Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to the official website of Olumuyiwa Makinde & Co. (Hallmark Chambers). By accessing, browsing, or utilizing this website (hallmark-chambers.com), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be legally bound by these Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Notice and Website Disclaimer.

If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must immediately discontinue your use of this website.

2. Informational Character & Absence of Solicitor-Client Relationship

This website is published solely for general informational and educational purposes to present the professional background, credentials, and practice areas of Hallmark Chambers and its legal practitioners.

A formal solicitor-client relationship is established only and exclusively when all of the following conditions have been satisfied:

• The firm has conducted a comprehensive formal conflict-of-interest check;
• The firm has explicitly evaluated and accepted the specific matter; and
• Both the client and the firm have executed a formal, written Engagement Letter or Retainer Agreement setting out the agreed scope of representation, fees, and professional responsibilities.

3. Intellectual Property Rights & Permitted Use

All materials published on this website—including but not limited to editorial texts, legal insights, practice commentary, photographs, graphics, logos, the OM monogram, layout design, icons, and software code—are the exclusive intellectual property of Olumuyiwa Makinde & Co. (Hallmark Chambers) or are used under valid license, protected under the Copyright Act, 2022, the Trade Marks Act, and international intellectual property conventions.

Permitted Use: You are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to view, download, and print materials from this website solely for personal, non-commercial, educational reference, provided that:

• No materials are modified, edited, or presented out of context;
• All copyright, trademark, and attribution notices remain intact;
• Hallmark Chambers is explicitly acknowledged as the authoritative source;
• Content is not republished, broadcast, distributed, or mirrored on any other website, network, or publication without prior written authorization from the Principal Partner.

4. Prohibited Uses & Website Security

In accessing or using this website, you expressly agree not to:

• Engage in any activity that violates any applicable Nigerian, state, or international enactment;
• Transmit unsolicited communications, spam, fraudulent solicitations, or deceptive matter;
• Introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, or other malicious software code;
• Attempt unauthorized access to restricted server infrastructure, administrative databases, or private networks;
• Utilize automated spiders, scrapers, data-mining robots, or extraction software without express written permission;
• Impersonate any person, legal entity, firm partner, or employee, or misrepresent your affiliation with Hallmark Chambers.

5. Third-Party Links & External Information

This website may contain hyperlinks to statutory repositories, judicial portals, Nigerian Bar Association resources, or external institutional sites. These links are provided solely for user convenience. Hallmark Chambers does not control, review, or endorse the content, policies, or practices of third-party websites and accepts no responsibility or liability for their content, accuracy, or data handling.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability

This website and all materials contained herein are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express, statutory, or implied, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

To the fullest extent permissible under applicable Nigerian law, Olumuyiwa Makinde & Co., its partners, associates, consultants, and staff shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from:

• Your access to, use of, or inability to access or use this website;
• Any decision made or action taken in reliance upon general website commentaries;
• Technical interruptions, server downtime, system latency, or transmission errors.

7. Modifications to Website & Terms

Hallmark Chambers reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, update, suspend, or discontinue any feature, page, or content of this website at any time without prior notice. Continued use of this website following the posting of amended Terms of Use constitutes your binding acceptance of such revisions.

8. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms of Use, their interpretation, validity, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this website shall be governed exclusively by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Any dispute arising out of or connected with the use of this website shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria sitting in Oyo State or Lagos State.