{"id":189758,"date":"2013-10-03T17:51:22","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T21:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namati.org\/publications\/how-to-write-equitable-large-scale-land-leases-an-advice-to-lawyers\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T12:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T16:24:04","slug":"how-to-write-equitable-large-scale-land-leases-an-advice-to-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"namati_resources","link":"https:\/\/namati.org\/publications\/how-to-write-equitable-large-scale-land-leases-an-advice-to-lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write equitable large-scale land leases: an advice to lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sierra Leone government\u2019s efforts to promote the country \u201cas an el dorado for international investments\u201d have been a boon to the legal community in recent years, with lawyers involved in the lucrative work of incorporating companies, securing titles and drafting lease agreements.\u00a0 But lawyers must be more careful, writes Namati\u2019s Sonkita Conteh. \u00a0 Unfair lease negotiations have resulted in wide equity gaps and are prompting increased public scrutiny.\u00a0 By shortchanging communities as some have, lawyers risk putting themselves in breach of the legal practitioner\u2019s code. <\/p>\n