The Role of an Estate Planning Lawyer in Protecting Your Family’s Future When it comes to planning for the future, many people think about savings, investments, and insurance—but too often, they overlook one of the most important tools for protecting their loved ones: estate planning. An experienced estate planning lawyer plays a vital role in…

Before the Company Is Born: Legal Realities of Pre-incorporation Contracts Under CAMA 2020 INTRODUCTION In the dynamic landscape of Nigerian business law, the formation of a company marks a critical milestone, yet the journey often begins well before incorporation. Preincorporation contracts, entered into on behalf of a yet-to-be-formed company, play a pivotal role in laying…
Section 61 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015 Section 61 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows: (1) Where under the provisions of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Law, a court has granted a certificate of absolute sale to the person declared to be the purchaser of immovable…
Section 60 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015 Section 60 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows: Registration of a judgment or writ of execution shall be cancelled in the following circumstances-(a) at the written request of the judgment creditor or other person in whose benefit the judgment…
Section 59 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015 Section 59 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows: (1) While any judgment or writ of execution continues to be registered Effect of against any land, sub-lease or mortgage, the Registrar shall not accept for judgement registration any document in…
Section 58 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015 Section 58 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows: Where a court issues a judgment or writ of execution affecting any land, Power to sub-lease or mortgage, the judgement beneficiary or creditor shall forward to the Registrar, a certified copy…
Section 57 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015 Section 57 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows: The Registrar shall not accept for registration, any irrevocable Power of Attorney on which the Governor’s consent has not been endorsed.
Section 56 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015 Section 56 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows: (1) A person may, under a Power of Attorney authorize another person to act on his behalf in respect of any land or interest in land therein under the provisions of…
Section 55 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015 Section 55 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows: (1) A discharge, wholly or in part, may be made by a deed of release in the prescribed form and the word “Discharged” may be written or printed on the document…
Section 54 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015 Section 54 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows: The charge, when registered, confers upon the chargee a charge upon the interest of the chargor as appearing in the register subject to the encumbrances and qualification to which the chargor’s…