NOMINATION RULES

The ESQ Forty under 40 Award winners are selected by an independent advisory board with support from eligible consultants and auditing firms.
The Nominee is evaluated based on the criteria listed for each category, taking into consideration, where appropriate, individual profiles, achievements and financial performance, in the designated time-frame and data from regulators.

The finalists will be announced on the ESQ Forty under 40 Awards website and in a press, release issued into the newspapers. The winners will then be selected from the list of finalists at a special session. The winners will be announced and their Awards will be presented on stage at the ceremony to be held on 13th November, 2022 at Landmark Event Center Oniru, Lagos, Nigeria.

RULES AND REQUIREMENTS

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No individual may be nominated for more than one award on substantially the same basis. Esq Forty under 40 Awards will discard entries for multiple awards which broadly replicate other entries.
We reserve the right to move an entry to a different category from the category entered if the entry is better suited to that category.

In the event that there are too few qualified nominations in a particular category, Esq Forty under 40 Awards reserves the right not to select a winner in that category.

1. All nominations must be submitted using the Online Nominating Process. Nominations and supporting materials must be received not later than 20th April, 2022. Extensions to this date will be granted if the need be.

2. Nominations may be submitted either directly from the individual, company, or from a third party. In the event that a third party nominates an individual, Esq Forty under 40 Awards will contact the nominated individual and ask the nominee to review the nomination for accuracy and, if necessary, provide any missing documentation. If the individual fails to provide the required response by the specified date, the nomination will be excluded from competition.

3. All Entries should be accompanied by a high-resolution colour photograph of the individual nominated. These files can be emailed to awards@nigerianlegalawards.com

4. Supporting material may be required. Should you choose to send additional materials, please ensure they are supportive of the actual nomination. Supporting materials may include brochures, advertisements, photographs and other documents. Please send all supporting materials via email to awards@nigerianlegalawards.com
5. Winners will NOT be notified prior to the Esq Forty under 40 Awards event; however, all nominations must be accompanied by the name of the person who will be accepting the award if the nominee is chosen as the winner.

6. Each winner is expected to accept their award on stage at the awards ceremony on 13th November, 2022 at the Landmark Event Center, Oniru, Lagos

7. All information submitted through the Online Nominating Process and all supporting materials will be considered confidential and will only be used by Esq Forty under 40 Awards and its panel of judges for the purposes of selecting finalists and winners for the Esq Forty under 40 Awards.

8. It should be assumed and noted that all events will be filmed for distribution purposes. By attending any of our events, you acknowledge awareness of this statement and release.

9. Employees and family members of the Sponsor, its agents and representatives, its business partners, affiliates, subsidiaries and dealers are not eligible for nomination.

10. Nominees cannot win more than one category except that he is awarded the Best of the Best

11. Nominees and their supporters must not lobby the Events Director, Technical Team or Awarding panel.

12. Entries that are incomplete, lost, stolen, late, delayed, misdirected, illegible, damaged, altered, irregular, destroyed, have been submitted through wrong means, or do not conform to or satisfy conditions of these Official Regulations may be disqualified.

13. By entering a nomination or confirming the nomination, entrants accept and agree to abide by the Official Regulations and the decisions of the Awarding Board and Sponsor with respect to all aspects of the contest, which are final, binding and conclusive on all matters relative to this Contest. In the event it is determined that an entrant has entered in a fashion not sanctioned by these Official Regulations, the entrant will be disqualified and all of the entries submitted by the entrant will be disqualified. Entries are subject to verification through the judging process.

14. All entries become the permanent property of the Esq Forty under 40 organizers. Entrants may be contacted occasionally by the organizers via email, unless the entrant notifies the organizers otherwise, for the purpose of informing the entrant of promotional opportunities and follow ups on nominees’ entries

15. At any point in the Contest, an entrant may be disqualified at the discretion of the technical Team if the entrant is unable to meet the requirements in a timely manner. This may include being unavailable for interviews or fact checking. Entrants may also be disqualified or Award will be retrieved if it is determined that the nomination form misrepresents the entrant’s achievements in any way.