Terms of Use and Website Disclaimer

1. About JMJ Partners

JMJ Partners is a Nigerian commercial law firm providing legal services across corporate, commercial, regulatory, transactional and dispute-related matters.

The information on this website is provided to describe the firm, its practice areas, its publications and the general nature of the legal services it may provide. Nothing on this website should be interpreted as a guarantee that the firm will accept any particular instruction or act in any particular matter.

2. General Information Only

The content on this website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to constitute legal advice, tax advice, financial advice, investment advice, regulatory advice or any other professional advice on which a person should rely without obtaining advice specific to their circumstances.

Legal and regulatory issues depend on specific facts, applicable law, timing, documentation, jurisdiction and commercial context. You should not act, refrain from acting, make decisions or incur obligations solely on the basis of any content published on this website.

If you require legal advice, you should contact a qualified legal practitioner and obtain advice based on the facts and documents relevant to your matter.

3. No Lawyer-Client Relationship

Your access to this website, reading of any publication, downloading of any material, use of any contact form, sending of an email, telephone call or other communication with JMJ Partners does not, by itself, create a lawyer-client, solicitor-client, fiduciary or advisory relationship between you and JMJ Partners.

JMJ Partners will only become your legal adviser if the firm expressly agrees to act for you, completes any required conflict checks, confirms the scope of engagement and the applicable engagement terms are agreed.

Until an engagement is formally accepted by the firm, you should not assume that JMJ Partners represents you or is able to act for you.

4. No Confidential Information Through the Website

Please do not send confidential, privileged, commercially sensitive, price-sensitive, proprietary or highly sensitive information through this website, through the contact form, or by unsolicited email unless JMJ Partners has specifically requested that information through an appropriate channel.

Submitting information through the website does not create a lawyer-client relationship and does not necessarily create a duty of confidentiality in relation to unsolicited information. Receipt of unsolicited information will not, by itself, prevent JMJ Partners from acting for another person or entity in a matter, subject always to applicable professional conduct rules and conflict-of-interest obligations.

Where the firm is formally engaged, confidentiality obligations will be governed by applicable law, professional obligations and the relevant engagement terms.

5. Conflict Checks and Acceptance of Instructions

JMJ Partners may need to conduct conflict checks, identity checks, sanctions, anti-money-laundering or other compliance checks before accepting an instruction.

The firm may decline an enquiry or instruction for any lawful reason, including conflict of interest, regulatory considerations, capacity, subject-matter suitability, non-completion of onboarding requirements or failure to agree engagement terms.

No person should treat an enquiry submitted through this website as accepted unless the firm confirms acceptance of the instruction.

6. Professional Responsibility and Regulatory Notice

The content on this website is intended to provide fair and general information about JMJ Partners, its practice areas and its publications. It is not intended to be false, misleading, deceptive, comparative, undignified, coercive, intrusive or otherwise inconsistent with applicable professional conduct obligations for legal practitioners.

Nothing on this website should be understood as a guarantee, warranty or prediction of any legal, commercial, regulatory, transactional or litigation outcome.

References to practice areas, experience, insights or services are for informational purposes only. Past experience, publications or examples of work do not guarantee future results. Each matter depends on its own facts, documents, applicable law, evidence, timing, strategy and regulatory or judicial context.

7. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website, including text, layout, structure, design, graphics, publications, summaries, practice-area descriptions, insights and other materials, is owned by or licensed to JMJ Partners and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

You may view, download and print reasonable extracts from this website for your own internal, non-commercial reference, provided that you do not alter the content, remove any copyright or proprietary notice, misrepresent the source or use the materials in a misleading manner.

You may not, without the prior written consent of JMJ Partners:

• reproduce, republish, distribute, sell or commercially exploit website content;
• copy substantial portions of the website;
• use website content to create competing materials or services;
• scrape, crawl, harvest or extract website content using automated tools;
• frame or mirror the website;
• use the firm's name, logo or materials in a manner that suggests endorsement, partnership or affiliation without permission.

8. Website Availability and Accuracy

JMJ Partners aims to keep website content accurate and up to date, but the firm does not warrant that the website or its content will always be complete, current, uninterrupted, error-free or suitable for any particular purpose.

Legal and regulatory developments may occur after a publication is posted. Website content may be updated, amended, withdrawn or replaced at any time without notice.

The firm is not responsible for any reliance placed on outdated, incomplete or general information published on the website.

9. External Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites or resources. Such links are provided for convenience only.

JMJ Partners does not control and is not responsible for third-party websites, their content, security, privacy practices, accuracy or availability. The inclusion of any external link does not imply endorsement or approval by JMJ Partners.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, JMJ Partners, its partners, lawyers, consultants, employees and representatives shall not be liable for any loss, damage, liability, cost or expense arising from or connected with:

• access to or use of this website;
• inability to access or use this website;
• reliance on general information published on this website;
• errors, omissions or outdated information;
• third-party links or resources;
• unauthorised access, technical failure, malware or website interruption.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability where such exclusion is not permitted by law or applicable professional obligations.

11. User Conduct

You agree not to use this website in any unlawful, abusive, harmful or disruptive manner. You must not attempt to interfere with the operation, security, integrity or availability of the website or any related systems.

You must not submit malicious code, unlawful content, misleading information, spam, unsolicited marketing material or content that infringes third-party rights.

12. Privacy and Cookies

Your use of this website may involve the processing of personal data. Please read the Privacy and Cookie Notice for information on how JMJ Partners may collect, use, store and protect personal data submitted through or generated by use of the website.

13. Changes to These Terms

JMJ Partners may update these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page and will take effect from the date stated on the page.

You should review this page periodically to understand the terms that apply when you use the website.

14. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Any dispute arising from or connected with the use of this website or these Terms shall, in the first instance, be addressed through good-faith discussions. If the dispute is not resolved, it shall be submitted to the competent courts of Lagos State, Nigeria, unless JMJ Partners elects to refer the dispute to arbitration under the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023.

Nothing in this clause prevents JMJ Partners from seeking urgent injunctive, protective or interim relief where necessary.

15. Contact

For enquiries relating to these Terms, please contact: