Introduction Pursuant to Section 274 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 89 (1) of the High Court Law of Lagos State CAP H5, Laws of Lagos State, 2015, the Chief Judge of Lagos State […]
Introduction Pursuant to Section 274 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 89 (1) of the High Court Law of Lagos State CAP H5, Laws of Lagos State, 2015, the Chief Judge of Lagos State […]
Background It is a common phenomenon for individuals and corporate entities to require documents from statutory agencies for various reasons. This could be due to loss or destruction of document, or may be required as part of due diligence or […]
In the recently decided case of Theodak Nigeria Limited (Theodak) v. Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Federal High Court held that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) acted ultravires the powers granted to it by the Companies Income Tax (CIT) […]
Mortgaging a ship is a form of security wherein a ship owner (“Mortgagor”) gives to the lender (“Mortgagor”) an interest in a ship as a security for loan either by way of creating a statutory mortgage or a equity mortgage. […]
We are proud to announce that our Ridwan Oloyede, has been recognised as the Legal influencer for TMT- Africa and Middle-East in the Lexology Content Marketing Awards for Q4 2018. The winner is awarded for constantly producing useful, insightful legal […]
Background Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, RTD Lt-Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau through the Federal Ministry of Interior on 11th December, 2018 issued a new directive to increase the fee on Combined Expatriates and Resident Permit and Aliens Card (CERPAC) from $1,000 […]
Our white collar crimes and investigations practice group recently contributed to the Nigerian chapter on Bribery and Corruption 2019 in the Sixth Edition of Global Legal Insights guide (GLI). GLI Bribery and Corruption 2019 was edited by Jonathan Pickworth and […]
Famsville is pleased to announce the admission of Damilola Osinuga into the partnership with effect from January 1, 2019. Damilola will lead the firm’s Dispute Resolution, Maritime and Transport and Private Wealth Services practice groups. Prior to joining Famsville, Damilola […]
Have you observed our re-branding effort? As part of the update in our re-branding, we have redesigned our logo to show our evolution and to depict our ambition to build a Pan-African brand with offices and strong presence in each […]
In November 2018, Facebook recently came under scrutiny for failing to regulate its platform after it was used to auction a child bride in South-Sudan. In the same month, It was reported that a Norwegian man was charged for targeting […]
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