Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Our lawyers are qualified arbitrators and mediators and highly experienced in all aspects of ADR including conciliation and mediation.
Aviation & Transport Law
We understand the critical opportunities and, post-Covid 19, opportunities, safe aviation affords the global economy not least by enhancing inter-continental, regional and domestic trade links, boosting tourism and enhancing national tax revenues.
Banking
The overriding necessity to safeguard depositors’ funds implicates the continuing imperative for robust risk management, governance and regulatory controls. This philosophy underpins our advice to clients in seeking to resolve any emerging disputes.
Commercial & Corporate Law
The Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 largely governs this function and it remains a core competence. We advise on arbitration, business formation, insolvency and recovery and all aspects of company law.
Constitutional Law & Judicial Review Proceedings
We offer advice on statutory construction, human rights breaches, and challenging procedural irregularities by public agencies
Digital Law & Forensics
We assist clients on digital and information law including offering advice under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, Passing Off torts and Intellectual Property breaches.
Immigration
We offer immigration law advice to entrepreneurs, investors, organisations, trade missions, students and individuals seeking to transact business in Nigeria.
Insurance
The central purpose of this function within Balliol Myers LP is to assess significant legal, reputational and strategic risks to our clients’ legitimate interests and proffer advice with a view to greatly minimising those risks. To that extent, we offer advice to insurers, re-insurers, credit reference agencies, financial institutions and individuals. This can extend to the drafting and construction of policy terms; drafting internal policy guidance; the fiduciary duties of directors; infractions of those fiduciary duties; real estate claims; et al.
International Asset Tracing (Civil Recovery)
We live in an age of extra-territorial legislation and the ever- increasing tentacles of international prosecution agencies and increasing co-operation between international anti-graft entities. This is illustrated, in part, by the huge ramifications of the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Act (2004); United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 (as amended in 1998); SOX 2002; the UK Bribery Act 2010. We offer strategic insights and legal advice on these critical issues affecting virtually all countries albeit in varying degrees.
Legislative Drafting
We have direct practical experience of undertaking legislative drafting as well as providing policy advice to senior executives in the commercial sector and regulatory agencies.
Litigation
We have advised and represented parties in commercial and private law proceedings before Nigerian Courts and UK courts with positive outcomes. In tandem, we always explore the potential for deploying alternative dispute resolution (ADR) on the unique facts of each case.
Maritime Law
We are members of international and domestic maritime fora and offer clients our expertise on arbitral proceedings; arrests of ocean-going vessels, conflict of laws; protection and indemnity cover; civil liability claims for torts including negligence; shipbuilding contracts and related admiralty issues. Admiralty/maritime law are significant sources of our law firm’s competitive advantage.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Balliol Myers LP expertise in this market segment extends to corporate acquisitions, management and leveraged buy-outs, share purchase agreements, legal due diligence, regulatory compliance, pre-notification and pre-approval processes as enunciated in the Investment and Securities Act 2007, reconfiguration of corporates structures, cross-border M&As, joint ventures and capital markets law
Notaries
We offer and facilitate notarial services as authorised by the Chief Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to administer oaths.
Oil and Gas Law
We offer clients advice and policy insights on Nigeria’s energy needs including, but not limited to renewable technologies; the commercialisation of oil and gas discoveries, oil mining leases and oil prospecting leases, the provisions of the key Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010, the Petroleum Industry Act, LCrude Oil (Transportation and Shipment) Regulations et al.
Private Law (Asset Management)
We offer clients significant private law expertise traversing assents; contractual documentation; powers of attorney; child access; family trusts; the creation and execution of trust instruments; drafting wills; intestacy; and probate matters.
Project Finance (Private Finance Initiative/Public Private Partnerships)
This is a core competence for us as we combine academic and practical knowledge of the subject. We have advised on multi-billion naira M& A transactions and our senior partner has advised the European Investment Bank (EIB) on UK Sterling £100MILLION North West England Urban Investment Holding Fund (project finance) to boost regional economic growth.
Real Estate
We painstakingly advise on commercial and residential land transactions. These includes but are not limited to: abstraction; financing; buying; selling; leasing; verification of title to land prior to and post the 1978 Land Use Act; due diligence on regulatory and governmental consents. We also draft all contractual documentation related to land, illustratively, leasehold agreements; mortgage documentation; re-financing instruments; deeds of transfer et al. The firm’s experience in this subject includes litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Tax
Our tax advisory and litigation services entails highly effective and targeted offerings to clients on Corporation Tax, Income Tax, Petroleum Profits Tax, Stamp Duties, Tax efficient debt financing and Value Added Tax. We have successfully facilitated the resolution of complex tax enquiries for our clients.