On March 28, 2011, the U.K. Government took a bold step. It adopted legislation that made permanent, a temporary Debt Relief Act that limits vulture funds from being able to make massive profits from the 40 most impoverished countries debt in British courts, following a major campaign...

Some authors argue that the integration of stock options as well as restricted stocks into executive compensation may reduce the conflicts between shareholders and management but may at the same time give rise to other agency problems connected to debt. While this line of argument may hold some...

In the U.S., and indeed in most parts of the world, many large companies understand that smart investors make decisions whether or not to invest in a company, after carefully considering the company’s technology and conducting extensive due diligence. This due diligence usually entails the...

Key Point – This article provides an overview of the developments in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) in Nigeria and highlights key issues in 10 recent judgments on IP Law in Nigeria. The cases are organized thematically according to the type of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)...

In today’s world, there is a lot of focus on issues such as militancy, global warming, terrorism, racism and even politics. Unfortunately, there is a problem that has killed and is still killing far more people than any of the above issues. That problem is HIV/AIDS. AIDS is a serious medical...