Publications

AN OVERVIEW OF ESTATE PLANNING AND SUCCESSION IN NIGERIA What Is Succession? Succession is the orderly passage of power, assets, or other property from one entity to another. Legal rules documents govern succession with regard to the assets of estates …
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INTRODUCTION Joint ownership of property is the situation where the same group of people own the legal title to a particular property and also own all the beneficial interests in that property. For instance, two or more people may decide …
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CONTRACT OF GUARANTEE AND THE EXTENT OF THE LIABILITY OF A GUARANTOR WHAT IS CONTRACT OF GUARANTEE? A contract of guarantee can be described as an assurance to a creditor that if the principal debtor fails …
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INTRODUCTION Since the inception of the Trade Unions in the 17th Century in Britain, efforts have progressively been made to protect the workers from certain activities of the employers who are perceived to have stronger bargaining power in employment relations. …
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Employment is a relationship between two parties, usually based on a contract for work where one party is the employer and the other is the employee. A contract of employment can be brought to an end by Termination or Summary …
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Issues to consider in choice of Business Entity for doing Business in Nigeria INTRODUCTION The term “business entity” in this paper loosely refers to the choice of business identity that a businessman or businessmen choose to give to their business; …
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INTRODUCTION The Federal Inland Revenue service is empowered by section 2 and schedule 1 of Federal Inland Revenue Service Act, 2007 to administer on the following taxes: 1. Company Income Tax (Amended) Act, 2007 2. Personal Income Tax (Amended) Act, …
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Introduction: Most employment relationships in Nigeria are based on an employment contract entered into by parties. Being a capitalist nation the tendency of employers to exploit employees is in some instances considered normal and typical. Although we have several Statutes …
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A practitioner’s perspective by Obosa Akpata, LLM, FCIArb.   A presentation delivered to the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN) 5th Annual One-day Workshop held at the Lagos Court of Arbitration, Lekki, Lagos, on the 20thof November, 2015. Introduction It …
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