INTRODUCTION Recently, the Securities Exchange Commission (The Commission) introduced its Regulatory Incubation Program (RI Program) through the release of Regulatory Incubation Guidelines. The Guidelines and the RI Program is predicated on Section 38 (1), (2) and (3) of the Investment and Securities Act, 2007 which sets the parameters for the categories of persons that intend …
More →AUTHOURS: Tochukwu Nwobodo, Ibukunoluwa Adebara The United Nations (UN) consistently advocates for the prospects of social justice within the fast-paced global digital economy.[1] The UN explains Social Justice to mean “an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality or …
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More →The new CAMA 2020 is not an amendment of the old CAMA, it is an Act to repeal the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap. C20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enact the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020. This report seeks to address the impact of the Act on foreign private …
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More →Authours: Joan Monye, Patience Obiagbaoso, Richard Obidegwu INTRODUCTION The role of the courts in the administration of justice is sacrosanct to the stability of human society. The judiciary is ideally regarded as the last hope for the common man considering the lofty responsibility of justice dispensation assigned to them by society. However, despite these crucial …
More →Authours: Samuel Soladoye* Oluwatosin Odebiyi** Okorie Kalu*** Introduction Owing to recent jurisprudence, debate has arisen amongst jurists and legal scholars on the necessity of calling third-party evidence to prove a cause of action in civil libel (i.e. written defamatory statement). The conventional school of thought is that for a civil action in libel to succeed, …
More →Authours: *Victor Olusegun **Oluwatosin Odebiyi ***Ebelechukwu Enedah Introduction Over the years virtual digital assets, commonly referred to as cryptocurrencies, have become ubiquitous prompting the authorities to grapple with a suitable form of regulation or supervision. The regulation of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets has been a worldwide debate in the legal-tech space with countries all over …
More →Authours: Emuobonuvie Majemite, Betty Biayeibo, Akinwunmi Ajiboye[1] Introduction It has become common practice for parties to insert an arbitration clause in their contracts stating arbitration as the agreed mechanism and proper forum for resolving any dispute that may arise from such contracts. However, despite the presence of an arbitration clause, more often than not, parties’ …
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