First GM Ignition Trial Crashes and Burns After Plaintiff’s Fraud
It was a rough start and quick finish for the first trail over General Motors’ defective ignition switches, which have left over 124 dead and many more injured. The first…
Backroom Compensation Deals Keep Women Down, Suit Alleges
Despite bringing in $24 million dollars in business and generating nearly $8 million in revenue, former LeClairRyan partner Michele Burke Craddock says her success was devalued and diminished — not…
Plaintiff Entitled to Attorneys’ Fees in City of Laguna Beach Case
In a rather circuitous line of cases generally revolving the issue of free speech, a plaintiff in Laguna Beach California successfully convinced the Ninth Circuit that he was entitled to…
ABA to Beef up Ethics Rule on Workplace Discrimination
A new proposal to amend the ABA rules of Professional Conduct is on the table. Its aim is to address workplace discrimination. Not that you weren’t being careful about what…
Should Lawyers Use Peer-to-Peer Payment Apps?
There are apps for monitoring your billing, apps for tracking your time, apps for invoicing clients. There are even apps that allow you to send and receive cash with the…
Lagos State Plans To Change Repayment Terms Of Its Bonds
Lagos state Government (LASG), said on Monday, that it will ask bondholders next month to agree a change to the payment schedules for N167.5 billion($842 million) of bonds. The meeting…
Nigeria Earns Just N49 billion From Capital Gains Tax In 5 Years
Capital Gains Tax – 2011 – 2015.Source: Nairametrics Research Nigeria earned just N49.5 billion from capital gains tax in the last 5 years according to data from the Federal Inland…
Flip-Flopping CBN Re-Introduces C.O.T Charges
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reintroduced C.O.T charges for commercial banks just weeks after implementing the no C.O.T charge rule in 2016. The Bank in a circular titled…
Fashola Says Revoking Jonathan’s Contracts Will Destroy Investor’s Confidence In Economy
Power, Works & Housing minister, Babatunde Fashola has given an indication the Federal Government may not cancel contracts awarded under former President Goodluck Jonathan. Fashola spoke at the weekend during…
I Will Run For Second Term As IMF MD – Christine Lagarde
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, has announced that she will be running for a second term in office. Lagarde made this disclosure in an interview…