The passage of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 resulted in the introduction of a new regulatory framework for mergers & acquisitions in Nigeria. With the establishment of the Federal Competition and Consumer [...]
Our Tiwalola Osazuwa and Frances Anaekwe Obiago are the contributors to the Nigerian Chapter on Franchising in the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) 2020. The publication examines the different models of local and international franchising [...]
How has the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 impacted upon image rights, what rights do data subjects have and how can the rights be enforced under Nigeria’s Data Protection Regulation and case law? Our article [...]
Image rights, which extend beyond photographs, are beginning to gain prominence with numerous instances of their exploitations and infringements. In our article in the link below, we examine the scope of image rights, their commercialisation [...]
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (the “NSE”) recently amended its rules on online trading through a press release. The objective of the amendment, according to the NSE, is to assist with the regulation of online trading in [...]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (the “CBN”), recently issued a new set of guidelines on Disclosure and Transparency (“the Guidelines”) for institutions under its regulation. The objective of the Guidelines is to provide minimum disclosure [...]
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) can be very valuable assets and ought to be considered, like other proprietary rights, in merger and acquisition transactions. Our article in the link below considers certain key issues that must [...]
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recently assented to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act 2019 (“the Act”) which establishes the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (“the Trust Fund”), whose funds are to [...]
A trademark is a distinct sign, mark, design or expression which distinguishes goods and services. According to the Trademarks Act[1], a trademark is protected if registration is applied for in the [...]
Adefolake Adewusi, Florence Bola-Balogun and Tolulope Ogidi of ǼLEX review a recent decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal on whether VAT should be payable on satellite bandwidth, and consider some legal issues which arise [...]
The Court of Appeal recently held that failure to register a registrable agreement under the NOTAP Act is not a criminal offence and does not render the agreement illegal or unenforceable. On the back of [...]
The FinTech Roadmap Committee was inaugurated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the 14th of November 2018 at SEC's 3rd quarter Capital Market Committee meeting. The Committee was set-up to address the application [...]
ǼLEX is delighted to announce that Funke Adekoya, SAN, was crowned winner of the Partner of the Year Award at the African Legal Awards 2019. The African Legal Awards recognises exceptional achievement in Africa’s legal [...]
The introduction of the internet in the late 20th century has changed how we live, work and carry out transactions. The connection of devices to the internet is termed, the Internet of Things (IoT). In [...]
We are delighted to announce that ǼLEX has been shortlisted under the “Local & Frontier Legal Advisors” Subcategory in the forthcoming Private Equity Africa Awards 2019. This is the 8th edition of the Private Equity [...]
Arguably, the most basic principles in business are minimising cost and maximising profit. Thus, it is not unnatural that businesses would seek to reduce their expenses to the barest minimum. It [...]
On this episode of #TheAdvocate #LegalFocus, SAN Mrs. Olufunke Adekoya, Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice Group at AELEX, talks about her journey into becoming a Lawyer and also her high moments. **credit: TVC News [...]
ǼLEX Partner, Davidson Oturu, was recently interviewed by the World Trademark Review. He spoke, amongst other issues, on how owners of trademarks can protect their marks against persons who seek to register those marks as [...]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently released a circular titled, “Guidelines on Accessing the CBN Standing Deposit Facility.” The Circular limits the interest-bearing amount of banks’ and discount houses’ liquid assets with the CBN [...]
ǼLEX is a proud sponsor of the Africa Legal Tech (ALT) Summit set to hold on the 19th of September 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria. There will be panels and presentations on legal innovation and technology [...]
