Determining the appropriate salary payable to a periodic employee terminated during the course of a month has been a knotty issue for employers. The National Industrial Court recently reached a decision, in the case [...]
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and ǼLEX, an innovative full-service law firm established to meet the dynamics of modern-day businesses and to deliver prompt, efficient and quality services, have agreed to [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the world in an unprecedented manner and, in just a few months, it has had such a profound impact on the world of work. As a result, physical office premises were [...]
16 years ago, 4 law firms merged to form what they dreamed to be one of the leading law firms in the world. At the core of this dream was the desire to provide specialised [...]
FIDIC recently published its Guidance Memorandum to Users of FIDIC Standard Forms of Works Contract in light of the material effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the execution of construction contracts. The Guidance Memorandum outlines the contractual provisions in the [...]
ǼLEX will be hosting the third Aviation Webinar Series with the theme “Flying into Turbulent Skies, Safely Navigating COVID-19 Headwinds – Survival Strategies for Nigerian Aviation" on 4 June 2020 at 3pm. The series is [...]
One of the notable compliance obligation expected of organisations who process personal data of up to 2000 data subjects is to be audited annually before March 15. In order to be audited, an organisation will be [...]
The implementation of travel restrictions, lock-downs, stay-at-home orders, and curfews, in an attempt to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus, has led to delays in the completion of construction projects. Contractors are thus faced with worrying about the potential [...]
Our Funke Adekoya SAN will be one of the panellists at a webinar organised by the NBA-SLP and the Committee on Professional Development and Professional Ethics. The webinar is scheduled for 12pm – 1:30pm on [...]
The Corporate Affairs Commission (“the Commission”) has issued a public notice stating that the Commission will be open to customers with effect from Wednesday 6 May 2020 and has provided guidelines in this regard. According [...]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on 4 May 2020 released a Circular addressed to all Heads of Courts/Judicial Bodies, Federal and State Judiciaries. The Circular was issued following the Guidelines issued by the Presidential Task [...]
Nigeria’s entertainment industry has been on the rise. Last year, it was estimated to have generated billions of dollars in revenue. The industry also has its own ecosystem that drives it and we intend to examine [...]
It has been said that data is the new oil. Several organisations have realised the truth in that concept and have aggressively carried out various activities towards obtaining and processing data. Most companies have resorted to [...]
The Chief Judge of Oyo State on 28th April 2020 issued Practice Directions on court sittings in Oyo State. The Practice Directions are made in line with the COVID-19 Regulations and pursuant to the Quarantine [...]
On 29th April 2020, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court released a circular on remote hearing in the Federal High Court. In the circular, the Chief Judge warned against sudden applications of remote [...]
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant virtual reality the world has been thrust into, the Lagos State Judiciary has released Practice Directions for remote hearing of cases. The Practice Directions apply to [...]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged employers not to sack workers because of the COVID-19 pandemic without first obtaining clearance. According to Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, who made the call in [...]
The Chief Judge of Lagos State recently issued the Practice Direction for Remote Hearing of Cases (“the Practice Directions”) in Lagos State which will come into effect on Monday, 4 May 2020. The Practice Directions seek to ensure continuous [...]
In an attempt to lessen the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on taxpayers, the Federal and State Internal Revenue Services have introduced emergency tax measures such as tax rebates, tax deductibility, deferral of tax payment [...]
H.E Muhamadu Buhari, President of the federal republic of Nigeria on Monday 27 April, 2020 addressed the country. This is the third time the president is addressing the country since he initially announced the lockdown [...]
