Alliance Law Firm

ALLIANCE LAW FIRM is a dynamic partnership registered under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. With a seamless blend of industry-recognised partners, consultants and other lawyers, operating from three offices spanning 3 key commercial centres of Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt, Nigeria, our capacity to provide value-added legal services to our clients’ needs has seen our stock in the industry grow considerably. We offer our clients the broadest mix of cognate skills and depth of expertise drawn from decades of experience in corporate commercial transactions (both local and cross-border) and dispute resolution. Our up-to-date awareness, participation in local, international commercial developments, and technology enables us to adopt forward-facing approaches to legal issues referred to us. The Firm is focused on constantly seeking ways of improving its suite of offerings with a view to constantly aligning its legal solutions with clients’ commercial objectives. The Firm has been ranked amongst the notable law firms in Nigeria. The 2015 edition of the International Financial Law Review (“IFLR”) 1000 currently recommends the firm in its “Financial and Corporate” category. The firm is also recognised as a “Recommended Law Firm” in the 2014 and 2015 editions of IFLR 1000 and received the 2014 ESQ / Legal Blitz Award for the “Corporate Restructuring Firm of the Year”. It was voted as the Business Law Firm of the Year in Nigeria in 2012, by the Corporate International of the United Kingdom. In 2008, the firm was conferred with the award of “The Finest Capital Market Legal Consulting Firm in Nigeria” at the West African Direct Marketing Awards. The firm has also been recognized as one of the most integrity-driven organizations in Nigeria by major national newspapers, such as The Guardian, Thisday, and Business Day. It has also been acknowledged by the World Bank/ ITF as a notable contributor to their global Doing Business Guide publications for several years. As a full-service commercial law firm, we have the following distinct practice groups:• Corporate and Commercial Practice Group• Tax and Transfer Pricing Practice Group• Energy and Natural Resources Practice Group • Intellectual Property, Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice Group • Dispute Resolution Practice Group Our experience has seen the us provide legal advisory services in respect of non-litigious matters and client representation services as partners in the Firm have been occasioned to act as Arbitrators and Mediators by both parties and Courts. In some instances, members of the Firm have also acted as Expert witnesses as to Nigerian law in International Arbitrations. The firm has a dedicated company secretarial subsidiary Alliance Corporate Secretaries Limited (“ACSL”), which provides company secretarial and nominee services ensuring that all its clients are aware of and comply with their respective reporting and compliance obligations under Nigerian law. Alliance HouseAlliance Law Firm71, Ademola StreetOff Awolowo Road, South-West IkoyiLagos, NigeriaTel: +234-1-9035352-5; +234-9060003017E-mail: info@alliancelf.comWebsite: www.alliancelf.com Uche a Senior Advocate of Nigeria is one of the Founding Partners of Alliance Law Firm and is the Managing Partner of the firm. His multidisciplinary skills set, wide-ranging experience and insight are constantly brought to bear in the resolution of clients’ issues. Uche is a highly ranked transaction solicitor and Litigator. Clients of the firm and peers alike hold him in high esteem. He is a notable contributor to the IMF/World Bank Doing Business Guide publications, and the author of “Class Actions in Nigeria” – a pioneer book on the subject in Nigeria. He has advised on a wide range of matters in Energy, Power, Capital Markets, Banking and Finance. In 2013 Uche was elected Chairman of the Capital Market Solicitors Association (“CMSA”) and was a member of the ministerial committee that recommended the im

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• AN INSIGHT INTO THE NEW NIGERIAN CODE OF CONDUCT FOR DATA PROTECTION COMPLIANCE ORGANIZATIONS (DPCOs) 2023The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (the Commissi-on or NDPC), in exercise of its regulatory mandate and after a painstaking validation process involving stakehol-ders such as Data Subjects, Data Controllers, Data Proces-sors and Data Protection Compliance Organizations (“DPCOs”), issued a Code of Conduct Directive for DPCOs in 2023 (“the Code”). Based on the provisions of Article 4.1(4) of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019, and Section 33 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023, DPCOs are organisations that are duly licensed by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission for the purpose of training, auditing, consulting and rendering services aimed at ensur-ing compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act and all applicable legislations and regulations.22 October 2024
• Unveiling some salient features of Nigeria’s novel Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023.For a period, the Nigeria Data Protection regulation (NDPR) 2019 was the reference point for data privacy and protection compliance in Nigeria. The enactment of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (“NDPA”) on June 12 2023 launched a new era in data privacy and protection regime. The Act laid to rest several controversial provisions, brought clarity to uncertainties, and contained several brand new provisions which shall form the crux of this article.13 November 2023
• Cross-Border Data Transfer: Navigating Compliance under the Nigerian Data Protection Act 2023The recently enacted Nigeria Data Protection Act (“the Act”) 2023 is now the principal data privacy and protection legislation in Nigeria, and it establishes the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (the Commission) to oversee the implementation of the Act. The Act provides data protection principles that are similar to many international data protection frameworks. Due to the significance and inevitable cross-border flow of personal data in the current era, and its likely impact on the data protection rights of data subjects, the Act has provisions that guide the transfer of personal data outside Nigeria by data controllers and data processors, with the privacy of data subjects at the fore.11 October 2023
• Is There Any Legal Protection for the Personal Data of a Tourist in Nigeria?Article 1.2 of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019 provides the extent and limit of the territorial application of the NDPR and NDPR Implementation Framework (Framework) 2020. According to Article 1.2(b), NDPR, applies to natural persons residing in Nigeria or residing outside Nigeria who are citizens of Nigeria.28 February 2023
• Can a controller rely on legitimate interest in Nigeria?Legitimate interest is one of the lawful bases for processing personal information. However, the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) omitted legitimate interest as a lawful basis.28 July 2022
• Why Is Nigeria’s Obligatory Mandate And Safeguards On International Data Transfer Topical?Transfer of data has become a major subject of international trade, and understanding the prerequisite for such transfer is necessary. This article interogates the Nigerian legal and regulatory approach and considerations for international data transfers.1 December 2021
• Data Privacy And Protection Regulations In NigeriaChallenges Confronting Implementation Of Data Privacy And Protection Regulations In Nigeria2 December 2020
• An extensive article on data privacy and data protection law in nigeriaThe transformational value of data in today’s world cannot be overemphasised. The right to data privacy and protection is an internationally guaranteed right, which enjoys protection universally.9 September 2020