Consumer Law

A Message To All My Relatives in Nigeria (and Lawyers Soliciting Links)
About 25 years ago, I learned for the first time that I had family in Nigeria.  Back then, the news came by mail.  Later, by fax, I learned of more relative, all of whom were remarkably wealthy and unfortunately recently deceased....

What when where: four in four
In the next four weeks there are no less than four conferences to go to, one a week. They are, in chronological order: Conference on Securities Litigation, 28, 29 April, London (programme) Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, 6, 7 May, Copenhagen (programme) Global Shareholder Activism Conference, 15, 16 May, Paris (programme) Pension Fund Investment World Nordic 2008, 19, 20 [...

Nigeria: In Defence of Death Penalty
From the Daily Trust of Abuja, Nigeria, comes this excellent piece by Adamu Adamu with the above title. Adamu addresses many of the same topics that are debated in the United States: deterrence, retribution, and especially the "we have to...

Happy Birthday Justice
Justice, the independent legal human rights organisation, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Founded in 1957, it was set up to promote the rule of law and to assist the fair administration of justice...

Lassistance technique : un point clé des débats au Conseil des ADPIC
Par Kaitlin Mara Cette semaine, l?Ouganda a présenté au comité de l?Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) chargé des questions de propriété intellectuelle un programme visant à répondre à ses besoins prioritaires dans ce domaine et dans celui du commerce...

Living Wills in Nigeria
Ademola Oladimeji Okeowo (Matrix Solicitors, Abuja, Nigeria) has recently posted on SSRN an article entitled 'Living Will' and the Nigerian Law: The Need for Legislative Intervention...