Taking Hold of the Leadership of the Nigerian Bar: The Law on the Office of the NBA President By Stanley O. Omotor
The rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria is a distinguished title which is provided for by section 5 of the Legal Practitioners Act, Cap L11 LFN 2004, to be conferred on legal practitioners who have practiced law…
The African Girl and Covid 19 by Rita Promise Iyere
Like the effect of the Ebola pandemic, COVID-19 will disproportionately affect adolescent girls in Africa bearing ripple effects of violence, trafficking, child marriage and teenage pregnancies hence downplaying the achievements made towards the education of the girl child over the years, thereby increasing the gender gaps in education. In West Africa, women and girls accounted for 60% of the population of those who were infected with Ebola, leaving thousands of children without parents and teenage girls dropping out of school to take up parental roles.
Emokiniovo Dafe-Akpedeye, MA (Oxon), FCIArb, Dipl.Arb: Africa’s Legal Millennial
In this edition of “TheMillennial” we feature Emokiniovo Dafe-Akpedeye, a bright Nigerian legal practitioner par excellence who was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2015. Prior to obtaining her law degree from the prestigious Oxford University, UK, she studied Economics and Management at the University of Bristol and graduated with a first-classhonours degree.
Covid 19: Is Safe Habour Still Safe in the Administration of Transfer Pricing by Ezekiel Archibong
Over time, there has been a global consensus to treat multinational enterprises (“MNEs”) as separate entities for tax purposes and transfer of goods and services. This means that, although in practice the enterprises are related entities under the ownership and control of a parent company, they must give their respective accounts based on the fiction that they transact as independent entities. This is known as the Arm’s length principle.
However, for a while now, taxpayers and tax administrators have continued to grapple with the complexities embedded in Transfer Pricing (“TP”) analysis occasioned by the Arm’s length principle. These complexities often lead to uncertainties, TP risks, are time-consuming, and increase compliance costs. To simplify TP compliance and provide certainty on the treatment of related party transactions, tax administrators in different jurisdictions have adopted a more simplified measure. This measure is known as the “Safe Harbor Rule”.
Image-Memes and Copyright in Intellectual Property by Anthony O. Adeusi
Image-memes (pronounced “meem”) are associated with an image or video that portrays a particular concept or idea and is spread through social platforms on the internet.
The PALM Interview with Mr Adesina Ogunlana, Presidential Candidate, Nigerian Bar Association Election 2020.
On June 20, 2020 The PALM interviewed Mr Adesina Ogunlana, a Presidential Candidate of the Nigerian Bar Association Election 2020. He shared his plans for legal practitioners in Nigeria, particularly young lawyers.
The PALM Interview with Mr Olumide Akpata , Presidential Candidate, Nigerian Bar Association Election 2020.
On June 18, 2020 The PALM interviewed Mr Olumide Akpata, a Presidential Candidate of the Nigerian Bar Association Election 2020. He shared his plans for legal practitioners in Nigeria, particularly young lawyers.
The PALM Interview with Dr Babatunde Ajibade, SAN, Presidential Candidate, Nigerian Bar Association Election 2020.
On June 17, 2020 The PALM interviewed Dr Babatunde Ajibade, SAN, a Presidential Candidate of the Nigerian Bar Association Election 2020. He shared his plans for legal practitioners in Nigeria, particularly young lawyers.
The PALM Interview with Mr. Dele Adesina, SAN, Presidential Candidate, Nigerian Bar Association Election 2020
On June 15, 2020 The PALM interviewed Mr. Dele Adesina, SAN, a Presidential Candidate of the Nigerian Bar Association Election 2020. He shared his plans for legal practitioners in Nigeria, particularly young lawyers.
82nd Years Post Partum: Posthumously Celebrating Late Chief Gani Fawehinmi SAM, SAN GCON. By Owolabi, Yusuf Olatunji
The wind of activism blew round the nooks and crannies of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria on the twenty second of April, 1938, that it appeared undoubtedly that the yet to be independent nation baptised Nigeria has been uniquely blessed with the birth of an uncompromising advocate: an unrelenting Human Rights Crusader: and one of the Crème de la Crème in the legal profession of all times
