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Detail Commercial Solicitors, Nigeria’s leading non-courtroom solicitors’ firm recently announced that Founder and Lead Partner, Ayuli Jemide has handed over management of the firm to Dolapo Kukoyi. LEGAL BUSINESS met up with the new Managing Partner to discuss her new role. OU: In a society plagued with gender bias and discrimination…

Chuba Agbu of Legal Business sat down with Sadiq Okocha, CEO of JUDY, a leading Alternative Dispute Service Provider (ALSPs) in the country, to discuss the adoption of ALSPs, the nuances of navigating the African legal space and coexistence between ALSPs and traditional law firms. Here are excerpts…

Conversations on the Capital Market Industry have been trending due to a bleak recession and questionable regulatory activity. Chuba Agbu of Legal Business sat down with Kenechi Ezezika, Partner, Oake Legal, to discuss some of these trending issues including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); its ban on fintech apps like Bamboo and…

Historically, law was a profession reserved for men, particularly, dispute resolution, and by the time one reached the apex of the profession, one was firmly above middle age. However, that narrative has changed both in gender and in age. As we celebrate International Women’s Day and the many women who through their excellence and daily triumphs…