Nigerian Bar Final Corporate Law Practice study plan

Map the entire Corporate Law Practice syllabus into a personal topic checklist and rank each topic by exam weight and your own weakness

Draft a one-page comparison of business structures (sole proprietorship, partnership, private and public companies, business name registration, incorporated trustees) showing formation steps, liability, capital and dissolution

Outline the incorporation process under CAMA 2020 from name reservation through certificate of incorporation, including documents filed with the Corporate Affairs Commission

Explain the doctrine of separate legal personality and lift-the-veil exceptions with a working analysis framework

Define the roles, powers and duties of promoters and pre-incorporation contracts, and how liability is allocated

Analyse the company constitution (memorandum and articles), objects clauses, alteration procedures and the legal effect of the constitution on members and the company

Distinguish ordinary, special and unanimous resolutions, and state the notice, quorum and filing requirements for each

Compare the capacities, appointment and removal of directors under CAMA 2020 and the Companies Regulations

Summarise directors' fiduciary and statutory duties, conflicts of interest, and the consequences of breach

Explain share capital structures, classes of shares, variation of class rights and the rules on share allotment

Describe the mechanics of share transfers, transmission, share buy-backs and reduction of capital, and the approval each requires

Explain debentures, charges, registration of charges with the Corporate Affairs Commission and priority between competing charges

Outline the statutory framework for meetings: convening, notice, proxy, voting, adjournment and written resolutions

Draft a set of model clauses for a shareholders' agreement covering deadlock, transfer restrictions and exit

Identify the remedies for minority shareholders, including personal actions, derivative actions and relief against unfair prejudice

Explain the legal regime for corporate borrowing, security and the effect of the doctrine of ultra vires on transactions

Summarise the rules on financial assistance for the acquisition of a company's own shares and the applicable exceptions

Outline the audit and accounting obligations of companies, including appointment, removal and reporting duties of auditors

Analyse the grounds, procedure and consequences of winding up (members' voluntary, creditors' voluntary and compulsory) and the role of the liquidator

Compare winding up with receivership, administration and other rescue mechanisms

Analyse the statutory duties and personal liability of company secretaries, and the distinction between the secretary's role in private and public companies

Explain the regulation of takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, including the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Takeover Panel

Outline the framework for capital market transactions, public offers and continuing obligations of listed companies

Summarise the treatment of foreign participation, exchange control considerations and incorporation of external companies

Identify the compliance and filing obligations that attract penalties, and the persons personally liable

Practice issue-spotting by working through 6 mixed hypothetical problems under timed conditions and marking your own answers against a checklist

Refine exam technique for problem questions using the IRAC structure, with explicit attention to identifying the precise statutory provision invoked

Build a table of the most frequently tested CAMA 2020 sections and the situations in which each applies

Review and correct your weakest three topics from the week 1 tracker

Draft professional documents under time pressure: board resolution, special resolution, notice of meeting and statutory declaration

Complete a full past-paper-style mock under exam conditions and record the time spent per question

Review the mock against the marking guide and isolate recurring errors in structure, citation or analysis

Consolidate all revision notes into a single indexed set of no more than 20 pages

Re-test every topic on the tracker and confirm each reaches your target confidence score

Recite from memory the key statutory provisions, time limits and thresholds most likely to be tested

Practise two additional timed questions per day on your lowest-scoring areas

Finalise an exam-day plan covering question selection, time allocation and a checklist of documents and materials permitted