The carriage of goods across international boundaries involves bulk and sometimes complex transportation and therefore requires planning and the deployment of resources and logistics. In most cases, the use of sea transportation is commonly preferred. The legal issues surrounding the carriage of...

This paper critically assesses whether the enactment of the Companies Act 2006 in England makes a real difference to the duties of company directors. By deducing evidence of court rulings in several cases, the paper suggests that the Companies Act 2006 was necessary to safeguard the governing...

The study explored the vacuum in pollution responsibility in the Niger Delta of Nigeria with a specific focus on the negative externalities of crude oil extraction. It evaluates the laxity of the environmental laws and regulations and, proposed an effective solution based on the Coase theorem....

There is a growing concern on the complicated nature of the enforcement of regulatory instruments with regards to the accountability of crude oil companies' offshore production activities in Nigeria. Elsewhere in the world, adequate steps are well structured to monitor compliance and enforce the...

There is no generic definition of joint venture in law. However, Black's Law Dictionary defines joint venture as a: “Business undertaking by two or more persons engaged in a single defined project. The necessary elements are: An express or implied agreement; a common purpose that the group...

The prevailing legal position in Nigeria is that, the Federal Government is the minerals interest owner whilst the rights over the surface of the lands are under the control of private individuals and communities. Therefore, it is the Federal Government that grant oil mining leases to the...

The goal of this paper was to conduct a critical evaluation of the Nigerian Land Use Act 1978 in relations to land ownership rights and customary land tenures with particular foci on the effects of the Act on the lands of the Ikwerre ethnic nationality and, the Anglican church. By adopting the...

The central goal of this paper is to unmask the fundamental reasons for the ineffectiveness of all the Nigerian laws that are supposed to regulate and control the oil and gas enterprises. The first part of this paper presents the game theory effects which weigh the parties' rational choices...

The goal of this article is to inquire and consider the viability of the management, remediation and compensation in cases of crude oil spills in Nigeria and also appraise the adequacy or otherwise of the compensation of victims of oil spillage in Nigeria. The article implored doctrinal research...

“There should be no doubt that human activities can and do cause serious environmental problems, or that those problems, in turn, often result in grave harm to human beings. Conversely, a clean and healthy environment is essential to the realization of fundamental human rights and yields great...