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CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN ORGANS IN NIGERIA
CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN ORGANS IN NIGERIA The first successful human organ transplant occurred in 1954 in Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, United States when a kidney transplant was conducted between a set of twins. Heart, liver, and pancreas transplants were ...
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CONSTITUTIONAL IMMUNITY FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND THE CHALLENGES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA
CONSTITUTIONAL IMMUNITY FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND THE CHALLENGES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA Immunity is a word used to describe different things depending on the context and discipline within which it is used. In medical parlance, it may be conceived as a condition of being able to resist a p ...
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PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE: DOES NIGERIA NEED A DATA PROTECTION LAW?
PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE: DOES NIGERIA NEED A DATA PROTECTION LAW? Digital communication has revolutionised the communication technology space globally and as a result, we now live in a world that is more dynamic and connected than ever before. With the increasing growth in ...
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The Importance Of Modernized Technology In Court Proceedings
We found this interesting piece by Brandon Moses on Reuters Law on the Importance of Modernised Tech in Court proceedings. Enjoy! Before entering the courtroom, counsel relies on a court’s technology to electronically file and serve documents and obtain court records. Once inside the courtr ...
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HOW TO TAKE OUT AN INSURANCE
HOW TO TAKE OUT AN INSURANCE Taking out an insurance means to insure or buy an insurance policy, if you take out insurance, you buy coverage from an insurance company. Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, used to mitigate against the risk of a c ...
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PROBATE PRACTICE, INHERITANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE
PROBATE PRACTICE, INHERITANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE Inheritance Rights and Administration of Estate Laws in Nigeria Probate is the term for a legal process in which a will is reviewed to determine whether it is valid and authentic. Probate also refers to the general administering of a d ...
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WHAT TO DO WHEN THERE IS A BREACH OF CONTACT
WHAT TO DO WHEN THERE IS A BREACH OF CONTACT People enter into contracts in their day-to-day lives when they purchase products, either in person, over the phone, or online, as well as in the course of business. A contract is an agreement between two or more persons that is binding and enforceable ...
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How To Deal With Defaulting Tenants
How to Deal with Defaulting Tenants Types of tenancy, Termination and Remedies Available to a Landlord Tenant default occurs when a tenant breaches one of the tenant's covenants in its lease. It can arise in a number of different ways but will typically be for one of the following, ranging ...
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MYTH OR FACT: A PEN IS BROKEN AFTER A DEATH SENTENCE
MYTH OR FACT A PEN IS BROKEN AFTER A DEATH SENTENCE Exploring the veracity, truth and legality of the statement. Capital punishment, also called death penalty, is the execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law for a criminal offense. Such capital punishm ...
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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU NEED TO RECOVER A DEBT
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU NEED TO RECOVER A DEBT DEBT RECOVERY AND ENFORCEMENT Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money or other agreed-upon value to another party, the creditor. Debt is a deferred payment, or series of payments, which differentiates it from an immedi ...
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How To Institute An Action In Cour
How to Institute an Action in Court Originating Processes and Commencement of actions Court processes are the means used by court to acquire or exercise its jurisdiction over a person or over specific property, these processes are begun using an Originating Process which simply means the proce ...
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NEW BOOK UP ON LAWSCOPE LIBRARY: HATE CRIME LAWS (A PRACTICAL GUIDE)
Hate crime laws are important. By explicitly condemning bias motives, they send a message to offenders that a just and humane society will not tolerate such behavior. By recognizing the harm done to victims, they convey to individual victims and to their communities the understanding that the crimin ...
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Maintaining Digital Privacy In The Light Of Recent Trends Of Kidnapping.
Maintaining digital privacy in the light of recent trends of kidnapping. The impact of global technological advancement and its veritable innovations on our daily living is undoubtably invaluable- from the transaction of businesses to digital recreations, sport and social networking- social media ...
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NEW BOOK UP ON LAWSCOPE LIBRARY: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: CASES AND MATERIALS.
Dealing with the concept of Public Administration is not an easy task. During Administrative law history, many authors have tried to reach a common point to identify the administrative phenomena; no one has been able to find a definitive result. This book is however a succinct attempt to appreciate ...
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NEW BOOK UP ON LAWSCOPE LIBRARY: COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING AND THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM
Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism: A Comprehensive Training Guide is one of the products of the Capacity Enhancement Program on Anti–Money Laundering and Combating the Funding of Terrorism (AML/CFT), which has been co-funded by the Governments of Sweden, Japan, Denmark, ...
