We regularly advise some of the major commercial banks as well as other financial institutions operating in Nigeria. We provide comprehensive and practical advice on a wide range of banking activities including secured and unsecured lending arrangements. Some of our recent work in this area includes:
- Advising a major Nigerian commercial bank in relation to the review of all of the bank’s loan documentation templates.
- Advising a Nigerian investment lender in relation to the securitization of several credit facilities worth a cumulative sum of over N17 Billion granted to indigenous manufacturing companies.
- Advising a major Nigerian commercial bank in relation to the securitization of several credit facilities worth a cumulative sum of over N3 Billion granted to domestic borrowers.
We provide general business and commercial law advise to Nigerian and international clients who operate in several market sectors of the Nigerian economy in relation to a wide range of issues. We advise across the business spectrum, right from business formations and company incorporations to operational issues arising in the course of business. Some of our recent work in this area includes:
- Advising the world’s largest hair clipper manufacturer in respect the legal aspects of its business undertakings in the Nigerian market.
- Advising one of the world’s largest transportation technology companies on the expansion of its service offerings within Nigeria.
- Advising a Nigerian telecommunications company in relation to shareholder disputes arising from a joint venture arrangement in the telecommunications sector.
We are primarily a commercially focused and oriented law firm and recognise that the preferred mechanism for the resolution of commercial disputes, where amicable resolution is impossible, is arbitration. Our lawyers are skilled domestic and international arbitration advocates that provide clear guidance and effective representation before domestic and international arbitration tribunals.
Some of our recent work in this area includes:
- Advising and successfully representing an engineering company in an arbitration claim worth over N50 Million made by a security services provider in respect of a security services agreement.
- Representing a leading Nigerian payments technology company in a London ICC arbitration brought by a foreign software development company in respect of a Software Development Agreement.
We are committed to the protection of our clients’ interests and always respond aggressively with formidable and resourceful litigation capability, when our clients find themselves involved in unfortunate that cannot be settled by the parties themselves. We routinely advise and represent clients in a wide range of litigations arising from diverse areas of the commercial and business space in Nigeria. Our experience includes representing clients in complex and sensitive matters before Tribunals, the Federal and State High Courts, the National Industrial Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Some of our recent work in this area includes:
- Representing a bank customer in a banker-customer dispute worth over $10 Million with an international bank in Nigeria.
- Representing one of Nigeria’s largest telecommunications companies in an interconnectivity dispute with Africa’s largest telecoms company involving the sum of over N5 Billion.
- Advising and Representing one of Nigeria’s largest downstream oil companies in respect of an over N3 Billion dispute with its banker in relation to a credit facility.
- Advising and representing the directors of a major Nigerian engineering company in proceedings brought by a commercial bank for the enforcement of personal guarantees worth more than N6 Billion given in relation to a corporate loan facility.
- Advising a multinational transportation services provider in relation to a wrongful death claim worth $20 Million.
We have experience in advising service providers in disputes and regulatory matters arising from their relationships with consumers, including under the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency Law. We are also well-placed to provide advice and representation in relation to issues arising under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act.
Some of our recent work in this area includes:
- Advising and representing a large multinational transportation technology company in respect of consumer protection regulatory proceedings arising from consumer disputes.
- Advising a Nigerian commercial bank on its retail loan documentation templates, including compliance by the templates with relevant and applicable laws and regulations.
We combine our expertise in commercial and financial services law to provide effective solutions and advise in all business re-organisation and insolvency situations. Our firm provides advice to companies and corporate shareholders in all aspects of insolvency law, including schemes of arrangement, restructuring and re-organisation. We also represent clients in debt restructurings, acquisitions, and liquidations and regularly represent a wide variety of parties including creditors, debtors, guarantors, receivers, buyers and sellers.
We routinely act for both borrowers and lenders in debt recovery matters, including complex recoveries involving significant sums of money. We also represent parties like shareholders, directors, companies and receivers in a insolvency disputes and matters, including receiverships and liquidations.
Some of our recent work in this area includes:
- Advising and representing the directors of a major Nigerian engineering company in proceedings brought by a commercial bank for the enforcement of personal guarantees worth more than N6 Billion given in relation to a corporate loan facility.
