Lawyard Unveils Judges for 5th Adavize Alao Essay Competition on Privacy and Data Protection
Lawyard unveils the judges for the 5th Adavize Also Essay Competition on Privacy and Data Protection.
This competition is open to Lawyers and Law Students in Nigeria.
Judges scheduled for the essay competition include Dr Patricia Boshe, a data protection consultant, lecturer and senior researcher at the Research Centre for Law and Digitalisation (FREDI) at the University of Passau in Germany; and Mr Temiloluwa Dosumu, a Senior Associate at Famsville Solicitors, a distinguished alumnus of the University of Lagos, Nigerian Law School, and the NSE X-Academy Fintech Course, who routinely advises various startups on legal/regulatory compliance, and data privacy at the often-misunderstood intersections of law, tech, and business.
Others include: Temitayo Ogunmokun, Victoria Oloni, Mercy Wambui King Ori, Oyindolapo Olusesi and Ruth Chinadah Anwiri, Yomi Ajibade, Amaka Ibeji, Motunrayo Ope-Ogun, Sandra Musa, Abby Epoyun, Moses Faya, Egoyibo Okoro and Dr. Iheanyi Nwankwo.
The 5th edition of the Adavize Alao Essay Competition is facilitated by Lawyard with the support of Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe (DOA) and TechHive Advisory.
All entries must be submitted to submissions@lawyard.org on or before the 20th of October, 2023 in line with the terms and conditions and submission guidelines. The word count for the Law Students’ category is 1,500 words while the word count for the Lawyers’ category is 2,000 words.
For sponsorship details, please send an email to editor@lawyard.org, or contact Daphne on +2347084204715
Prize:
*Law Students’ Category*
Topic: _‘The state of communication surveillance lawin Nigeria: Fit for purpose or need for reform?’. _
First – N350,000 ( + IAPP membership + Internship at TechHive)
Second – N250,000
Third – N150,000
*Lawyers’ Category*
Topic: _’Assessing Nigeria’s data protection readiness in the age of Large Language Models (LLMs)’_
First – N550,000
Second – N350,000
Third – N200,000
Terms and Conditions
1. The first page should be a separate page and must include the full name, year of call, phone number, and email address of the author: For law students, indicate your current school of study (undergraduate or law school).
2. Submissions must be in Microsoft Word format (Font Size: I I, Font type: Arial, Spacing: 1.5, Alignment: Justified, Referencing style: OSCOLA)
3. Submissions must be original, independent, and unpublished works. Co-authored essays will not be considered.
4. Submissions will be judged blind. The decision of the judging panel is final.
5. The names of the winners of the competition and their essays may be published by Lawyard after all participants have been contacted and notified of the decision by the judging panel.
6. The winners may be asked to provide an additional biographical note, providing brief details of their legal studies and future professional appointments.
7. Lawyard holds the right to publish any selection of the papers submitted to this competition,including, but not limited to, the winning paper (either the full texts or extracts thereof) up to 18 months after the competition has ended; this includes, but is not limited to, the publication on the Lawyard website or any other Lawyard publication. In any event, the author will be indicated appropriately.
8. Past winners in both categories and previous years are prohibited from participating.
9. Terms and Conditions apply.
