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How to Save About to Bounce Cheques in Nigeria. DAILY LAW TIPS (Tip 100) By Onyekachi Umah,Esq., LL.M, MCIArb (UK) While there will always be
Disputes that may not be Settled in Courts. Daily Law Tips (Tip 86) By Onyekachi Umah,Esq., LL.M, MCIArb (UK) Parties to an agreement that has
LearnNigerianLaws.Com in 2016 published and circulated for free over 10 law articles on WILLS, MARRIAGE, LAND, NBA STAMP, CONTRACT, TENANCY, BUSINESS, BOUNCED CHEQUE AND TRADEMARKS.
UNDERSTANDING POWER SECTOR REFORM-OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAWYERS
A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE 2ND PUBLIC LECTURE OF NBA YOUNG LAWYERS FORUM, ABUJA- BWARI. (CAPITAL BAR)
DATE: 24th SEPTEMBER 2016
TIME: 10:00AM
VENUE: NBA Abuja-Bwari Branch Secretariat, Customary Court Complex, After Sokale Junction, along Bwari-Dutse Road, Abuja.
BY
Chudi Nelson Ojukwu -Partner L C & N (Legal Practitioners) www.LCandN.com
NBA National Secretary; Isiaka Abiola Olagunju, Esq. recently released a mail stating practising fees, branch codes and Access bank account for payment of annual lawyers practising fees. It is to be noted that such payment should be made on or before 31st March, 2017. Proof of payment of annual practising fee is a requirement for NBA stamp application, Notary Public application, Senior Advocate of Nigeria application and eligibility to vote or be voted for in Nigerian Bar Association elections.
APPLICABLE BAR PRACTISING FEE
Please note that with effect from January 1, 2017 Bar Practicing Fee shall ONLY be paid into the following account:
Account Name: Supreme Court Bar Practicing Fees Account.
Account Number:0000976716
Bank: Access Bank Plc
Hello, am glad to have your eyes on this page. On last edition I wrote on “Safest Means of Purchasing rural Land” which dwelt on the purchase of land under customary law which often occurs in our villages. I highlighted the legal requirements and steps to a successful land transaction under such law. Now is time for us to take a deep dive into land transaction under our statutory law. It is for land transactions in our towns and cities. I urge you to learn as much as you can and save yourself embarrassment.
More than 75% percent of the earth is covered by water bodies while 25%is land. One of the essential needs of man is Shelter. Man is not coldblooded hence he needs land to put up his living. The oldest and best investment has remained real estate investment. No wonder in 1974, Ray Kroc, the founder of “McDonald’s” told listeners that his real business is not the sale of hamburger rather real estate. In Africa aside the economical and sociological importance of land and property on it; it is a visible sign of self accomplishment, and success.
No man is an island, we all need one another to live together and actualize our dreams. At one point or another one has to
Just as the human fingers vary, so do human status, situations and endeavours vary. At different times, locations and situations in life you are either a tenant or a landlord or even both. You may be the owner of your residence while you are a tenant in your office complex. They can never be a tenant without a landlord. For more on landlords rights and duties, read my article; RIGHTS OF A LANDLORD. Due to the African undue attachment to land and landed property so much attention and superiority is added to the status of “Landlordship”. This makes up for the ill treatment the so called landlords do met out to their often poor tenants.
Firstly, in Nigeria all lands are vested on the thirty-six Governors of the States of the Federation as guaranteed in our conservative and over-due for amendment; Land Use Act of 1978. Consequently, the Governors hold the whole land in trust for the people except those owned by Federal Government and its agencies. Owing to the above fact, a Governor can only grant a Rights of Occupancy for a certain period of time. To quickly understand this subject matter, please read my article; RIGHTS OF A TENANT.
WHAT IS TRADEMARK?
Over time in business and life generally, individuals, partnerships, corporations, organisations and companies have developed, designed, created, coined, formed and used certain distinctive names, logos, crests, flags, badges, symbols, signs, patterns, formations, processes and drawings to differentiate themselves from others; owing and using same exclusively. In today’s world, a circled letter “Y” is owned by Mercedes, GMC is owned by General Motors Corporation, LEX10® is owned by Lex10 Law Technologies, HP® is owned by Hewlett-Packard Company , Closeup® is owned by Unilever Nigeria Plc, MR.BIGG’S® and GALA® is owned by UAC foods Plc and Blackberry® is owned by Research in Motion etc. All those are names, logos and products used in business by their respective owners to the exclusion of all other persons and companies in the parts of the world, where they are registered. To retain customers and clients, create a renowned brand and fight piracy, registration of trademarks becomes very necessary.
HOW TO RECOVER PROPERTY OF THE DEAD IN NIGERIA – “A LEGAL GUIDE ON PROBATE MATTERS”.
A righteous man leaves inheritance for his off springs says the holy book. We all must die someday but what we may leave are our off springs, legacies, assets, liabilities, problems we solved and those we created. The death of a person is not the death of his/her property, assets and liabilities. The death of loved ones and breadwinners is not a launch into poverty and misery. No one dies with his assets (anything that adds to wealth) and liabilities (anything that reduces wealth) rather such is left for the good of the living. It is the right of the living to take over ownership and administration of the assets and property even the liability of the dead (deceased). Whether a deceased died leaving a WILL (testate) or without a WILL (intestate) his property must be owned and managed by the living. Now, the question is who should legally manage and benefit from the property of a dead in Nigeria?
