Quite an honour to have our Principal Partner and Group Head, Mr. Afam Nwokedi appointed by the Director General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission as the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee ON STRATEGIC ADVOCACY FOR COPYRIGHT REFORM. The Committee’s terms of reference include amongst others, liaising with the office of the Attorney General of...Read More
In a bid to provide tax defaulters an opportunity to defray all unsettled tax liabilities, the Federal Government in Nigeria recently approved the Voluntary Assets Income Declaration Scheme. Under the Scheme, tax defaulters are required to voluntarily disclose any previously undisclosed asset and income relating to the preceding six (6) years of assessment within a...Read More
Until recently, the general belief and practice in relation to matters decided by the National Industrial Court (the Court) was that all decisions of the Court were final and could not be appealed against except issues relating to breach of fundamental human rights and criminal matters. However, on June 30, 2017 the Supreme Court (SC)...Read More
The Legal Practitioners Act CAP L11 LFN 2004, which is the main legislation that sets down the guidelines and regulations for the legal profession in Nigeria may soon be repealed come December 1, 2017. There is currently a bill titled “A Bill for an Act to repeal the Legal Practitioners Act Cap C11 LFN 2004...Read More
In a bid to encourage and stimulate economic growth in the country, the National Assembly on the 27th of May 2017, passed into law, The Credit Reporting Act 2017 and The Secured Transactions in Movable Assets Act 2017 (also referred to as the “Collateral Registry Act”). In summary, these laws are aimed at assisting Micro...Read More
Nigeria’s far-reaching reform package, which includes further privatisation plans and new incentives for investors, will be a key focus in a report out soon by the global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG). The Report: Nigeria 2017 will shine a spotlight on the country’s long-term strategy for boosting oil output, which will be...Read More
Next was the Panel Discussion in celebration of the World IP Day hosted by the American Embassy in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in collaboration with the IP First Group and the IP Committee of the NBA-SBL. Our Mr. Nwokedi was a panelist in that session.Read More
The recent brouhaha surrounding the ownership of the film “Okafor’s Law” said to be owned/produced by Omoni Oboli, a popular actress cum director and the recent vacation of the interim order against the film’s release by the court, has granted initial respite to a warring side as well as the eager movie buffs.Read More
STOP PRESS! Last stop, the joint press conference by major IP associations in Nigeria organised and hosted by the IP Committee of NBA-SBL in celebration of the World IP Day. In attendance were our Mr. Afam Nwokedi-Chairman IP Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association-Section on Business Law (IPC NBA-SBL), Mr. Otu Ukoyen- Secretary, Intellectual Property...Read More
