Our Davidson Oturu has been listed as a recommended expert in the 2021 edition of the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000. According to WTR, "Davidson knows what it takes to secure the right results". [...]
A Senior Associate in our Intellectual Property Practice Group, Tiwalola Osazuwa, has been listed as a recommended expert in the 2021 edition of the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000. According to WTR, our Tiwa is [...]
ǼLEX is delighted to announce that ithas been recognised as a recommended firm in the 2021 edition of the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000. The WTR 1000 2021 reveals the leading international trademark practitioners from [...]
AELEX is pleased to have advised AFEX as it launched Africa's first Warehouse Receipt Backed Commercial Paper, raising over $50 million for Agri-SMEs in Nigeria. The financing deal, which is arguably the first of its [...]
With the recent growth in technology, the storage of information online has become a common phenomenon. Though this method of storing information has proven to be very effective, the challenge of cyber breaches and data [...]
We are pleased to announce that our Davidson Oturu has been ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers and Partners in its 2021 Fintech Guide.
We are pleased to announce that AELEX has been ranked by Chambers and Partners as a leading law firm in its 2021 Global Fntech Guide.
Opeyemi Araromi is an associate in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice group at AELEX. She provides legal advisory services to Nigerian and international corporate structures on data privacy and protection, and also provides regulatory [...]
In December 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) issued series of circulars in furtherance of its new policy on diaspora remittances. The older circulars and the CBN policy have been discussed in our earlier article on this subject and can be read here
The majority of people with a mobile phone or access to the internet have received unsolicited emails or calls from telemarketers (cold marketing). While the practice of cold marketing is decades-old, the recent awareness in data protection and privacy has affected this concept in recent times, particularly in relation to access to the data of consumers. In this article, our Opeyemi Adeleke discusses the implication of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulations on cold marketing.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently released the Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations and the Framework for Quick Response (QR) Code Payments in Nigeria. According to the CBN, the frameworks are aimed at strengthening the payment systems [...]
Our Davidson Oturu, Opeyemi Adeleke and Kehinde Takuro recently contributed to OneTrust DataGuidance, an in-depth and up-to-date privacy and security regulatory research platform supported by decades of global privacy law research.
Like many industries around the world, the creative industry has undergone evolution; from the use of three dimensional (3D) printers to compact discs (CDs) to Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs), and since the late 90s, the [...]
The Minister of Communications and the Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami (the “Minister”) in accordance with Section 62 of the Nigerian Postal Services Act, 2004 (“NIPOST Act”) approved the new guidelines for the [...]
Over the past few weeks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) has issued circulars amending and clarifying the procedure for receipt of diaspora remittances (“the Circulars”) in Nigeria. In accordance with the new policy introduced [...]
We are pleased to announce that our Davidson Oturu has been ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers and Partners in its 2021 Fintech Guide. In describing Davidson, the Guide quotes sources as saying: "He [...]
From Uber to Jumia and even older technology (tech) companies like Etranzact and Chams Plc, it is arguable that Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”) have not offered great returns for tech companies in Nigeria and across [...]
On Monday, 14th December 2020, our Lawrence Fubara Anga (LFA) was formally conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. A decorated lawyer and seasoned advocate, LFA is qualified to practice law in three jurisdictions (Nigeria, Ghana, [...]
With the country proceeding to fundamentally restructure the industry to secure the supply of reliable, affordable and, ultimately, sustainable energy, the Nigerian government has introduced some new policies to curb some of these fundamental limitations. [...]
On 10th December 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular on “New License Categorisations for the Nigerian Payments System”. The introduction of the policies highlighted in the [...]
