by The Write House | Mar 31, 2015 | March 2015 edition, The Write Partner
The undergraduate degree in law is Bachelor of Laws (LLB). In Nigeria and the US, you need a law degree (LLB in Nigeria; JD or LLB in the US) before you can become a lawyer. LLB is spelt LLB or LL.B., never L.L.B. But many lawyers do not understand how come or why...
by The Write House | Mar 31, 2015 | March 2015 edition, The Write Partner
The following types of clause are typical in contracts: An assignment clause permits, prohibits, or restricts a complete transfer of contractual rights by one or more of the contracting parties to a non-party. A confidentiality clause prohibits or restricts disclosure...
by The Write House | Mar 31, 2015 | March 2015 edition, The Write Partner
Kayode Sofola SAN reminds advocates to call a spade a spade, and not an agricultural implement. Sofola has a firm command of English and an ear for the apt expression. He is blessed with a literary turn of mind. He also points out that people would say methodology...
by The Write House | Mar 31, 2015 | March 2015 edition, The Write Partner
Whenever I appear in court, I proudly announce myself as “Chinua Asuzu, [usually] for the Defendant.” I am visibly male, and extremely proud of it. The judge, observing my maleness etched on my rugged face, jots my name down as “Mr Chinua Asuzu.” Knowing this, I smile...
by The Write House | Mar 31, 2015 | March 2015 edition
Lawyers should possess semantic exactitude—we should appreciate subtle distinctions between words or expressions that look, seem, or sound similar. In this issue, we explain the differences between: • alphabet and letter • ambiguous and vague • amount, number, and...