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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR LOTTERY AND BETTING BUSINESS IN NIGERIA
The Nigeria Lottery and Sport Betting Industry in recent times has experienced a stratospheric boom given the ease brought about by technological advancement- increased access to digital telephones, successful internet penetration and increased access to internet-enabled devices- which greatly influ ...
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FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAFTING A JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT IN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT.
A Real Estate Joint Venture (JV) is a transaction emanating between two or multiple parties to jointly perform and combine resources in developing a real estate project. Due to the exponential growth of real estate in urban cities of the world, land has become very expensive, hence most large pro ...
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NON-RESIDENT/FOREIGN COMPANIES IN NIGERIA AND THEIR TAX LIABILITIES
Taxation of companies is Nigeria is governed by the Companies Income Tax Act (CITA) which is the primary legislation on the taxation of companies- Nigerian and foreign- and principally administered by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) pursuant to Section 1 FIRS Act. A foreign company ...
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ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT
It is clear that access to justice is a global issue, and that the lack of it persists in spite of many efforts to improve access to justice through legal and regulatory frameworks. Goal 16.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) states: “Promote the rule of law at th ...
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TRANSACTIONAL IMPORTANCE OF LEGAL DUE DILIGENCE
The importance of conducting legal due diligence on corporate organizations which are the subject of corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and financing cannot be overemphasized. It is essential for purchasers and lenders to conduct a comprehensive legal due diligence to ensure that a ...
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CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL OF AN EMPLOYEE UNDER LABOUR LAW
Generally, employers may relieve their employees of their duties when they so desire but under regular legal circumstances. Similarly, employees have the right to quit their job whenever they so desire depending on the terms of offer of employment as the law would ...
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THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CREATING A SUSTAINABLE LAW PRACTICE IN NIGERIA
Over the last 20 years, the legal profession and its business has moved across the IT space in blending the practice with extant ICT compliance. This further propelled the profession to engage with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) which has made law practice better sustained, productive& ...
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EXAMINING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF VIRTUAL COURT HEARING
EXAMINING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF VIRTUAL COURT HEARING A Shakespearean quote that readily comes to mind in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic is “desperate times breeds desperate measures” In the wake of the Covid 19 pandemic, the world was made to painst ...
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NFT V. CRYPTOCURRENCIES: STRIKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LEGAL AND TRANSACTIONAL FRAMEWORK.
With the innovative technological pace and the global move towards a cashless society policy, digital currencies and assets have evolved and found a recognition within our global economy in the likes of Crypto-currency, NFT (Non-Fungible Token) and CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currencie ...
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THE NEW CROP OF LAWYERS: DISCUSSING NEW TRENDS IN LAW BUSINESS.
In recent years, new legal tech models and alternative work solutions have continued to emerge. The business of Law has constantly evolved and become more competitive, productive and effective. Although the legal industry is known for sticking to traditionalworking practices, there is a spectac ...
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ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACTS INVOLVING CRYPTOCURRENCY IN NIGERIA
ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACTS INVOLVING CRYPTOCURRENCY IN NIGERIA Crypto-currency is a digital currency/asset created and designed to function as a medium of trade in which specific coin ownership records are saved and stored in a ledger prevailing in a form of computerized data ...
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Legalization Of Cannabis: Examining The Fate Of Convicted Persons.
Legalization of Cannabis: Examining the fate of convicted persons. The effect of Covid-19 on the global economy and most specifically Nigeria has revealed the need to shift from the dependence on crude oil as a major means of revenue generation to other unexplored areas a ...
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Tax Avoidance And Tax Evasion:Availing It’s Loopholes But Complying With The Law.
The importance of taxation as a fundamental component of government revenue generation and an essential instrument for national development cannot be overemphasized as a sustainable source of income for the government. Although revenue generation is often viewed as the primary and most important rol ...
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THE CHANGING FACE OF LAW (PRACTICE) BUSINESS
Are you yet aware of the rude awakening of the evolution of Law Practice to Law Business as we are having it today? It is increasingly more important for owners and managing partners of law firms to understand the recent drive affecting the legal sector. Understanding this drive is wh ...
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Paper Is Not Going Away, But Its Role Is Changing: A Few Question On Running A Paperless Law-Firm
Going paperless is attractive to law firms for a variety of different reasons. It’s better for the environment, most clients prefer it, it reduces storage costs and it can make your firm more efficient on a day-to-day basis. While many firms were already in the process of going paperless pr ...
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