Discussion paper on “The Future of Legal Practice Specialization and the Barrister-Solicitor Divide” (by Fidelis Oditah QC SAN). Read Full Article

International Arbitration 2012 9th Edition. A practical cross-border insight into international arbitration work.. Read Full Article

The principal focus of modern insolvency legislation is no longer the liquidation and elimination of insolvent entities, but rather the remodeling of the financial… Read Full Article

He reforms and measures initiated by the government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), led by Mallam Sanusi Lamido, (1) in order to restructure the banking sector are having a major impact not only on the banking sector, but also on corporate restructuring. Read Article

In 2009 the impact of the global economic crisis in Nigeria shifted from the capital market to the banking sector due to the negative effects of unregulated bank margin lending practices in the capital markets and bank exposure in the oil and gas sector. Read Article

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: International Arbitration 2010. Read Article

Although the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has reaffirmed the bank’s resolve not to allow any deposit bank to fail, he stated that the near insolvency of certain banks, which necessitated the Central Bank’s intervention in eight cases, stemmed principally from a lack of corporate governance and weak credit management practices. The Central …

The most difficult times actually releases the greatest creative energy of mankind. Read Article

The Federal High Court in Lagos recently ruled on the amended winding-up petition brought by Diamond Bank Plc against Alan Dick and Company West Africa Ltd (ADWA).(1)The court ordered the winding-up of ADWA and appointed two Nigerian insolvency practitioners as liquidators and the committee of inspection (made up of representatives of creditors to ADWA).

“I can calculate the movement of the stars, but not the madness of men”. The topic we are asked to discuss relates to a term shall we say pretty much infamously en vogue in worldwide economics.. Read Article