"Bad
laws are the worst sort of tyranny." -
Edmund Burke
Practice Areas
At Yusuf Ali & Co., we boast of lawyers with
vast experience in various practice areas. Please
select a practice area to read more
Aviation We advice on Aircraft
Lease Agreements and the requirements of the
regulatory authorities. We also advise on aviation
accident claims, international aviation laws
and conventions as well as the arrest and release
of aircraft. Back to list
Banking
and Bank Lending We advise banks, other
types of financiers and borrowers on all types
of structured financing from simple secured
or unsecured bilateral lending to multifaceted
and complicated credit facilities. We also attend
to legal documentation for bank lending. Back
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Capital
Markets and Privatisation We are developing our
potentials in this area of the law and we have
up-to-date materials on the field. Back
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Commercial
Real Estate Our Commercial Real Estate
practice covers the full range or real estate
transactions. Our clients have included landlords,
tenants, buyers, sellers, developers and financiers.
The scope of this varied practice
includes advice on:
Buying and selling of property,
entering into fresh leases or renewing existing
ones, statutory and regulatory requirement
such as obtaining the consent of State Governors
to subsequent dealings in land.
Building , construction
and consultancy contracts.
Project financing for Real
Estate developments.
Securitising Real Estate
assets.
Commercial property management
contracts.
Planning regulations and
representations to Planning Authorities
Site appraisals and infrastructure
agreements.
Due diligence and investigations
of title and search reports. Back
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Corporate
and Commercial Whatever deal our corporate
clients are executing, we are able to provide
the technical expertise to help them succeed.
Some of the advice we give rate to matters which
include mergers, acquisitions and other corporate
reorganisations, joint ventures and other shareholders
arrangements.
The commercial advice we give
to clients cover most areas of corporate commercial
activity and arrangements and typically includes
preparing and negotiating Agency, Distribution
and Supply contracts as well as instruments
for securities of debts. Back
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Employment
and Pension We advise on matters
that include:
The legal structure of
pension trusts.
The establishment and operation
of pension schemes, the winding up and merger
of schemes.
Compliance with the Pension
Reform Act and Labour Laws.
Various types of employee
incentives plan and contracts of employment.
Unfair and wrongful dismissal,
matters including litigation for and against.
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Energy We have extensive understanding
of the Oil and Gas sector of the Nigerian Economy.
We are able to advise clients on the myriad
of laws and regulations governing the conduct
of business in this sector.
Some specific duties we perform
on behalf of our clients include:
Legal advice on new laws
and amendments, government policies and guidelines
as well as representation before regulators.
The performance of due
diligence on companies.
Legal advice and representation
in litigation and Alternative Resolution tribunals
Intellectual
Property We produce the registration
of trademarks, Patents and Copyrights for Nigerian
and Foreign companies. We also advice on the
law and procedure concerning the violation and
compliance with the various legislation governing
Trademarks, Patents and Designs as well as Copyrights.
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Litigation
and ADR We advice and represent
various corporate organisations in maters relating
to disputes arising from their business
activities. We
also institute and defend all types of actions
in all levels of courts and tribunals in Nigeria.
We advise clients and respond on their behalf
to investigations by regulators such as the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nigerian
Stock Exchange as well as those of the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission. We have extensive
practice in the various High Court, Court of
Appeal and the Supreme Court. Back
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Maritime We are in the position
to act for clients in respect of the purchase,
sale and hire of vessels. Advice in this regard
typically will include advice on the financing
and securitisation of Maritime assets. We also
advise clients on the regulations and guidelines
of the National Maritime Authority and registration
of vessels under the merchant Shipping Cabotage
Acts. Back to list
Private
Clients Over the years we have
found that the commitment with which we tackle
and solve problems for our corporate clients
has led to their executives turning to us for
advice with respect to their private affairs.
Our private clients have grown steadily from
this base. The advice we give here relates to
Wills and Trusts, distribution of estate under
all the legal regime operative in Nigeria. Back
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Telecommunications
We advise telecommunication service providers
on all aspects of the Nigerian Telecommunications
law and the regulations and guidelines of the
Nigerian Communication Commission. We are currently
prosecuting a case before the Supreme Court
for the Nigerian Communication Commission. Back
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