Our Dispute Practice Group is renowned for its strategic, efficient, and commercially astute approach to dispute resolution. With deep expertise in arbitration, mediation, and litigation, we provide strategic solutions to resolve complex disputes while safeguarding our clients’ interests.
We represent clients in domestic and international arbitrations before leading institutions such as the ICC, LCIA, and LCA, leveraging our profound knowledge of arbitration laws and procedural rules. Our team also serves as counsel and arbitrators, ensuring effective and impartial resolution of disputes.
Our mediation practice offers structured negotiations that facilitate cost-effective and amicable settlements, preserving business relationships while efficiently resolving disputes. We act as mediators and advisors, guiding clients through the mediation process with a focus on achieving constructive and sustainable outcomes.
In litigation, we provide strategic advocacy across all court levels, handling high-stakes disputes with precision and commercial awareness. Our extensive expertise in procedural and substantive law enables us to navigate litigation effectively, minimizing risks and maximizing favorable results.
Our Selected Experience:
Court of Appeal:
Representing a major financial institution in a high-profile dispute arising from the exercise of regulatory power. The case involves claims by over 1000 former employees seeking compensation. The litigation raises critical legal issues regarding banking regulations, statutory obligations of financial institutions, and employee entitlements in insolvency proceedings.
Court of Appeal:
Representing a client in a contentious real estate and property rights dispute concerning the double allocation of state-owned land. The lower court had ruled in favour of our client, affirming their valid and prior allocation and interest, and ordered the opposing party to relinquish possession. The appeal involves complex land tenure issues, government allocation policies, and enforcement of property rights.
Court of Appeal:
Representing a major financial institution in a commercial dispute concerning the termination of employment and a claim exceeding ₦200,000,000.00 (Two Hundred Million Naira). The case involves issues of wrongful dismissal, contractual entitlements, and labour law compliance, with broader implications for employment practices in the banking sector.
Court of Appeal:
Representing the Lagos State Government in a criminal appeal involving the defilement of two minors. The case raises critical legal issues concerning child protection laws, forensic evidence, and procedural safeguards in criminal trials involving vulnerable victims.
Court of Appeal:
Contesting the decision of the lower court in Ekiti State in a criminal appeal seeking to overturn the conviction of three defendants for armed robbery. The appeal raises critical legal questions on evidentiary standards, fair trial rights, and the burden of proof in criminal matters.
Court of Appeal:
Represented the Lagos State Government in a criminal action involving the conviction of a suspect for armed robbery.
Federal High Court:
Representing a major financial institution in a commercial dispute involving a claim exceeding ₦1,000,000,000.00 (One Billion Naira).
