Contracts
Today, in the face of a global pandemic, we see businesses having to shut down physical operations and lean into virtual processes. Contracts that ordinarily would have been physically signed and sent are now being electronically executed. Ever wondered whether electronic signatures are legally acceptable in Nigeria? This article answers this question. First of all, what […]...
Starting & Operating a Business
Maintaining a high level of productivity is very essential for your business as this has a great impact on your business’ growth and revenue. This means that you need all the help you can get in achieving this. As it is very likely that you would be collaborating with team members whether physically or remotely, […]...
Employment
The increasing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic locally has led to a recent wave of border closure, institutions shutdown and government orders moderating both religious and social gatherings. As a business owner, you have an integral role to play. but first we cannot continue without acknowledging the toll this will take on your business. These […]...
Contracts
As a business owner, you’re probably wondering what will happen to the contracts that you have entered into with people or companies that you transact business with in light of the business disruption caused by the current global health crisis. You may also be wondering what this means for your undelivered goods and unrendered services […]...
Data ProtectionEntrepreneurs
Laura recently moved back into the country and was looking at setting up her business here in the motherland. She reached out to Siji her childhood friend who was already running a premium beauty parlour and spa. At their meetup to catch-up, Laura explained to her friend the scope of her business and her plans. […]...
Intellectual PropertyLitigation
Jennifer is a digital illustrator who earns a living from selling her unique illustrated designs to companies and individuals. One day, Jennifer stumbles on an Instagram page run by Tosin that is selling her illustrations in portrait form claiming them to be his work. Fortunately for Jennifer, all her illustrations have been registered and copyrighted […]...
Employment
Brite is the founder of a fast-growing fashion startup line. He was also one of the lucky stylists exhibiting at the Lagos Fashion Week. Whilst moving in the new supplies needed for the exhibition, one of his operations personnel, tripped on the stairs and fell. The fall left him with a broken neck and hand. […]...
ContractsEntrepreneurs
Remember Adeola from our previous article, well she’s been able to set up her fashion studio at the property she bought. The next thing on her list is recruiting some personnel needed for the day-to-day running of her business. Whilst compiling the roles and the appropriate description for each role, she concluded that some of […]...
Land acquisitionProperty lawTenancy
Remember Adeola from last week’s newsletter? Well, she ended up purchasing a piece of land for her business after the land documents had gone through careful scrutiny of her lawyer, Seun. She however realized that she had more than enough space to build on and decided to take in a tenant into another part of […]...
Employment
Customers are king, right? Well, yes! However, for a ‘king’ to be comfortable and enjoy his reign, they must be ‘technocrats, the military, palace workers’ etc who ensure things go well. Well, in your business kingdom, those technocrats, military and workers are your employees. As an employer, therefore, you have some responsibilities or obligations to […]...
Land acquisitionProperty law
Adeola is the winner of the $10,000,000 cash prize in the renowned SPC Fashion challenge for fashion entrepreneurs. In executing her next plans, Adeola decided to purchase a land which she saw a “For Sale” sign on at Ikeja. She thinks the space would be perfect for her fashion studio. She decided to speak to […]...
EntrepreneursStarting & Operating a Business
As a startup founder/owner, you are on a constant journey of knowledge and learning. This means that you must continually give yourself to learning, and such learning will be across many fields or subjects that directly or even indirectly relate to starting or running your business. One important aspect is Legal. Whilst we astutely advise […]...
