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Rex Attorneys

Review of the Public Private Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2023

The Public Private Partnership Act, (Cap. 103 R.E. 2018) ("PPP Act”), is the principal legislation regulating the implementation of public private partnership projects ("PPP Projects”).

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Bowmans

The Electronic Communications Draft Amendment Bill and the changes it proposes to introduce

On 23 June 2023, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies published the Draft Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, 2023 (Draft Amendment Bill), which is intended to amend certain aspects of the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 (ECA).

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Spoor & Fisher

Ghana: A new IP office

The Ghanaian authorities have published an important bill, the Ghana Industrial Property Office Bill, 2023 (the Bill).

The purpose of the Bill is to establish a new IP office, the Ghana Industrial Property Office (GHIPO).

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Werksmans Attorneys

National Health Insurance: What benefit; for whom, where and how?

As has widely been reported in the media, the National Health Insurance Bill or the Bill has been passed by Parliament. However, such a process has left a number of crucial questions about the scope, ambit and application of the Bill largely unanswered. One of those quest..

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Goldsmiths Solicitors

Better Late than Never: Nigeria Finally Passes the Data Protection Act

On 12 June 2023, the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 (“the Act”) was signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Act provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information, processing and transfer of personal information and regulatory obligations..

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

An Overview of the Finance Act 2023

The Finance Act 2023 (the “FA 2023”) was signed into law by former President Muhammadu 
Buhari on 28 May 2023, prior to his leaving office. The FA 2023 takes effect from 28 May 
2023, and it replaces the Finance Bill 2022 (“FB 2022”), which had been circul..

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Olaniwun Ajayi

Nigeria’s New Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 – A Competitive Edge To Arbitration In Nigeria

A new national arbitration law, the Arbitration and Mediation Act, 2023 (the AMA), came into force in Nigeria on 26 May 2023, replacing the Arbitration and Conciliation Act (the ACA) that had remained unchanged for over three decades. Here are some notable features of the..

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FB Attorneys

The Personal Data Protection Act

Q&A on the provisions of the Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act

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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Charting a course for public land reform through the Land (Amendment) Bill, 2022

Kenya has historically struggled with a major crisis in its public land tenure system. This crisis is known as “land grabbing” and is the illegal and irregular allocation of land meant for public purposes to private individuals and corporations. There are many contributor..

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