Practice Areas

As Lawyers to numerous companies, government agencies and individuals, SPIKENARD PARTNERS provide regular legal advice on all aspects of corporate operations. We assist our clients with corporate legal reporting and record keeping requirement, including corporate governance and regulatory compliance issues, Board of Directors fiduciary and legal responsibilities and other corporate matters.

Our Lawyers are experienced in preparing and filling of documents for Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate Affairs Commission, attending meetings for corporate clients to ensure strict compliance with Nigerian corporate law and the general norms of corporate practice and proxy statements. In addition, our Lawyers, provide varied contract drafting, negotiation assistance on a wide range of general contract matters, purchase and sale agreement and other vendor agreements.

We recognize that alternative disputes resolution have to be considered before resorting to the court. Nevertheless, where commercially expedient, we have no hesitation in resorting to litigation in the client’s over all interest and will pursue such litigation with enthusiasm, aggression and drive.

Spikenard Partners have varied experience in arbitration proceedings having represented and participated in arbitration sittings for several clients. The firm maintains consultancy relationship with several Chartered Arbitrators. Each has a solid commercial background and extensive experience of mediation and arbitration.

We structured our litigation practice in a manner that is so well suited to handle anything from investigations to litigating very complex disputes in all courts, State and Federal, throughout Nigeria.

We have very good litigation experience in varying degrees, we are involved in high-exposure cases on regular basis involving all sorts, manners and quantum of claims.

The Appellate practice of our firm involves virtually every area of litigation.

Spikenard Partners are strategically placed and have been involved in various infrastructure finance transactions. We have advised on various infrastructure financing agreements, prepared and drafted agreements pursuant thereto, prepared policy documents and guidance framework for the duration of any transaction. We undertake negotiations on the behalf of our clients for very favorable terms in the area of infrastructure financing.

Spikenard Partners have extensive experience in Property and Real Estate law.

We have been involved in:

• preparation and perfection of leases,
• tenancy agreement, assignments and transfers,
• mortgages,
• investigations of titles for sale and purchase of properties,
• obtaining government consents and approvals
• preparation of building construction agreement and contract finance agreement.

Also, in Spikenard Partners we undertake probate practice.

The financial distress in most organisations in any economy is as a result of delinquent and non-performing accounts that are not adequately monitored. Consequently, we provide debt monitoring and recovery services. In the case of secured bad loans, we assist our clients in disposing of the security with ease.

We also act as Solicitors to Receivers/Managers of companies in liquidation.

Tax Planning, Litigation and Dispute Resolution

We provide innovative tax planning and solutions. Structure purchase and sale of businesses. Estate planning. We help clients defend their tax positions in the face of an audit. Our litigation advice is client-centric, allowing them to benefit from our comprehensive, creative, reliable and practical approach to tax litigation.

Clients approach us with a diverse range of objectives. We tailor our litigation strategy to meet their objectives and provide a cost-benefit analysis to the appeal process.

We undertake tax litigations for clients facing:

• Domestic and international audits
• Assessments
• Penalties
• Director’s liability
• Net Worth Assessments
• Voluntary Disclosures
• Taxpayer Relief Applications
• Disputes on tax negotiations

Tax Evasion and Financial Crimes

Spikenard Partners have counsel with extensive experience in handling tax evasion and financial offences, and are complimented by seasoned Chattered Accountants. In this areas of practice we handle issues bordering on:

• Tax evasion
• Fraud
• Multinational tax and
• Money-laundering offences.