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Commentaries and Analysis on Nigeria’s Trade Marks Act
0₦2,500.00Professor Adebambo Adewopo SAN, of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, and former Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission in his brilliant review of Mark Mordi’s new book titled ‘Commentaries and Analysis on Nigeria’s Trade Marks Act’, highlights that the book, a practitioner’s companion, effectively combines the qualitative, quantitative, analytical and conceptual research models to explore the Trade Marks Act landscape.
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Uniform Sale of Goods Law in Nigeria by Prof. Olusegun Yerokun
0₦2,500.00Yusuf Usman Liman, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Nigeria Police Academy, Kano Nigeria, reviews the book, Uniform Sale of Goods Law in Nigeria by Prof. Olusegun Yerokun, highlighting that the book provides a good understanding of the need for concerted efforts towards uniformity of the Federal and State Laws on Sale of Goods. Using the review as a backdrop, Liman examines the current state of the law with regards to the status of the Sale of Goods Act 1893, an English Statute of General Application.
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An Evaluation of Estate Planning Mechanisms in Nigeria
0₦2,500.00Despite the repeal of the Capital Transfer Tax Act 1979, some states, including Lagos, continue to charge a variant of inheritance tax called “Estate Duty”, before grant of probate or letters of administration in respect of a deceased person’s estate. Against this background, Abdul-Ghaniy Anjorin and Mazeedah Hassan, Legal Practitioners, in their paper, “An Evaluation of Estate Planning Mechanisms in Nigeria”, examine various estate planning devices that may be employed by an estate owner to simplify the administration of his estate, minimise probate fees, and ensure a seamless intergenerational transfer of assets.
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The Nature of Indemnity Right of Trustees
0₦2,500.00Olaniran Osotuyi, Associate, Olaniwun Ajayi LP examines “The Nature of Indemnity Right of Trustees”. While the law is fairly settled on the right of a trustee to be indemnified, to recoup the cost from the trust property and in certain circumstances from the beneficiaries for costs properly incurred in the performance of the trust, the nature of that right has been controversial, particularly whether it confers beneficial proprietary interest in the trust fund on the trustee. The article examines the foundations of the trustee’s right of indemnity and argues that while the trustee’s right may find an uncomfortable niche within the class of rights which bear the proprietary label, it may not deliver all the benefits nor give rise to all the effects of property rights
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An Examination of the Competing Layers of Rights in Communal and Family Land
0₦2,500.00Olagoke Odubunmi, Lagos-based legal practitioner in his article, “An Examination of the Competing Layers of Rights in Communal and Family Land” exhaustively discusses the competing, conflicting and concurrent layers of rights of the Chief, the Community, the Family Head, the Family and the Individual in the ownership, usage, management and alienation of Communal/Family Land, and the impact and implication of the Land Use Act on the layers of rights.
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Registration of Instruments in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
0₦2,500.00Olayimika Olasewere, Partner, SPA Ajibade & Co., Legal Practitioners, gives a practical guide on registration of title in Abuja in his article “Registration of Instruments in The Federal Capital Territory Abuja”.
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The Land Use Act and Compulsory Acquisition Without Compensation
0₦2,500.00Dr Akintunde Otubu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Private and Property Law, University of Lagos in his article “The Land Use Act and Compulsory Acquisition Without Compensation” examines the provision of the Land Use Act on compulsory acquisition and compensation. Weighing in on the controversy between the ‘nationalisation’ and ‘private property right’ schools, he contends that while the Act nationalises all land in favour of the State, it allows private ownership of the improvements on the land. He explores the half-hectare rule and four instances of revocations by which land is compulsorily acquired without compensation under the Act.
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Critical Issues in Nigerian Property Law
0₦2,500.00Tony Odiadi, Visiting Scholar, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC, reviews the book, “Critical Issues in Nigerian Property Law” edited by Professor Amos Utuama, SAN. He gives an expansive commentary on the various topics treated by eminent authors and concludes that the book is a fitting and significant dedication to the memory of Professor Jelili Omotola, SAN in whose honour the book was put together.
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Unmasking the Legal Complications in the Termination of Fixed and Periodic Tenancies
0₦2,500.00Against the background of the Tenancy Law of Lagos State 2011, Olagoke Odubunmi, Lagos based legal practitioner, in his article “Unmasking the Legal Complexities in the Termination of Fixed and Periodic Tenancies” seeks to unravel the complexities, technicalities and slippery landmines into which legal practitioners, property managers, agents and landlords, do unsuspectingly often fall into in the process of recovery of premises, most especially in the termination of fixed and periodic tenancies.
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Dual Titles on Federal Government Property in Lagos State: A Review of Law and Practice
0₦2,500.00Olagoke Kuye, Associate, Adekunle Omotola & Co in “Dual Titles on Federal Government Property In Lagos State: A Review of Law and Practice” examines the controversial issue of ‘regularisation’ of Federal Government titles by the Lagos State Government and posits that the problem arose from the inadequate provisions of the Land Use Act and the land tenure history of Lagos State.
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The Lagos State Arbitration Law and the Doctrine of Covering the Field: A Review
0₦2,500.00Abdulrazaq Daibu
Is the Lagos State Arbitration Law of 2009 Dead on Arrival? Abdulrazaq Daibu, Lecturer, Department of Private and Property Law, University of Ilorin examines the issue in “The Lagos State Arbitration Law and the Doctrine of Covering the Field: A Review”.
