Fit & Proper Podcast

If you've ever bought a weave on credit, then you probably have a good idea of what a lien is than you know. In this episode, Ufuoma Bakporhe and Keyukemi Ubi get talking about mortgages in Nigeria. What is a mortgage? What are types of a mortgage and the relevant institutions? How do you differentiate between mortgage and similar transactions - charges, pledges, liens, conditional sales? Can an 'onigbese' be a party to a mortgage? Find out in this episode. As usual, Lagos State has its distinct rules governing mortgage transactions, as opposed to the rest of Nigeria. You'll learn the differences in creating a legal mortgage under the PCL, CA states, and Lagos State. We also talk about the creation of an equitable mortgage and the documents needed to create a mortgage. If there's a topic you'd like us to discuss, kindly let us know via our feedback form https://bit.ly/fitpropcast

In this episode, we have Grace Kalu with us. She finished a First Class from the Nigerian Law School in the 2018/2019 Session. She's currently an Associate with Afe Babalola & Co. The topic of discussion in this episode is a topic under the Professional Ethics and Skills course in the Nigerian Law School syllabus. We discuss the principles of drafting, use of punctuations and paragraphs, the place of tone in legal drafting, dealing with ambiguity and descriptive words, use of precedents, and legislative drafting. If there's a topic you'd like us to cover, kindly tell us via https://bit.ly/fitpropcast

In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Wale Adeagbo talk about legislative drafting, a topic under Week 11 of the Professional Ethics and Skills course in the Nigerian Law School. The discussion covers parts of a legislation, the principles, stages and how to critique and draft a legislation. If there's an topic you'd like us to discuss, feel free to let us know via our feedback form bit.ly/fitpropcast

On this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Tayo Jimoh commence the discussion on Corporate Governance in Nigeria, a topic that runs through Weeks 10 to 14 of Corporate Law Practice, a course in the Bar Part Two programme of the Nigerian Law School. The focus in this topic is on the broad legal framework, associated concepts and some of the Codes of Corporate Governance for each sector of the economy. The discussion covers the theories of corporate governance, focusing on the two most important for the purpose of Bar Finals. Some important provisions of the Codes are also discussed, like the fact you cannot have more than 2 family members on the Board of a financial institution. If there's a topic you'd like us to discuss, you can fill the feedback form via bit.ly/fitpropcast

In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Ufuoma Bakporhe discuss the Land Registration Law (LRL) 2014 of Lagos State, the relevant law that regulates the registration and search for land in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study of this law falls under Week 14 of the Property Law Practice syllabus of the Nigerian Law School. The discussion in this episode covers the documents that can and should be registered. We also discuss how to conduct a search in the Land Information Management System (LIMS), the relevance of the Electronic Search Report, and the key differences between the Land Registration Law of Lagos State, and the Land Instrument Registration Laws in force in other states of Nigeria. If there's a topic you'd like to hear us discuss on a future episode, kindly fill our feedback form to let us know bit.ly/fitpropcast

This episode concludes the conversation on Charges which we started in Episode 7 (Charges 101: The Money Heist Edition). Here we talk about the little things that matter when it comes to drafting charges. Is it charge or count? Is it accused or Defendant? They're all correct, depending on the context. To shed light on this and other issues under the topic Charges, we have Oluwadunni Oni (2nd-Best Graduating Student of the Nigerian Law School 2019), with Victoria Oloni and Ubi Keyukemi. Their discussion also covers defective charges, how they can be rectified, what happens if they aren't, Nolle Prosequi vs. Withdrawal, and a listener question. If there's a topic you'd like to hear us discuss on a future episode, kindly tell us via our feedback form bit.ly/fitpropcast

On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Pleadings under Civil Litigation with Ogochukwu Scholastica Akaeze. She finished from the University of Ibadan and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, Yola, where she finished with a First Class in 2019. She's currently an Associate with Perchstone & Graeys in Abuja. The discussion covers what pleadings are, their unique role, and the types of pleadings, their filing and service, the procedure for amendment, and not forgetting, the things to watch out for in Bar Finals. If there's a topic you'd like us to talk about, tell us about it via https://bit.ly/fitpropcast

Have you been cramming the Orders and Rules of Court for Lagos and Abuja? What if we told you life doesn't have to be that hard? To find out why we say so, you'll have to listen to this episode. We interview Jennifer Francis here, a First-Class Graduate of the NLS (2019) and a Legal Associate of Azura Power West Africa Limited, in Abuja. Our discussion covers Right of Action vs. Cause of Action, Conditions for striking out or dismissal, interrogatories, discovery of documents and so much more. If there's a topic you'd like us to cover, kindly fill our feedback form and tell us about it via bit.ly/fitpropcast

As if dealing with the differences between CA and the PCL States wasn't enough, Lagos State has a way of adding more pepper to it. Luckily, we have Oluwadunni Oni, 3rd Best Student in Property Law (2018/2019) to take us through the differences in the key property law jurisdictions, the types of covenants and a step by step explanation of how to draft a lease. If there's a topic you'd like us to cover, feel free to let us know via https://bit.ly/fitpropcast

If you're planning on robbing a bank (hopefully not), you should listen to this episode first. On this episode, Keyukemi Ubi, Victoria Oloni, and Oluwadunni Oni, the 2nd Best Graduating Student of the Nigerian Law School 2018/2019 Session discuss the topic "Charges" under Criminal Litigation. If a gang of robbers are escaping from the crime scene and the driver of the getaway car runs over someone, will the entire gang be charged together or separately for the crime of murder? If there's a hacker who remotely helps the team bypass the bank's security system, can he also be charged for murder? These questions and more are answered in this episode. If there's a topic you'd like us to discuss, kindly fill our feedback form and let us know bit.ly/fitpropcast