2018 (the NHF Bill) which seeks to repeal the National Housing Fund Act, Cap. N45, LFN...
2018 was an eventful year in the global arbitration space. Statistics show that London, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong and Geneva are the five most preferred seats of arbitration. However, we...