With the foreign international law firms tapping into the rich vein of mandates in Africa, it would be remiss for us not to ask if African law firms are actually getting a fair share of the instructions. As Africa takes centre stage in the development strategies of many international law firms, with a range of… Continue reading Law Digest Issue 11 Autumn 2016

That Africa has taken centre stage in the development strategies of many international law firms is undeniable. Arange of appointments and promotions at Allen & Overy, Freshfields, Hogan Lovells, Holman Fenwick Willan and Fieldfisher show continued ionterest in the African legal services market. Norton Rose Fulbright expanding its Africa team with the hire of projects… Continue reading Law Digest Issue 10 Spring 2016

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Law Digest. The Digest is the first magazine of its kind aimed at Nigerian lawyers both at home and abroad. We aim to inform and assist in the sharing of knowledge and best practice within this community and we hope you will judge us on these aims. In… Continue reading Issue 9 Winter 2015

The African continent is confronted by the issue of terrorism like never before, from Boko Haram in Nigeria to Al Shabaab to the East. The question for many jurists is how do we deal with this issue within the ambit of the rule of law. How do we maintain our decorum in the face of… Continue reading Law Digest Issue 8 Spring 2015

Happy New Year to all our readers and welcome to the 7th issue of Law Digest. In this issue, we examine the challenges facing Africa in the implementation of Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives for the development of much needed infrastructure. We examine the issue of unsolicited proposals and the relationship between land use and… Continue reading Law Digest Issue 7 Winter 2014/15

Welcome to our 6th issue. In this issue, we report on our research into the state and prospects for the African legal services market. As part of our research, we surveyed over 200 senior African lawyers to elicit their views on the future prospects for the continent’s legal services market. This is the first and… Continue reading Law Digest Vol 6 Autumn 2014

Welcome to our 5th issue. In this issue, we examine the scramble for the African legal service market by internati onal firms, led primarily by English and American firms. We look at the pros and cons of this issue. What we found particularly concerning is that many African law firms are either oblivious to the… Continue reading Law Digest Issue 5 Spring 2014

Protecting Africa’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Using IPR: Prospects, Perils, and Problems the efect of fraud on arbitration It was Harold Wilson who said that the thing politicians feared more than most are events. This is also true of editors. I had just fi nished this column and was set to eulogise the successful Internati onal… Continue reading Law Digest Issue 4 winter 2013