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B-BBEE Ownership: Why The Right Share Options Count

In the context of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), ownership is one of the key elements of measurement.

South Africa Commercial

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Barnard Inc.

Regulatory Update: SEC Issues New Corporate Governance Directives To Curb Boardroom Rotations And Preserve Independence

On 19th June 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") released a circular directed at Public Companies and Capital Market Operators in Nigeria.

Nigeria Commercial

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Fraud & Misrepresentation Risk In M&A Transactions

On March 28, 2025, a New York jury delivered a landmark conviction in the case between JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMC) and Charlie Javice, the founder of TAPD Inc.

Nigeria Commercial

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Balogun Harold

Private Capital: What Suits Your Family?

With over $4 billion raised in private capital across Africa last year, we're seeing families step into deals that offer more than just returns. From co-investments in energy and logistics...

Nigeria Commercial

Acuity Partners

Regulatory Update: Corporate Affairs Commission Issues New Schedule Of Fees

Nigeria Commercial

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Famsville Solicitors

Women In Business Report 2025 - Business Day (Video)

South Africa Commercial

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SNG Grant Thornton

Beyond Trading Floors: Securities Exchanges Under A New Regulatory Lens

Nigeria Commercial

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Famsville Solicitors

Ghana Enacts The Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140) To Regulate Gold Export Trading And Marketing: Understanding The Legal Framework And Reforms.

Ghana Commercial

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Legalstone Solicitors

Using Section 65 Financial Enquiries To Recover Debt

South Africa Commercial

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Barnard Inc.

Uganda's Companies Act: Striking Off Ambiguities And The Courts' Costly Chaos

Worldwide Commercial

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ENS

White-Collar Crime And Regulatory Compliance Exposure In Nigeria: A Local Perspective For Multinational Corporations

Nigeria Commercial

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Stren & Blan Partners

How To Acquire Gold Buyer License (Tier 2) Under The Gold Board Act

Ghana Commercial

LS

Legalstone Solicitors

Doing Business In: Nigeria – Country Comparative Guide

Nigeria Commercial

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Lily And Barbrook Mines: A Business Rescue Success Story

South Africa Commercial

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Barnard Inc.

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Webinars

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2 Jul 2025 | 11:00 AM

Evolving Global Investigations Landscape: Risk Management and Response Strategies for International Businesses in Africa

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Stren & Blan Partners

9 Jul 2025 | 2:00 PM

Digital Assets – Innovation vs Compliance: Emerging Offshore Jurisdictional Trends – How Legal Advisers' Roles Will Change

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Walkers

Recorded on 24 Jun 2025 | 3:00 PM

(2nd Session) 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights into the Global In-House Counsel Profession

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In-House Counsel Worldwide

Recorded on 24 Jun 2025 | 9:00 AM

(1st Session) 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights into the Global In-House Counsel Profession

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In-House Counsel Worldwide

Directors and Officers

Regulatory Update: Corporate Affairs Commission Issues New Schedule Of Fees

The Corporate Affairs Commission (the "CAC") has issued a new schedule of fees (the "Revised Schedule"), superseding the previous regime that governed the cost of incorporation...

Nigeria Commercial

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Famsville Solicitors

Doing Business In: Nigeria – Country Comparative Guide

Our General Corporate Advisory and Tax teams authored the Nigerian chapter of the guide, which provides a high-level overview of Nigeria's legal and regulatory framework for doing business.

Nigeria Commercial

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Doing Business In Comparative Guide

Doing Business In Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Ghana, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Ghana Commercial

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N. Dowuona & Company

Business Registration In Côte D'Ivoire: A Guide To The Online Process

Ghana Commercial

uA

Firmus Advisory

Choosing Between A Shareholders' Agreement And A Joint Venture Agreement: What You Should Know

Ghana Commercial

uA

Firmus Advisory

A Review Of The Annual Returns Provision In The Companies And Allied Matters Act 2020

Nigeria Commercial

Gresyndale Legal

The Role Of A Company Secretary In Ensuring Regulatory Compliance For A Company In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Internal Restructuring: Insights Into The Competition Commission's Latest Guidelines

South Africa Insolvency

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Adams & Adams

Doing Business In Nigeria: How To Register A Foreign-Owned Business In Nigeria

Nigeria Government

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

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Securities

Fraud & Misrepresentation Risk In M&A Transactions

On March 28, 2025, a New York jury delivered a landmark conviction in the case between JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMC) and Charlie Javice, the founder of TAPD Inc.

Nigeria Commercial

BH

Balogun Harold

Impact Of The Investment & Securities Act (2025) On Ownership And Use Of Virtual Assets In Nigeria

The Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2025 was enacted on March 31, 2025 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to replace the previous ISA, updating the law with provisions impacting emerging trends...

