The Lawbridge DTG covers the firm's dispute resolution, aviation and maritime practice.
Dispute Resolution
Lawbridge upholds the value of dispute avoidance as the best dispute management strategy.
To this end, we endeavour to understand our clients’ business in-depth and advise on client-specific legal risk management strategies, in order to eliminate or minimise the incidence of disputes.
Where disputes do occur however, our dispute resolution team remains on hand to respond appropriately, drawing from years of experience in litigation, arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
Aviation Practice
The firm provides legal advisory services to airlines, ground handling companies, concessionaires, aviation regulatory authorities and private persons, on aviation matters in Nigeria.
We assist airlines in obtaining regulatory permits and approvals, including schedule approvals and licensing. We advise international airlines on foreign exchange approvals and remittances and on employment matters, immigration regulation and formalities.
The firm provides full legal support to airlines and passengers with respect to passenger, cargo and baggage claims as well as insurance disputes. We have represented airline clients in VAT, withholding and income tax matters affecting them.
Our lawyers have vast experience in handling aviation-related litigation before the various courts in Nigeria.
We represent airlines in their relationship and disputes with regulators and government officials in Nigeria, while using our professional relationships with officials to assist our clients to accomplish their commercial goals.
Maritime Practice
The firm offers various maritime-related legal services to its clients ranging from ship financing to corporate and regulatory compliance as well as dispute resolution. We act as counsel to ship owners, P&I clubs, cargo interests, charterers, operators of ships and other offshore assets, insurance companies, oil and gas companies, port owners and operators.
We advise on ship and mortgage registration, asset financing, vessel financing and lease transactions. We have also developed strong expertise in handling claims arising from charterparty contracts, collisions, cargo and demurrage before the courts in Nigeria. Our lawyers are regularly instructed to undertake the arrest and release of vessels as well as negotiating settlement of claims.
We also advise on the tenets and application of the Nigerian Cabotage Act, including matters relating to cabotage liability, foreign exchange approvals and remittances, employment law and immigration.
