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AuxilliumLegal Practitioners

Practice

Our work falls into three groups: advisory, transactions and disputes.

Advisory

Corporate and commercial law

Advice across the life of a business, from formation and structuring to governance, contracts, restructuring and exit.

  • Incorporation, re-registration and post-incorporation compliance under CAMA 2020
  • Commercial contracts, supply agreements and service-level agreements
  • Corporate governance, board procedure and shareholder relations
  • Shareholders’, partnership and joint venture agreements

Regulatory and compliance

Understanding obligations, securing approvals and building compliance frameworks that hold up to scrutiny.

  • Licensing in regulated sectors
  • Compliance audits and gap assessments
  • AML/CFT advisory
  • Data protection under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023
  • Engagement with the CAC, CBN, SEC, NCC and other regulators

Employment and labour

Advice to employers and employees across the employment relationship, from contract to exit.

  • Employment contracts, handbooks and workplace policies
  • Disciplinary and grievance processes
  • Redundancy and termination

Intellectual property

Identifying, protecting and enforcing the intangible assets a business depends on.

  • Trademark, patent and copyright registration
  • Licensing and assignment agreements
  • Infringement investigation and enforcement

Transactions

Mergers and acquisitions

Support from due diligence through structuring, negotiation and completion, with close attention to risk allocation.

  • Legal due diligence for acquisitions, investments and disposals
  • Share and asset purchase agreements
  • Merger filings before the SEC and the FCCPC
  • Post-completion integration of governance documents

Banking, finance and capital markets

Advice to lenders, borrowers and investors on financing and capital raising.

  • Loan and facility documentation
  • Creation, registration and perfection of security
  • Debt and equity capital raising
  • Fintech and digital financial services regulation

Real estate and property

Acquisitions, disposals and disputes, with attention to the title and registration risks particular to Nigerian property.

  • Title investigation and perfection
  • Sale, lease and assignment agreements
  • Governor’s Consent applications under the Land Use Act

Disputes

Litigation

Representation in commercial disputes before the courts.

  • Commercial litigation at trial and appellate levels
  • Maritime, oil and gas, and power sector disputes
  • Property disputes

Arbitration and settlement

Resolving disputes outside court where that serves the client better.

  • Domestic and international arbitration
  • Mediation and negotiated settlement
  • Pre-action correspondence and strategy

Recovery and enforcement

Turning a judgment, award or debt into payment.

  • Debt recovery
  • Enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards
  • Recognition of foreign judgments and awards