Finance and Corporate Division
Department of Legal Services
Finance and Corporate Division
The Drafting and Review Division (DRD) under the Departments of Legal Services is a frontline service provider for legislative drafting that collaborates with agencies across government, to deliver on the government’s objectives of providing professional legal services in terms of drafting consistent and enforceable laws to the state.
Tracking and analyzing over 41,000 registered criminal cases to build safer communities, ensure transparent justice, and streamline legal documentation.
Successfully resolving over 8,000 criminal cases through diligent investigation, modern forensic technology, and law enforcement collaboration.
Managing an active docket of 42.4k pending cases with secure, centralized record-keeping to accelerate legal processing.
The Division renders the above mandate through its specialized units namely the Legal Advisory Unit and the Dissemination Unit.
The Finance Legal Service Unit (FLSU) is mandated to render financial legal services such as:
The above-stated services are specifically on financial law, and public finance. The FSLU also coordinates with legal officers in ministries and government agencies in executing the mandates to underscore a consultative and well-informed approach to solving legal problems. The subject matters commonly referred to in the FSLU concern review of international loan or grant agreements, taxation, MoUs, advice on procurement modes and processes, dispute resolution mechanisms under government contracts, and arbitration-related matters.
The Corporate Legal Service Unit (CLSU) is mandated to render financial and corporate legal services such as:
The above-stated services are specifically on company law, commercial law, and intellectual property law. The CLSU also coordinates with legal officers in ministries and government agencies in executing the mandates to underscore a consultative and well-informed approach to solving legal problems. The subject matter commonly referred to in the CLSU concerns consumer protection, and trade-related issues, among others.