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Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Private
clients comprise private individuals and their families whom we often act
for in other areas of the law but who require lawyers to advice on their
personal affairs ranging from family to wills, probate, trusts and
settlements. Relevant, useful and sympathetic advice is given to guide
private clients in decision making ranging from disputes in family to
positions to separations or divorce (where marriage has broken down
irretrievably). Ward ship
adoption and alimony. We advice and draw up wills to reduce tax, we take
out probate and letters of administration and we act as executors of
wills. We advice on the setting up of trusts and we manage trusts.
Litigation
requires not only a good knowledge of the law but also tactical,
organizational and management skills.
We are particularly experienced in using these additional skills in
the leadership and management of terms of professional people that are
necessary in every large dispute. We offer pre-emptive advice thereby reducing and avoiding potential disputes. Where disputes arise, we counsel and use alternative resolution of disputes mechanisms such as arbitration, mediation and conciliation. For disputes that result into court actions, we prosecute and defend actions from Tribunals to High Courts, the Court of Appeal arid the Supreme Court. We rely on pre-emptive remedies such as Mareva, Anton pillar orders, Interlocutory injunctions, and interlocutory procedures such as admissions, discoveries and interrogatories. We handle commercial disputes of national or international scope. We have foreign associates with whom we work whenever the venue of the resolution of the dispute is outside Nigeria. We also receive instructions from foreign lawyers and their clients to institute or defend cases in Nigeria One of our partners has worked with a leading firm of solicitors in the UK and with leading barristers in the UK.
We lobby and organise lobbying teams to
press for changes in laws, regulations and policies. We organise and
participate in conferences, and contribute to journals with a view to law
reform. We monitor proposed or pending policies, regulations and laws and
advice clients on positions to take whenever such affects them. Some of
these activities are conducted in association with our firms consulting outfit - Goldsmith
Consulting.
Judicial review of administrative actions and decisions taken by government departments, parastatals and private companies. Review of disciplinary proceedings and hearings.
Domestic
and international arbitration particularly on construction, shipping,
telecommunications, foreign direct investment, intellectual property,
licensing and joint venture disputes. Drawing and advising on arbitration clauses in agreements. Enforcing recourse to
arbitration clauses by obtaining injunctions and stay of court actions
Disputes relating to the recognition, appointment, approval, suspension and deposition of traditional rulers including their rights, duties and the limitations thereof.
We check written material prior to publication for libel, advice accordingly and defend post publication claims. We institute and defend defamation actions. Clients include individuals and corporations such as publishers and broadcasters.
Applications for the establishment of churches. Advice to church administrators on various matters pertaining to their Constitutions and general church administration including, land related disputes. Founder for almost three decades, our firm handled most of the legal work for the Lagos State Anglican Communion.
Life, non-life and re-insurance. Dealing with regulatory authorities, processing, enforcement or defence of claims. Documents regarding underwriting errors & omission and policies. |
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