By Isaac Adeyanju[2] INTRODUCTION A decade old legal battle between Google and Oracle arose over Google’s use of about 11,500 lines of source codes owned by Oracle from its Java Application Programming Interface (API) in the development of Google’s Android operating system in a familiar coding language. Application Programming Interface are features that enables programs […]
INTRODUCTION One of the most exciting and promising frontiers of technology today is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Any conversation around technology is incomplete without a reference to AI. While the term AI has been around for decades, in recent times, its application across industries, from healthcare, business, and education to banking, among others, is changing the […]
“Intellectual innovation could only occur in the kind of tolerant societies in which sometimes outrageous ideas proposed by highly eccentric men would not entail a violent response against ‘heresy’ and ‘apostasy.” Joel Morky, American Economic Historian. Introduction In 2015, Tanzanian authorities revealed that between 2009 and 2014, as much as 67,000 elephants were lost to […]
Introduction Agriculture largely contributes to the Nigerian economy accounting for over 25% of the Nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it is also responsible for 30% of the existing employment in the country. However, the country remains behind its counterparts in developed countries as it still relies on crude implements and obsolete technology in the agribusiness, […]
Hello Linda. Can we get to know more about you, and what endeared you to the legal profession? I am a lawyer based in Kampala, Uganda. I love the law. I practice it, I teach it, and I innovate it. I knew from as early as grade 5 that I wanted to be a lawyer. […]
INTRODUCTION Technology is ever-evolving, and the parameters of determining what the latest technology is are constantly shifting. The issues for discussion during these technological shifts are as well constantly changing. Today, the technology we have has given rise to discussions about data protection, Cyber Security, and the rights of Robots vis a vis employee rights. […]
The O. M. Atoyebi, SAN Legal Tech Challenge was targeted at Law students in Nigeria, with disruptive and innovative ideas. The Firm’s aim is to help bring these ideas to fruition by supporting and providing seed funding. The Challenge had several participants with over 200 submissions. Due to the rigorous selection process as well as […]
Introduction The Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of public companies is statutorily compulsory and commercially important. It is the forum created by law for shareholders, directors, and other stakeholders in public companies to make decisions, share information and ideas to advance the compan. Traditionally, AGMs have been held in physical locations. However, the Coronavirus Pandemic (“Covid-19”) […]
