Instructions and conflicts
Your enquiry is directed to the practice desk that will handle it. We run a conflict check before anything else, then take instructions at a scheduled conference and confirm the scope of the work in writing.
Kano NG · Est. 1985
PL. 01 / Kano
A practice built aroundthe matter in front of it
The firm was established in Kano in 1985 and has practised from the same city since. That continuity is the reason we read Northern Nigerian commercial and civic matters in their own context.
We are a general practice. Instructions run from contract and employment work for companies through to criminal defence and family matters for individuals, and the same partners see a matter from the first conference to judgment.
- Established
- 1985
- Chambers
- Kano, Kano State
- Practice
- General; civil, criminal and electoral
- Led by
- A Senior Advocate of Nigeria
Three principal areas,one general practice
The firm's three principal areas. Each is supported by the same litigation capability rather than run as a separate department.
- 01 Election Petitions Acting for candidates and political parties before election petition tribunals, and on the appeals that follow. The statutory timetable governs everything, so instructions are taken on that basis. Tribunal proceedingsAppealsPre-election mattersElectoral Act compliance
- 02 Commercial Law Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, and advising companies on governance and regulatory obligations under CAMA and sector rules. AgreementsCorporate governanceBanking and financeEmployment
- 03 Litigation Civil and criminal proceedings through the hierarchy of Nigerian courts, together with arbitration and mediation where a dispute is better resolved outside court. Civil disputesCriminal defenceAppealsArbitration and mediation
How a matter is handled
The firm works to a fixed sequence, whatever the area. It is set out here so you know what happens after you make contact.
Documents and facts
We work from the documents up: contracts, correspondence, corporate filings, electoral materials, or the record of proceedings, depending on the matter. Where a point turns on expert evidence, we say so early rather than late.
Advice and the route forward
You receive a written view of the position, the options open to you, and what each involves in time and procedure. Where a matter is better settled or referred to arbitration than litigated, that is the advice you get.
Conduct of the matter
A partner remains responsible for the file through to its conclusion. You are told what stage the matter has reached and what the next step is, without having to ask.
Led by a Senior Advocateof Nigeria
The rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria is conferred by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee. The firm's practice is led by a holder of that rank. Complex matters receive direct oversight from the senior end of the practice.
Tell us what the matter is.
Enquiries are directed to the practice desk that will deal with them. If your matter is subject to a statutory time limit, say so in your first message.