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ESSAY PRIZE
Slaughter and May announces African essay prize winner
Slaughter and May has announced the winners of its 2018/19 Africa Essay Prize.
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GLOBAL MISSION
UK lawyers in Lagos mission
UK lawyers embark on government mission to boost legal services in Nigeria as part of forging global partnerships.
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ENVIRONMENT
Toxic timber trade not so 'eco-friendly'
Environmental agency reports on illicit destruction of Africa's forests and contamination of the US timber Market.
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CORRUPTION
South Africa creates tribunal to recover corruption monies
Tribunal of eight justices will fast-track recovery and ensure accountability says South African President.
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ANTITRUST
South Africa gets new antitrust law
President signs competition amendment bill into law, but not all lawyers in the country are convinced.
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AFRICA
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Funding aims to level legal playing field in Africa
African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) receives a EUR 4 million grant facility from Germany's development bank to promote better deals.
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CORRUPTION
Clifford Chance urges law firms to tackle corruption after it found itself in the eye of the storm
The firm, which denies wrongdoing, issued a statement clarifying its position after it became embroiled in allegations over the sale of a jet to the son of Equatorial Guinea's dictator.
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CORRUPTION
Nigeria recovers over $400 million in stolen state oil funds
While Nigerian investigators recoup over $400 in stolen state oil funds, an Italian court sentences two men in Eni and Shell Nigeria case.
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LEGAL SERVICES
UK and Nigeria in legal sector partnership
A new initiative to drive partnership between legal professionals in the UK and Nigeria announced by PM Theresa May on visit to Lagos.
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BLOCKCHAIN
Blockchain consortium expands to Africa with Miranda Alliance
The Miranda Alliance has announced that it has joined the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC) as its first African organization.