- Advising and Representing one of Nigeria’s largest downstream oil companies in respect of an over N3 Billion dispute with its banker in relation to a credit facility.
- Advising a Nigerian commercial bank and acting for the bank in the recovery of about N1 Billion owed to the bank by defaulting customers.
- Advising a Nigerian commercial bank and acting for the bank in the recovery of more than N200 Million owed to the bank by defaulting customers.
We have invaluable experience in all aspects of Nigerian labour and employment law and our proactive advice in this area helps clients minimise risk and avoid potential unnecessary liabilities. Our service offering in this area includes counselling, dispute resolution through arbitration and mediation, litigation, employee benefits, pension, workplace health and safety, out-sourcing, collective bargaining, immigration and employee issues arising from corporate restructurings and take-overs. We also draft employment contracts and handbooks for clients in relation to key and general employees.
Some of our recent work in this area includes:
- Representing a large multinational transportation technology company at the National Industrial Court in relation to a significant claim by a former employee in relation to the termination of the employee’s employment.
- Representing a major engineering and construction company at the National Industrial Court in relation to a claim by a former employee in relation to the termination of the employee’s employment.
- Advising a Nigerian financial technology company and drafting contracts of employment for the technical staff of the company.
In this area, we provide legal support to companies involved in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons and handle most aspects of oil and gas resource matters, which include licensing exploration rights, transportation and storage, advice on farm in/farm-out arrangements and financing, and advice on leases. We also offer expertise in the extensive area covered by upstream and downstream sectors of oil and gas projects, the acquisition and disposal of interests in oil and gas fields, marginal fields and other concessions, as well as advisory and transaction structuring work in the project financing of petroleum investments and disputes arising thereform.
Some of our recent work in this area includes:
- Advising a Nigerian oil and gas company in a significant transaction for the sale of a Jack-Up rig.
- Representing a Nigerian upstream oil and gas company in relation to a dispute arising between the company and a subcontractor concerning dredging activities in the Niger delta region of Nigeria.
- Representing several Nigerian oil and gas companies in a significant dispute with the Federal Government of Nigeria in relation to the revocation of marginal field licenses held by the companies.
We offer a full range of services to clients in relation to insurance law, including regulatory matters, commercial issues, dispute resolution and restructuring. We focus on providing our clients with advice on the best-suited, most effective approaches to their operations and transactions, always considering the specific set-up and needs of the company, including its size, structure, goals and objectives.
Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that allows parties to seek a remedy for their conflict without a court trial or formal legal proceedings. Parties work with a mediator, who is a neutral third party. Mediation can be an appealing option because it is less adversarial. This might be important when the relationship between the parties has to continue in the future. The process is a lot less formal than court proceedings often costs much less. As part of our dispute resolution practice, we have developed invaluable experience and expertise in guiding clients through the process of mediation, for the resolution of disputes that can be resolved without the need for formal legal proceedings.
Some of our recent work in this area includes:
- Advising a large multinational transportation technology company in respect of a the successful resolution N40 Million claim arising from a consumer dispute.
- Advising a Nigerian investment company in respect of mediation proceedings arising from a dispute with a real estate developer arising from a transaction concerning some luxury flats in a highbrow area of Lagos State.
We offer advise concerning matters relating to tax evasion, bribery, anti-corruption, securities, intellectual property fraud, banking and financial crimes. We advise local and foreign clients engaged in international transactions who conduct business in Nigeria, either directly or through subsidiaries, on the complexities of Nigerian law.
Our work in this area includes developing innovative and cost effective solutions to our client’s business needs and advising on telecommunications, technology , entertainment, sports and media law and regulations including market entry strategies, statutory applications and procurement of prescribed licences. Our competence in this area of expertise also includes privatisation, joint ventures, collaborative agreements, procurement contracts, interconnectivity agreements for the fixed and mobile sectors, etc.
Some of our recent work in this area includes:
- Advising a Nigerian financial technology start-up company in transactions relating to the development and organisation of software systems to be deployed in the Nigerian financial technology market.
- Representing one of Nigeria’s largest telecommunications companies in an interconnectivity dispute with Africa’s largest telecoms company involving the sum of over N2.5 Billion
At Twelve Legal, we do not compromise on our integrity, and the culture of our practice is based on our three core values of Professionalism, Dynamism and Responsiveness services, consumer products.