Branch Companies under OHADA
The Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (“OHADA”) was established in 1993 to foment legal certainty and facilitate foreign investment into the member states by harmonising business laws.
The Local Content Comeback
In January 2016, the crude oil price plummeted to a $27 per barrel. The impact of the crash and then the lower for longer price environment went beyond the balance sheets of the operators.
Consuming legal services in Africa
“People often ask me whether companies operating in Africa should have a local in-house legal department and my answer is always unquestionably – yes!”