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Ishaq Magaji SAN & Co
Courtroom advocacy. AI innovation. Future-ready justice.
Beyond traditional law. Built for what it becomes.
We are a Nigerian law firm practising across 15 practice areas, led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). We built JURA, a generative AI system that prepares court documents in Nigerian court formatting. Advocacy learned in prosecution. Corporate advice written from inside the registry. Software built where the drafting was the bottleneck.
Analysis
22 July 2026
The persons with significant control register is now an enforcement instrument
Two years after the CAC register opened, the filing obligation has moved from paperwork to a live compliance exposure for Nigerian companies.
Ishaq Magaji SAN & Co
Corporate & Commercial
6 min
Analysis
9 June 2026
Award review under the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023, three years in
The 2023 Act narrowed the grounds for setting aside an award and added an opt-in appellate tribunal. Nigerian courts are still working out what that means.
Ishaq Magaji SAN & Co
Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
8 min
Alert
14 May 2026
The first forty-eight hours after an EFCC invitation
What a company should and should not do between receiving an invitation letter and the first interview.
Ishaq Magaji SAN & Co
White Collar & Criminal Defence
5 min
Analysis
2 April 2026
State electricity markets and the licences that do not transfer
As states stand up their own electricity commissions, operators are discovering that a federal licence does not automatically become a state one.
Ishaq Magaji SAN & Co
Energy & Natural Resources
7 min
Alert
18 February 2026
The thirty-day objection window is jurisdictional, and it is missed constantly
A late objection to a FIRS assessment cannot be cured by agreement, correspondence, or an officer who says it is fine.
Ishaq Magaji SAN & Co
Tax
4 min
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