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GRF Dalley & Partners is a law firm that offers a wide range of legal services ranging from Aviation law to Intellectual Property law.

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Listen to our first episode where we talk about the impact of COVID-19 on dispute resolution.

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AI offers enormous opportunities, but innovation should never outpace compliance. Organisations that embed legal and ethical safeguards into their AI strategy will be better positioned to manage risk and build trust.

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Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Business. Is Your Business Legally Prepared?
While Nigeria has no standalone AI legislation, businesses using AI remain subject to existing laws on data protection, intellectual property, contracts, consumer protection and cybersecurity.

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Businesses adopting AI should establish:
• AI governance policies
 • Human oversight of critical decisions
 • Privacy and cybersecurity controls
 • Employee training
 • Regular legal and compliance reviews
Responsible AI starts with responsible governance.

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Happy New Month!

Welcome to a new month filled with fresh opportunities, renewed hope, and greater achievements. As you pursue your personal and business goals, remember that having the right legal guidance can make all the difference.

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A well-drafted force majeure clause should clearly define qualifying events, notification requirements, mitigation obligations, and the consequences of prolonged disruption.
Careful drafting today can prevent costly disputes tomorrow.

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Can Force Majeure Excuse a Breach of Contract?
Not every unforeseen event automatically releases a party from its contractual obligations.
Under Nigerian law, the answer depends primarily on what the contract says.

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Where there is no force majeure clause, a party may seek to rely on the common law doctrine of frustration, but the threshold is high.
Frustration applies only where an unforeseen event makes contractual performance impossible or radically different from what was agreed.

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Who bears responsibility when aviation technology fails but the aircraft doesn’t?

As aviation becomes more digital, Nigerian aviation law has yet to clearly address liability for biometric failures, data breaches, and digital identity errors.

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5 legal questions Nigerian aviation cannot currently answer.
Not because lawyers aren’t good.
Because courts haven’t been asked yet.
We’ve been asked.

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Where does NAMA’s power to charge end?
Cost-recovery charges are generally lawful.
Punitive or revenue-raising levies require clear statutory authority.
The helicopter levy debate raises a classic administrative law question:
Is this a fee for services, or something more?

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What level of misconduct removes liability limits?

While international aviation law distinguishes negligence from reckless or intentional conduct, Nigerian courts have yet to define the threshold in aviation cases.

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Can an airline avoid liability under Article 21 of the Montreal Convention by simply proving it wasn’t negligent?

Nigerian courts haven’t settled the evidential threshold. Must the airline prove the actual cause, or is reasonable operational conduct enough?