Olaniwun Ajayi LP

May 23, 2019

Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in a Software: A Jurisdictional Analysis

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,...

May 23, 2019

Penalties and Interest to Accrue from the Date of Failure to Remit Taxes

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)...

May 7, 2019

Free/Open Source Software Licensing Explained

FOSS is the complete opposite of a Proprietary license. Primarily, the fundamental purpose of a free and open source license is to deny anyone the right to exclusively exploit a...

April 26, 2019

Restricting the Use of Your Software

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...

April 24, 2019

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Consultation Paper on the Development of a Regulatory Framework for Electricity Distribution Franchising in Nigeria

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...

April 11, 2019

The Legal Framework for Software Licensing Part A

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...

April 11, 2019

NIMASA’s Firm Stance on Cabotage Act Violations & Promotions OF Indigenous Participation in Cabotage Trading

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...

April 9, 2019

Update on the National Housing Fund (Establishment) Bill 2018

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...

April 9, 2019

Arbitration 2019 – Recent Trends | Taking Stock

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...

March 28, 2019

The Extent of Court’s Intervention in Arbitration Proceeding: A Review of the Decision in NNPC VS. TOTAL E & P and Ors

Over the years, the Nigerian courts have consistently maintained a friendly disposition towards arbitration, evinced by the courts’ attitude of limiting its interference in arbitration designated disputes, in accordance with...

May 23, 2019

Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in a Software: A Jurisdictional Analysis

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,...

May 23, 2019

Penalties and Interest to Accrue from the Date of Failure to Remit Taxes

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)...

May 7, 2019

Free/Open Source Software Licensing Explained

FOSS is the complete opposite of a Proprietary license. Primarily, the fundamental purpose of a free and open source license is to deny anyone the right to exclusively exploit a...

April 26, 2019

Restricting the Use of Your Software

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...

April 24, 2019

Electricity distribution image

Consultation Paper on the Development of a Regulatory Framework for Electricity Distribution Franchising in Nigeria

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...

April 11, 2019

The Legal Framework for Software Licensing Part A

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...

April 11, 2019

NIMASA’s Firm Stance on Cabotage Act Violations & Promotions OF Indigenous Participation in Cabotage Trading

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...

April 9, 2019

Update on the National Housing Fund (Establishment) Bill 2018

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...

April 9, 2019

Arbitration 2019 – Recent Trends | Taking Stock

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...

March 28, 2019

The Extent of Court’s Intervention in Arbitration Proceeding: A Review of the Decision in NNPC VS. TOTAL E & P and Ors

Over the years, the Nigerian courts have consistently maintained a friendly disposition towards arbitration, evinced by the courts’ attitude of limiting its interference in arbitration designated disputes, in accordance with...