Extract – As the British Virgin Islands focused on the sales of companies, the Cayman Islands on the hedge fund market and Bermuda on insurance and reinsurance capital, the Turks and Caicos Islands (“TCI”) looked much closer to home as…
In the last 30 to 40 years, Canadian case law and legislation on Indigenous rights have evolved. For example, Canadian courts have articulated the substance of principles such as the duty to consult, fiduciary duty and Honour of the Crown….
Major challenges We are all aware of the major challenges we have faced in the past two to three years. Covid of course being top of the list, with lockdowns, death of loved ones, businesses failing and a huge increase…
Welcome It is a great pleasure to welcome you to this first edition of the Americas Hub newsletter. It has been prepared with the diligent and attentive help of Sophie Stanbrook, the Commonwealth Lawyers Association Council member for the Turks…
The Federal Government says N3.36tn has been allocated for fuel subsidy in 2023 as Nigeria’s debt profile hits $102bn. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, who made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, said the…
•Signs Executive Order 12 to Institutionalise Accountability, Transparency •Directs SGF, ministers to prepare transition documents President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, issued a stern warning to all ministers, permanent secretaries, and other top government officials not to involve themselves in electioneering…
The Australian government, on Wednesday, warned its citizens to desist from travelling to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. This was contained in a travel advisory issued to Australians on the consulate’s website….
French cement maker, Lafarge, has pleaded guilty to U.S. charges of supporting the Islamic State and other terror groups during the Syrian civil war. The admission in Brooklyn Federal Court marked the first time a company has pleaded guilty in…
25 State Houses of Assembly, out of Nigeria’s 36 states, have rejected current constitution amendment bills sent by the National Assembly. The Chairman of, the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution and Deputy President of the Senate,…
Nigeria’s revenue crisis and gas shortage challenges appear set to worsen, after one of the country’s main foreign exchange earners, the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, declared force majeure on its 22.2 million ton per year Bonny LNG export…