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Glossophobia, the fear of public speaking is number one on the top 10 phobias in the world’s list. This means that more people are afraid of public speaking than they are of dying – which came in at number two. Most statistics agree that…

There are few events more monumental in a lawyer’s career as when they pass their first bar exam. Finally, all the sleepless nights reading legalese in tiny print was worth it. Finally, all the socilaising you missed can now begin. And best…

The 15th Annual Business Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law, themed, “Retooling Business for Change: Leveraging the Tech Explosion”, commenced today. Speaking on this year’s theme, Ayuli Jemide, Lead…

The 15th Annual NBA-SBL Conference hybrid 2-day conference opened today, 14th July 2021. Delivering the opening remarks, Adeleke Alex-Adedipe, Partner, Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe and Chairman, Conference Planning Committee, referring to…

Winners of the ‘2021 Marginal Field’ bid round (hereinafter referred to as grantee(s)) have emerged. As grantees and potential financiers contemplate how to raise capital for the development of each field, they also need to consider certain…

Much like an accountant or a contractor, you should approach choosing an attorney wisely. Not only will you be sharing confidential information with this person, but you will also be entrusting them to offer you proper legal…

Business understanding is a critical factor in the client-law firm relationship. It is something that clients consider to be a hallmark of their best relationships with law firms, and it creates distinction for the (few) firms that do it…

A historically contentious subject in international commercial arbitration is the knotty question of when, and to what extent, an arbitrator owes a duty of disclosure to the disputing parties in the proceedings. The duty to disclose flows…

It cannot be a coincidence that, on the same day at the end of last week, two reports from international organisations were published in which lawyers were denigrated as ‘professional enablers’. They did not mean it in a good way. They were…

Mr. John Segun Odubela (SAN) the Managing Partner of Rickey Tarfa & Co, died on the 15th day of March 2021 after a brief illness. The sad and shocking news was announced by the law firm this morning via a statement by its Partner and…