Dispute resolution and Litigation
We represent a number of corporate institutions, families and individuals with respect to litigation touching on a wide array of practice areas such as corporate and commercial law, banking law, maritime law, land law, labour intellectual property, construction, probate and administration and many others before the superior courts of Judicature in the Republic of Ghana starting from the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. We also represent clients before other adjudicatory bodies such as the Labour Commission and arbitral bodies. At the international level, our Partner, Dr. Godwin Djokoto, was one of Ghana’s lawyers in the Ghana/Cote d’Ivoire Maritime Boundary Dispute.
Maritime Law
We advise our clients in the maritime industry including ship owners, charterers, Protection and Indemnity (P& I) Clubs and shippers on very vexed maritime legal issues such as the enforcement of maritime claims and maritime liens; arrest and release of vessels; charter party rights; damage and /or loss to goods shipped, maritime mortgages etc. Click on the maritime corner to see some of the cases we have worked on in the maritime space.
Banking Law
We provide expert legal advice to banks and specialised deposit-taking institutions such as savings and loans companies, microfinance companies etc. In this capacity, we advise on issues affecting routine banking, regulatory compliance, banker and customer relationship issues, advising on properties pledged as security for loans; perfecting securities used as collaterals etc.
Construction Law
We advise our clients in the construction industry in relation to different aspects of construction contracts including but not limited to challenges relating variation of contracts, completion and handing over, retention fees, payment of interest for delayed payment of contract sum, calling-in of guarantees and bonds, and many others.
Labour Law
We advise our clients normally corporates and individuals on many labour related concerns such as drafting labour contracts, termination and dismissals, constructive dismissals, labour union actions, safe working environment considerations and many others.
Land Law and Conveyancing
We provide expert legal advice to our clients who are desirous of acquiring or selling their landed properties. We also conduct due diligence on title on behalf of clients seeking to acquire landed property and undertake the drafting of the relevant documents.
Medical negligence and accountability
We also pursue an interest in advising and representing clients who have been victims of medical negligence or have been sued for medical negligence and medical accountability.
Divorce, custody and maintenance
We have represented and advised clients involved in divorce, custody and maintenance proceedings.
Wills, Probate and administration
We have expertise in the drafting of wills and succession planning in general. We have also advised and represented clients in applying for probate and letters of administration as well as the drafting of vesting assents.
Corporate Governance and statutory secretary functions
We have assisted in the incorporation of many corporate entities of various forms such as limited liability companies, companies limited by guarantees, partnerships etc. Where the entity incorporated plies its business in a regulated sector such as petroleum, aviation, banking, insurance and many others we have assisted in the registration with the regulators of these sectors.
We also serve as corporate statutory secretaries for a number of companies and we advise them on many corporate governance and corporate procedural matters. In this capacity, we facilitate the convening of annual general meetings, extraordinary general meetings and meetings of board of directors and board subcommittee meetings. We also provide services with investment and immigration matters, corporate structuring and re-structuring, company secretarial and legal due diligence, de-registration, liquidation.
We also prepare an array of legal documents and agreements, including shareholders’ agreements, share sale and purchase agreements, Management and Technical service agreements (technology transfer agreements), joint ventures, employment contracts and loan agreements, declaration of trust, employment contracts just to mention a few.
