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TAX APPEAL TRIBUNAL’S JURISDICTION UNDER ENABLING ACT NOT IN CONFLICT WITH JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OVER TAX DISPUTES
The Court of Appeal has on 10 March 2017 confirmed that the jurisdiction of the Tax Appeal Tribunal, which is an administrative appellate body over tax disputes as set out in [...]
CASE REVIEW: ESSO PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTION NIGERIA LIMITED & SNEPCO V. FIRS & NNPC
The Nigerian Court of Appeal in Esso Petroleum and Production Nigeria Limited & Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited v. Federal Inland Revenue Service & Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [Esso [...]
AELEX Partner attends 20th Annual Energy Forum in Mauritius
Our Soji Awogbade of the Firm's Energy & Natural Resources Practice Group is attending the 20th Annual Africa Energy Forum presently taking place in Mauritius. The theme of the conference is [...]
ǼLEX sponsors NBA’s 12th Annual Business Law Conference
ǼLEX is proud to be one of the sponsors of the 12th Annual Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA SBL) scheduled to hold at the [...]
ENHANCED PROTECTION FOR INVESTORS PARTICIPATING IN PRIVATE PLACEMENTS? – THE DECISION IN STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC v. LONGTERM GLOBAL CAPITAL LIMITED & ORS.
Private placement refers to the issuing of securities by a company to a small number of select persons. In Nigeria, where the company issuing the securities (the "issuing company") is a [...]
CASE REVIEW: ARE WINDING UP PETITIONS SUBJECT TO FOREIGN JURISDICTION CLAUSES? – RRSAT v. DAAR COMMUNICATIONS PLC
The Federal High Court Lagos ("FHC”), delivered a ruling in Suit No.: FHC/L/CP/540/2012 RRSAT Global Communications Networks Limited v Daar Communications Plc, affirming its jurisdiction to hear a petition for the [...]
AELEX Partner makes presentation at 50th UNCITRAL & 60th New York Convention Anniversaries Conference
Our Mrs Funke Adekoya SAN, of the Firm’s Arbitration Practice Group, will be making presentations at the 50th UNCITRAL & 60th New York Convention Anniversaries Conference being organised by the International Dispute [...]
AELEX elevates Ishaya Amaza
AELEX is pleased to announce the elevation of Mr. Ishaya Amaza to the role of Senior Associate in the firm. Ishaya Amaza holds an LL.M in Petroleum Law & Policy which [...]
COURT NULLIFIES COLLECTION OF TENEMENT RATES IN ABUJA, FCT – THE PLANNED SHELTER CASE
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in a judgment delivered by Honourable Justice Valentine B. Ashi in Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/2625/16 on 12th April 2018, declared as null and [...]
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES EXCISE DUTY RATES FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved an amendment to the Excise Duty Rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco. The new excise duty, which took effect from Monday, 4th June 2018, [...]
The Lawyers who win the Most, Prepare the Most
ǼLEX Senior Associate, Ngozi Efobi, is ThisDay Newspaper’s Legal Personality of the Week. Please see link below her interview titled “The Lawyers who win the Most, Prepare the Most”. Read [...]
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR DOMAIN NAME IN NIGERIA
Simply put, a domain name can be considered as the name that a person or business chooses for his/its website. It is used to identify a registered Internet Protocol (IP) address [...]
DEATH AND TAXES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS OF A NATURAL PERSON IN DEATH
Tax liability attaches to the assets and incomes belonging to or accruing to persons which may, within the context, include natural and corporate persons under the laws in force in Nigeria [...]
ǼLEX supports Child Life Line as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility
As part of its corporate social responsibility towards the community, ǼLEX supports Child Life Line. Child Life Line is a voluntary, non-profit-making and charitable association catering for children in need. It [...]
ǼLEX Senior Associate is ThisDay Legal PErsonality of the Year
ǼLEX Senior Associate, Kofoworola Bamgbose, is ThisDay Newspaper’s Legal Personality of the Week. Please see attached and link below her interview titled “A Good Lawyer Must Have The Ability To [...]
AELEX Partner to Attend International Anti-counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) Conference
One of the Partners in the Firm's Intellectual Property and Brand Protection Practice Group, Davidson Oturu LL.M, will be attending the Annual Spring Conference of the International Anti-counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) scheduled [...]
AELEX Senior Associate is Legal Personality of the Week
Kofoworola Bamgbose is a Senior Associate in the Firm's Energy & Natural Resources and Regulatory Compliance Practice Groups. In 2017, Kofo returned from an 18-month secondment to Shell Petroleum Development Company [...]
ǼLEX sponsors 2018 Annual Law Week
ǼLEX is a proud sponsor of the 2018 Annual Law Week of the Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The event is scheduled to run from 5th – 11th May [...]
Lagos State Establishes Small Claims’ Court
The Small Claims' Court was commissioned by the Chief Judge of Lagos State on Monday, 23rd April 2018. The Small Claims’ Courts are being established in all the Magisterial Districts in [...]
ǼLEX Senior Associate, Tiwalola Osazuwa appointed as the Social Secretary of the Intellectual Property Lawyers Association of Nigeria (IPLAN)
ǼLEX congratulates our Senior Associate, Tiwalola Osazuwa, on her appointment as the Social Secretary of the Intellectual Property Lawyers Association of Nigeria (IPLAN). Her appointment was made at the IPLAN Annual [...]