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BusinessDay Legal Business is pleased to announce the Legal Business 100, a report aimed at providing local and international stakeholders with a comprehensive overview of Nigeria’s legal sector. The theme for this inaugural report is…

On Monday, the world woke to news that Nigeria’s Former Minister for Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, making her the first woman and African to hold the position. The World…

The Nigerian Bar Association president in his latest report announced 8 priority projects that it would embark on during the Olu Akpata administration.  They read as follows: “Following the recently concluded NEC meeting at which we…

The UK Supreme Court in December 2020 dismissed Mastercard’s efforts to thwart former financial ombudsman Walter Merricks’ £14bn group action claim against it in what is a landmark decision for the future of collective actions against…

On 17th December 2020, BD Legal Business published its special report on Nigeria’s Women in Business Law celebrating 20 remarkable women across 10 sectors – Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Banking & Finance, Capital Markets,…

Articles must be legal and can be in two forms: Legal Perspective: This could be either providing a legal angle on a news event or analysing a trend in the profession or particular industry. This type of article seeks to provide legal…

The World has announced the appointment of Mrs. Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour SAN, C.Arb, practicing lawyer and African International Arbitrator as a member of the World Bank Group SanctionBoard. The World Bank Sanctions Board is an independent…

Sales cycles of IT products to law firms have shortened noticeably this year, according to a Law Society-backed report showing the scale of the booming ‘lawtech’ sector. The Global Legal Tech Report is based on responses from 61 suppliers:…

An employment firm awarded £98,900 in government research funding to develop a self-service online letter generator is inviting other firms to collaborate. Virtual Lawyer, developed by employee-side specialist Monaco Solicitors, enables lay…

On Monday, November 23rd, 2020, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the Commission) issued the Merger Review Regulations (MRR) 2020 with ancillary instruments. The Merger Review Regulations 2020 establishes a…