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What’s in a Name? Issues in Conflict of Corporate Names in Nigeria

What’s in a Name? Issues in Conflict of Corporate Names in Nigeria

Introduction As at March 2019, Nigeria reportedly had 3.1 million registered companies, business names and incorporated trustees.[1] It is trite… Read More

4 years ago

Addendum – ‘Withholding Tax: The A-Z of Grossing-Up’

Introduction: In my 2010 ‘Taxspectives’ article, ‘Withholding Tax: The A-Z of Grossing Up’,[1] (the Article), I argued that gross-up clauses… Read More

4 years ago

Circumspections: Legal Issues in Social Media Usage

Irrespective of its innumerable benefits, social media increases users’ legal exposure to liability ranging from trademarks and copyrights infringements, privacy… Read More

4 years ago

Getting Tech Start-Ups Investment Ready: Commercial and Legal Considerations for Founders

Introduction In line with global trends, Nigeria’s Information Technology (IT) sector has been witnessing increasing investment, growth, and innovation from… Read More

5 years ago

Blogger Beware: Blogging and Potential Legal Liabilities

Introduction Resulting from pervasive internet expansion in the 21st century is the democratisation of media access and publishing, blogging being… Read More

5 years ago