Legal Services

CORPORATE LAW

  1. Incorporation of limited liability company in Nigeria
  2. Incorporation of companies not limited by shares (Companies limited by guarantee, charitable bodies and Non-Government Organisations)
  3. Preparation and evaluation of contractual documents: Joint Venture Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding and Due Diligence
  4. Requirements for foreign investors under Nigerian laws
  5. Antitrust laws; advising corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions and their exposure to the legal consequences of breaking competition laws
  6. Share structuring, capital market operation, and legal requirements for listing under Securities and Exchange Commission
  7. Company secretarial and administrative functions
  8. Taxation: Advice on tax consideration at time of incorporation; corporate tax on profits, residence of foreign income; anti-avoidance legislation, death duties and capital transfer tax
  9. Investor and Creditor Protection Laws

COMMERCIAL LAW

  1. Oil & Gas
    1. Operating and Production Licenses
    2. Participation by foreign investors in Upstream/Downstream sectors
    3. Pollution claims
    4. Negotiation, compensation and settlement of claims arising from community disputes
    5. Land dispute and border claims
    6. Requirements: Cabotage Law in Nigeria - exemptions and qualification
    7. Mining licenses and leases
  2. International Shipping Law and Carriage of Goods by Sea
    1. Marine Cargo Claims
      • Liquid Cargo
      • Bulk and Project Cargo
      • Containerisation
    2. Collision claims
    3. Personal Injury Claims
    4. Charter party agreements
  3. Patent Rights and Intellectual Property
  4. Communication
    1. Telecommunication
    2. Media and Entertainment
  5. Agriculture
  6. Tourism

LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

  1. Service and Consultancy Contracts
  2. Law of Trade Unions
  3. Workmen Compensation and Ancillary Legislation

ADVOCACY

  1. Preparation of Briefs - Contentious work
  2. Appearance at Tribunals and Courts at all levels
  3. Arbitration
  4. Registration and enforcement of foreign judgment

CORPORATE INVESTIGATIONS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

  1. Corporate searches
  2. Claim/debt recovery
  3. Private Investigation
    1. Evidence gathering for potential claims
    2. Visit to location and verification of events
    3. Tracing of funds
    4. Fact finding
  4. Technical and Legal support services
    1. Appointment of Surveyors
    2. Auditors

Legal Services

Corporate Law Commercial Law Labour and Industrial Relations Advocacy Corporate Investigations and Technical Support