SERVICES REQUIRING A LAWYER IN NIGERIA

In Nigeria, entrepreneurs, individuals, companies, and organisations will need the services of a Lawyer one time or the other in their lifetime for at least one of the services listed below:

1. Redress for breach of contracts, agreements, deeds, debentures, mortgages, powers of attorney, and memorandum of understanding.
2. Recovery of outstanding loans from debtors.
3. Recovery of debts for services provided and goods supplied.
4. Recovery of property from trespassers.
5. Redress for infringement of copyright, trademark and patent.
6. Redress for infringement of constitutional, statutory, customary and  contractual rights.
7. Enforcement of constitutional, statutory, customary and contractual rights.
8. Redress for defamation of character or products or services.
9. Claim for compensation for personal injuries, damage to property and monetary loss and loss of property.
10. Suit for judicial declaration or affirmation of legal rights.
11. Suit for judicial interpretation of legal documents,agreements, deeds, Wills.
12. Suit to nullify a Will.
13. Suit to nullify an appointment.
14. Suit  for divorce.
15. Suit for payment of entitlement.
16. Suit for reinstatement.
17. Suit for nullification of report of Panel of Enquiry.
18. Suit to compel the performance of a statutory or contractual or customary duty.
19. Suit for interlocutory and perpetual injunction to restrain the infringement of constitutional,statutory, customary and contractual rights.
20. Landlord and Tenant related legal issues and disputes.
21. Legal and Regulatory Compliance for Companies.
22. Registration with Government Agencies e.g. NAFDAC, NOTAP, etc.
23. Business or Company restructuring.
24. Incorporation and registration of various business undertakings and entities.
25. Application and procurement of permits, licenses and approvals required for doing  business in Nigeria.
26. Filing of returns at the Corporate Affairs Commission.
27. Trade mark and patent registration.
28. Due diligence and intelligence report on properties, companies and individuals.
29. Taking of minutes of corporate meetings, drafting of resolutions, notice and agenda of meetings.
30. Negotiating and drafting of contract agreements and legal documents covering commercial transactions.
31. Reviewing of agreements, legal, contractual, land and security documents.
32. Legal Risk Consulting.
33. Legal Risk Auditing.
34. Personal or corporate Legal Adviser.
35. Perfection of legal, contractual, land and security documents.
36. Transaction Counsel.
37. Equity Investment.
38. Debt Financing.
39. Winding Up of Companies.
40. Receivership.
41. Project Financing.
42. Capital Market Transactions.
43. Mergers and Acquisitions.
44. Multi-Party Commercial Transactions.
45. Joint Venture Projects.
46. Oil and Gas Transactions.
47. Maritime Transactions.
48. Aviation related disputes.
49. Banking related disputes.
50. Insurance Claims.
51. Acquisition and disposal of properties.
52. Recovery of premises & property management.
53. Land Documentation.
54. Drafting and review of Will.
55. Application for letter of administration and probate.
56. Tax related disputes