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Jackson, Etti & Edu wins 4 Appellate Decisions that impact on Trademark Protection for Brand Owners

May 18, 2018

In a spate of four appellate decisions, the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court, agreeing with the submissions and contention of JEE, have further strengthened the Nigerian trademark jurisprudence in relation to fundamental issues of importance to local and international brand owners.

Senate passes CAMA (Repeal & Re-enactment) Bill 2018

May 15, 2018

The Companies and Allied Matters (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2018 (“Bill”) was passed by the Nigerian Senate on 15th May 2018.

Jackson, Etti & Edu advises Pathcare Nigeria Limited as Synlab buys its majority stake

May 1, 2018

Our Corporate Mergers and Acquisition Team advised Pathcare Nigeria Limited in its recent corporate restructuring and acquisition of majority stake by Synlab Suisse SA., a global medical diagnostic service provider.

AUTOMATION OF STAMP DUTY ASSESSMENT & PAYMENT

January 19, 2018

The National Stamp Duty Office is set to automate the process of assessment and payment of Stamp Duties hence making it possible to remotely assess instruments and make payments anywhere in Nigeria.

JEE advises on the Lagos State Government N500 Billion Bond Issuance Programme

January 3, 2018

Jackson, Etti & Edu (“JEE”) advised on the Lagos State Government N500,000,000,000 (Five Hundred Billion Naira) Debt Issuance Programme and N47,000,000,000 (Forty-Seven Billion Naira) 16.5 % fixed rate bond due 2023 (Series 1). JEE acted as the sole solicitor to the Joint Trustees comprising of ARM Trustees Limited; Coronation Nominees and Trustee Limited; Radix Trustees Limited; Sterling Asset Management & Trustees Limited;