Practice Areas

Areas of Specialization

The services of the firm include but are not limited to the following: Litigation, General Corporate Law Practice, Dispute Resolution, Perfection of Securities, Searches, Company Secretariat Services, Compliance, Telecommunication Law, Petroleum/Energy law, Maritime Practices, Commercial law and Conveyance, Company Law, Intellectual Property, Legal Drafting.

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  • General litigation (at Superior Courts) Civil/Criminal 
  • Election petition matters
  • Contractual dispute 
  • Intellectual property problems 
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Insolvency, bankruptcy/winding up proceedings
  • Negligence claims 
  • Probate actions 
  • Employer/employee disputes 
  • Landlord/tenants problems 
  • Debt collection 
  • Divorce/separation

SHIPPING AND MARITIME LAW

  • Maritime Litigation 
  • Ship Finance 
  • Charter parties 
  • Agency 
  • Bailment 
  • Bill of lading 
  • Carriage of goods by sea
  • Collisions 
  • Conflict of laws 
  • Maritime insurance 
  • Mortgage of ships 
  • Sale of goods 
  • Purchase/sale of vessels

TELECOMMUNICATION LAW

  • Procurement of license 
  • Joint venture agreements 
  • Review of existing laws 
  • Co-location Agreements
  • Obtaining all relevant permits for infrastructural setting up requirements
  • Drafting of Service/Commercial Agreements like SLAs and Interconnect Billing Agreements.
  • Currently researching on the laws relating to the conveyance of telecommunication Infrastructure as suitable collateral for Bank facility.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY​

  • Passing off
  • Publishing agreement 
  • Patents 
  • Trade marks 
  • Design rights
  • Merchandizing 
  • Injunctive relief 
  • Franchising 
  • Performing rights
  • Registered designs 
  • Moral rights 
  • Protecting artistic works 
  • Terms and conditions of business
  • Service marks 
  • Copyrights 
  • Non-disclosure and confidentiality

COMMERCIAL LAW & CONVEYANCING

  • Estate development 
  • Acquisition and sale of foreign/offshore property 
  • Leaseholds/renewals 
  • Mortgages and Loan 
  • Commercial development/joint ventures
  • Business leases 
  • Searches 
  • Pollution control
  • Planning inquiries and appeals 
  • Contracts and building warranties 
  • Obtaining Business Permits and ensuring Compliance with Regulatory Requirements for all Construction Contracts

PERSONAL AND PRIVATE MATTERS

  • Wills
  • Income tax
  • Change of name 
  • Creating trust and settlement 
  • Charities 
  • Probate and administration of estates 
  • Power of attorney 
  • Estate planning 
  • Pensions and life assurance 
  • Property management 
  • Investment advice 
  • Buying and selling domestic property 
  • Lease and tenancy agreement 

COMPANY LAW

  • Company formation
  • Partnerships 
  • Shareholders agreements 
  • Business permits 
  • Expatriate quota 
  • Resident permits 
  • Commercial agreement 
  • Commercial disputes
  • Insolvency and receivership 
  • Corporate finance/venture capital 
  • Joint ventures 
  • Management buy – outs
  • Copyrights
  • Acquisition and sale of businesses
  • Employment and service contracts 
  • Company secretarial services 
  • Foreign/offshore property and companies 
  • Security documentation

PETROLEUM LAW

  • Gas/Energy 
  • Petroleum profit tax
  • Production sharing contract