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An Evaluation of the Application of Private Law to Recovery of Bribes in Nigeria
0₦2,500.00John Omughele, Legal Practitioner and researcher, in his article, “An Evaluation of the Application of Private Law to Recovery of Bribes in Nigeria”, notes that the usual approach to the problem of bribery is to employ public law, through criminal law, against bribe-takers. He highlights the limitations of this approach and argues that as in the United Kingdom, Nigeria can also employ private law to recover bribes and accretions to bribes from bribe-takers, using the concept of fiduciaries as a unifying basis for both public and private sector bribery cases, as well as imposition of constructive trusts.
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An Appraisal of the Legal Regime for Cyber Security in Nigeria
0₦2,500.00With greater connectivity and sophistication, the goals of cyber attackers have been evolving from traditional criminality to disruption of economic activity and infrastructure. In some cases, instead of stealing information for pecuniary gains, cyber criminals now steal technical designs, defence and military secrets, university research findings, and investigation secrets. Dr. Kathleen Okafor, Head of Department, Property & Commercial Law, Baze University, Abuja in her article, “An Appraisal of The Legal Regime for Cyber Security in Nigeria”, comprehensively reviews the existing national legal regime for cyber security, and assesses how regional and international instruments seek to make the world a safer place.
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No Orchids For Miss Blandish: Nigerian Anti-Money Laundering Statutes and Nigerian Lawyers
0₦2,500.00Dr Olumide Obayemi of the Lagos State University and Legal Practitioner, Ajumogobia & Okeke, Lagos in his article, “No Orchids For Miss Blandish: Nigerian Anti-Money Laundering Statutes and Nigerian Lawyers” examines the concept of money laundering and comprehensively reviews extant Nigerian legislation and regulations on money laundering including the 2 August 2012 Central Bank of Nigeria Circular, Federal Ministry of Industry Trade & Investment AML/CFT Regulations for Designated No the Terrorism (Prevention) Amendment Act (2013). He examines the reporting and monitoring requirements imposed on financial institutions, and other professionals, including lawyers, and juxtaposes these obligations with the privacy and confidentiality protections afforded to clients and lawyers under the Nigerian Constitution (1999), the Evidence Act (2011), and the Legal Practitioners Act. He considers the case of the Nigerian Bar Association v Attorney General of the Federation on the issue and draws his conclusion.
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Criminal Liability of Corporations for Bribery in Nigeria: Lessons from USA and UK
0₦2,500.00Dr Akeem Bello of the Department of Public Law, University of Lagos in his article “Criminal Liability of Corporations for Bribery in Nigeria: Lessons from USA and UK” examines Nigerian law on bribery and posits that there is no specific legislation designed to criminalise corporate bribery. He examines the criminality of ‘Facilitation Payment’ and ‘Corporate Hospitality’ and recommends that expanding the scope of bribery offences to cover all “persons”irrespective of whether they are public, private sector officials or corporate entities will strengthen the law on bribery in Nigeria.
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A Survey of the Legal Regime against Cybercrimes in Nigeria
0₦2,500.00Augustine Agom, Associate Professor of Law and Head, Department of Commercial Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in “A Survey of the Legal Regime against Cybercrimes in Nigeria” analyses the nature and character of cybercrimes and the provision of various laws having bearing on cybercrimes including the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention Etc.) Act 2015.
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Corporate Insanity as a Defence to the Crime of Tax Evasion: Untying the Knotty Legal Issues in the Criminal Liability of Corporations
0₦2,500.00Odubunmi Olagoke in his article “Corporate Insanity as a Defence to the Crime of Tax Evasion: Untying the Knotty Legal Issues in the Criminal Liability of Corporations” explores the various theories of criminal liability and consider, from a distillation of the principles, the defence of Corporate Insanity to a crime of tax evasion.
