Aviation

We offer full commercial law service to clients in the aviation sector.

We have strong technical capabilities in aviation regulatory work and aviation finance.

We can advise on all types of transactions, from the purchase and or lease of aircrafts to aircraft repossessions.

1. Regulatory

   We can advise on all aspects of regulation in the air transport industry in Nigeria, including licensing and permits.

   Our depth of knowledge of the legal and regulatory regime enables us to assist clients, including airlines, airports, agents and forwarders, in using legal and regulatory challenges to their commercial benefit.

   We advise on optimal structures for alliances, mergers, joint ventures and other arrangements at different levels of the aviation business. We assist our clients in the regulatory processes that are required to get these deals through, including with the civil aviation authorities.

2. Finance

   We advise and act for clients on many kinds of leases and financings.

   We have strong capabilities in working with clients to manage the sale, purchase, leasing and financing of aviation assets.

   Here, we work primarily for corporates and financial institutions.

3. Aviation Disputes

   We advise on dispute resolution and also dispute avoidance, contractual and jurisdictional queries and regulatory advice.

   We can handle sensitive and strategically important aviation disputes, whether in court, or by arbitration, mediation or other forms of dispute resolution.

   We can guide clients through all kinds of dispute, including lease default and termination, mortgage enforcement, insolvency, product liability issues, aviation accidents, including passenger injury and cargo claims, and regulatory issues.

4. Employment
   We can advise on all manner of employment law issues in the aviation industry, including employment contracts, executive service agreements, wrongful and unfair dismissal, disputes, collective issues, including union recognition, and executive remuneration.
   
   
5. Insurance
   

   We can advise on liability claims, coverage disputes, wordings and insurance claims.

   We can advise airlines and their insurers in relation to aviation insurances cases, ranging from minor to major accidents and product liability claims.