The Law Office of Nwachukwu C. Okafor
Barristers, Solicitors and consultants.
We engage in the traditional as well as emerging disciplines of law, based on the individual needs of the clientele.
Or call us at +234 708 004 6794
About us
We provide consultancy and legal services.
We engage in the traditional as well as emerging disciplines of law, based on the individual needs of the clientele. We also maintains a high standard of professionalism and provides prompt, efficient and personalized services.
30+ Years of experience
Legal disciplines.
Practice Focus and Specialties.
Estate, Trust, Property and Construction Law
Our Firm has considerable experience in the acquisition and disposal of real property including the investigation of the title of person from whom clientele may desire to acquire interest in or rights over property, the preparation and perfection of mortgages, leases, tenancy agreement and obtaining requisite consents and approvals incidental to these transactions.
Our portfolio also includes the administration and management of estates and properties. Our Firm is also engaged is the drafting and vetting of building/construction contracts along with the subsidiary thereto.
Aviation and Shipping
Our services in these regards include:
- Preparation of aircraft sale, purchase and leasing agreements
- The negotiation and documentation of contracts for the carriage of goods by sea, the sale, mortgage or charter of ships and the preparation of ship service agreement.
- Advice on vessels, maritime insurance claims, cargo disputes and agency disputes.
- Our Principal partner spent 14 years at the legal department of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited and is very conversant with all kinds of aviation practice and procedures and will bring his wealth of experience to bear on any briefs from you.
Our services include company promotion, obtaining business permits, expatriate quota allocations, approved status and other approvals required under our extant laws.
Our Firm is also involved in the negotiation and preparation of agreement transferring proprietary information and technology, the negotiation and preparation of joint ventures, technical and other service agreements.
Our Clients
More Practice Focus and Specialties
Our Firm’s advocacy portfolio covers both the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the courts and at the same time focuses on, amongst other areas:
- Contract disputes
- Insurance claims
- Company law disputes
- Recovery of debts and assets
- Landlord and Tenant disputes
- Family law (including probates, wills and settlements)
- Criminal Matters.
We emphasize on the reduction of the cost of litigation for clientele whilst being conscious of reaching settlements acceptable to clientele. With regards to dispute resolution and avoidance, our practice is to pre-empt dispute by anticipating problems before they arise and proffering solutions to them by drafting agreements and carrying out negotiations on behalf of clientele in such a manner as to avoid disputes whilst advancing the client’s objectives.
Service available in this regard includes but is not limited to the negotiation of and drafting of sale of goods, leasing and hire purchase agreements.
We are also involved in:
- The recovery of debts and assets including the preparation of debt rescheduling agreements;
- The negotiation/preparation of partnership/profit sharing agreements.
- Providing advice on corporate and personal taxation.
- Providing advice on Labor Law including the negotiation and drafting of employment service contracts and termination agreements.
- Registration and representation in relation to matters of copyrights, trademarks, patent and industrial designs.
The service offered by Our Firm in this area includes:
- Preparation and perfection of all forms of security and financial documentation for Banks and other Financial institutions, specifically consortium and individual loan agreements, legal and equitable mortgages, debentures, trust deeds, equipment lease agreements, debt rescheduling agreements, debt and assets recovery.
- Advising banks and individuals on the legal implications of their relationships and;
- Secured credit transactions.
Our Firm provides consultancy and advisory services to both the main and ancillary operators of the oil and gas service industry pertaining to the acquisition of requisite consents for assignment of licenses, petroleum taxation and the negotiation and preparation of oil and gas related matters.
The Firm assists in all spheres of corporate activity commencing with the promotion and incorporation of companies under local statutes, particularly under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020.
The Firm’s secretarial service also includes: serving as registered office to incorporated companies, attending and providing legal advice at company meetings, and the preparation and filing of all appropriate returns.
The Firm’s secretarial service is of immense benefit to foreign firms which seek to operate in Nigeria and would want to obtain the relevant approvals under our laws or simply seek to avoid an elaborate organizational layout.