Law books are generally voluminous, filled with jurisprudential analysis and discussions of decided cases and scholarly opinions. In some instances, a legal practitioner may need to bury himself in the library for hours before picking out points from any piece on what he is researching. This is one of the beauties of law. It is important especially when one wishes to compare views and make serious argument in favour or against an issue. However, in practice, a more straight-to-the point text is often desired for legal practitioners and law students where rules, procedures and sample drafts can easily be obtained without the rigour of spending so much time to dig it out. This book is a synopsis of principles, cases, procedures, ethics, skills and law practice.
Part A simply presents Property and Conveyancing practices in Nigeria across various jurisdictions citing appropriately the Land Use Act, 1978, Registration of Titles Law, Lagos State 2015, Conveyancing Act, 1881 and 1882, and Property and Conveyancing Laws of states in the old Western Region of Nigeria 1959 and Lagos State Mortgage and Property Law 2010. The principles of law dealing with different property transactions are treated. The book shows how to draft instruments of conveyancing in respect of each transaction. Part B explores the provisions of Rules of Professional Conduct, 2007 on ethics of the legal profession. Its approach on legal skills is unique such that letter writing, counseling, interview, advocacy, law office management, drafting, ADR and so on are simply explained. Part C deals with all matters on Corporate Law Practice including simple-to-assimilate procedures under Companies and Allied Matters Act as well as sample drafts of company’s resolutions, minutes of meeting, notices of meeting, corporate search report and up-to-date legal framework regulating corporate law practice in Nigeria.