Author: Legal Sidepiece
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The Legal Checklist Every Small Business Owner Needs in 2025
Running a small business in 2025 is more dynamic than ever. Whether you’re an E-commerce entrepreneur, Influencer, YouTuber, or Brick-and-Mortar retailer, understanding your legal obligations is crucial for sustainable growth and risk avoidance. This legal checklist is designed to guide you through the key legal areas you must address to…
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Freelance Jobs for Lawyers in 2025: Top Opportunities and How to Get Started
Discover the best freelance legal jobs for lawyers in 2025. Learn about the benefits, job types, platforms, skills, and best practices for building a thriving freelance law career. Introduction: The legal industry has undergone a significant transformation in recent years with the rise of legal technology and remote work. In…
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Beyond Compliance Programs: Re-examining the Role of Disclosures in Financial Risk Management as a Tool for curbing Financial Crimes
Written By: Lucy B. BENSON; Legal & Corporate Governance Professional; Banks and Financial Institutions spend billions of dollars annually to ensure compliance with regulations on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). However, there is little evidence based on empirical study to suggest that the amount of money…
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The Implications of a robust Corporate Governance Framework on Effective Compliance
Introduction; A robust Corporate Governance Framework encompasses the various systems, controls, structures, and mechanisms that promote the uninhibited practice of the principles of transparency, accountability, fairness, social responsibility and ethical considerations within an organisation. These systems of rules, guidelines and processes by which an organisation directs, manages and controls its…
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Securing Your Royalties: A Must-Read for Artists
Recent news highlights the ongoing struggle artists face when dealing with record labels. Before the unexpected death of Singer Angie Stone on the 1st of March, 2025, she publicly accused Universal Music Group of withholding her royalties, sparking a wider conversation about the importance of protecting artistic earnings. This issue…
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Meta’s Fact-Checking vs. Community Notes
Meta’s recent decision to end fact-checking and replace it with community notes has sparked intense debate. What are the legal implications of this move, and how will it impact online discourse? Legal Implications Popular Concerns Conclusion Meta’s decision to end fact-checking and adopt community notes raises important legal and societal…
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What is Investment Banking and what does an Investment Banker do?
Have you ever wondered about the meaning of the terms – ‘Investment banking’ and ‘Investment banker’? In this article, we explain these terms in the simplest manner. What is Investment banking? Investment banking is a distinct subset of the banking or financial sector that deals with providing companies, governments and…
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Venture Capitalists and Business Financing
Do you need a venture capitalist to finance your business? In this article, we explore the ramifications of the role of venture capitalists in business financing. New businesses are often volatile due to their risky and cost-intensive nature. As a result, they require external capital to mitigate the risk of…
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Is Cryptocurrency Legal in Nigeria?
This article was updated on April 17, 2025 to align with the changes introduced by new legislation. Written By: Lucy B. BENSON; Legal & Corporate Governance Professional Have you ever wondered about investing in cryptocurrency and whether it is legal to do so in most countries? In this article, we…
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Legal Requirements for App Creators in the United States
Are you Breaking the law? In this Article, we navigate the legal maze of App creation and discuss how to protect your App from legal challenges. An Application software, popularly called an App, is a computer program designed or created to perform specific activities or tasks. In the United States,…
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