This review was done in the session facilitated by Mr Gabriel Uduafi, Managing Associate ACAS Law on “Inadequacies of the Civil Procedure Rules: Critical Analysis of the High Court of Lagos State Civil Procedure Rules 2019 and the Federal High Court Rules 2019”. [...]
Speaking at a Seminar on “Loan Documentation and Strategies for Debt Recovery in Nigeria” in Lagos, Mr Olatunde Adejuyigbe, SAN stated that, a lender must ensure that the instrument is stamped based on the duty chargeable. [...]
Mr Sylva Ogwemoh, SAN, highlighted the modern trends and requirements for drafting pleadings and briefs. [...]
Mr Adetola Adeleke highlighted the tips for an effective and well-written legal document as follows: Simplicity & Clarity, Coherence & Cohesion, Length of Paragraph, Consistent formatting and Appropriate Vocabulary amongst other things. The facilitators also shed more light on tools for legal drafting. They include Language, Precedents on Legal Drafting, [...]
Speaking at the seminar, Mr. Elvis Ifekam, an e-Business professional with over eleven (11) years of banking experience, identified the institutions and bodies regulating banking in Nigeria as; the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Services Regulation Coordinating Committee (FSRCC), Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) [...]
Speaking at a seminar organized by Commercial Law Development Services (CLDS) – a frontline consulting, legal research and professional development organization- on “Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Attack” Ms Sunmola (Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie) explained that (section 3(7) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act), 2011 as Amended by the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Amendment [...]
Mr Olatunde Adejuyigbe, SAN has highlighted the role of well-drafted pleadings, written addresses and legal opinions in all actions commenced by Writs. [...]
The Commercial Law Development Services continued in its mission to acquaint managers, business owners and decision-makers with the skills required to manage legal issues impacting their business decisions, by organising a Seminar on ‘Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting’ on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at the International Centre for Arbitration and [...]
Mr Femi Falana, SAN has explained the concept and elements of money laundering and the different ways of combating money laundering in Nigeria. [...]
Dr Muiz Adeyemi Banire SAN, on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, charged lawyers to embrace other forms of dispute resolution and by extension, avoid the long and dreary road associated with litigation. [...]