Nigeria Technology

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Pavestones Legal

Beyond Trading Floors: Securities Exchanges Under A New Regulatory Lens

On 25 March 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed into law, the Investment and Securities Act, 2025 (the "ISA 2025"), repealing the earlier Investment and Securities Act, 2007 (the "ISA 2007")...

Nigeria Commercial

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Famsville Solicitors

Rwanda Enacts New Law To Smooth Out The Enforcement Of Close-out Netting And Financial Collateral Arrangements

Rwanda Commercial

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ENS

New Rules On Issuance And Allotment Of Private Companies Securities

Nigeria Commercial

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

A Review Of The SEC's New Rules On Issuance And Allotment Of Debt Securities By Private Companies

Nigeria Commercial

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Revived But Not Reformed: The Stalled Progress Of Nigeria's State Refineries

Nigeria Commercial

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Tope Adebayo LP

Overview Of The SEC's Amendments To The Rules On Digital Assets Issuance, Offering Platform, Exchange And Custody And Inclusion Of Digital Assets As Security In The New Investment And Securities Act

Nigeria Technology

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AELEX

Strengthening Investor Protection In Nigeria: The SEC's Role In Mitigating Ponzi Schemes Under The ISA, 2025

Nigeria Commercial

PL

Pavestones Legal

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Charities & Non-Profits

A Complete Guide To Starting A Business In Sierra Leone: Registration Process, Costs, And Requirements

In Sierra Leone, the company registration process is done through physical submission of documents at the Office of the Administrator and Registrar General (OARG)

Ghana Commercial

uA

Firmus Advisory

Significant Changes For Not-For-Profits As PBO Act Comes Into Effect After 11 Years

Without any forewarning, the current administration operationalised the 11 years old, Public Benefits Organisations Act (the PBO Act) which replaces the 30-year-old Non-Governmental Organisations Coordination Act (the NGO Act), significantly altering the regulation of not-for-profit entities.

Kenya Commercial

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Faith In Our Shared Humanity

An advocate of the High Court of Kenya since 2012, Spencer West Commercial Partner Peter Kamero regularly puts his Christian faith into action as a volunteer intervening...

Kenya Commercial

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Spencer West

Spreading Cheer: Axis And BLCR's Festive Charitable Initiative (Video)

Mauritius Law Performance

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AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Legal Considerations In Starting A Non-Profit Organization In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

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The Trusted Advisors

An Overview Of Business And Non-Profit Organizations In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

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Tope Adebayo LP

Key Highlights Of The Code Of Governance For Not-For-Profit Organisations 2023

Nigeria Commercial

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Streamsowers & Kohn

How To Register A Not-For-Profit Or NGO In Ghana 2023

Ghana Commercial

uA

Firmus Advisory

How To Register A Non-Governmental Organization In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

uA

Firmus Advisory

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Franchising

Confidentiality And The Importance Of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)

KleuterZone, a preschool franchise, faced scrutiny over share certificates with discrepancies, including investments in non-existent companies. The company attributed these issues to clerical errors during manual issuance.

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

The Role Of Technology Transfer In Nigeria

Technology transfer plays various roles in a country, the most notable being economic and technological development.

Nigeria Technology

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Candelp

Understanding Statement 102 Within South Africa's B-BBEE Framework

The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act of 2003 (the Act) is an important part of the South African legal landscape.

South Africa Commercial

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Webber Wentzel

Legal Considerations For Franchising Your Business In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Regulatory And Supervisory Guidelines For Bureau De Change Operations In Nigeria 2024

Nigeria Commercial

BI

Banwo & Ighodalo

Exposure Draft: Revised Regulatory And Supervisory Guidelines For Bureau De Change Operations In Nigeria 2024

Nigeria Commercial

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Key Legal Considerations To Look Out For In A Franchise Contract

Nigeria Commercial

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Understanding Franchising: A Model For Business Growth

Nigeria Commercial

SB

Stren & Blan Partners

Central Bank Of Nigeria Exposure Draft On The Revised Regulatory And Supervisory Guidelines For Bureau De Change Operations In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

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Latest Videos

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Global Business Company (GBC) In Mauritius

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AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

From Audit To Boardroom: A 30 Year Journey Of Growth And Leadership (Video)

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SNG Grant Thornton

Pragmatically Fearless Campaign (Video)

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Nexia SAB&T

Startup And Founders' Agreement (Video)

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Doing Business In Ghana Series Ep2 | Trends Shaping The Retail Landscape In Ghana (Video)

uA

Firmus Advisory

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