Flying To Safety: Navigating Restructuring and Insolvency in Nigeria’s Aviation Sector
Nigerian airlines face significant financial challenges due to economic instability, fuel price volatility, and evolving regulations.
Babatunde is an astute litigator who has honed his skills of persuasive speaking from his frequent interfacing at all the levels of courts in Nigeria. Babatunde is an expert in general litigation and other alternative dispute resolution with specialization in commercial litigation, business recovery and insolvency, banking, Oil and Gas practices, taxation, labour and employment matters.
Bankruptcy & Debt Recovery: Olisa Agbakoba Legal Secures Victory for Major Nigerian Bank
OAL expertly navigates complex bankruptcy cases, securing favorable outcomes for clients in financial distress through strategic legal counsel.
Olisa Agbakoba Legal Secures Victory for GCM Giant Creative Media Limited and Chinenye Nworah in Landmark Trademark and Copyright Dispute
In a significant legal victory for filmmaker Chinenye Nworah and her production company GCM Giant Creative Media Limited, both the Nigerian Trademark Registry and the Nigerian Copyright Commission have ruled in their favour. This follows a series of legal battles initiated by Ms. Iniobong Edo Ekim (Ini Edo) and Minnie Empire Productions Limited (MEP), who…
OAL Successfully Represents Global Shipbuilder in Historic FPSO Arrest, Recovering Millions in Outstanding Debt
OAL successfully represented one of the world’s largest shipbuilders in a historic ship arrest, which is considered the largest in the history of the Nigerian maritime industry. The client is a global leader in shipbuilding, engineering, procurement, fabrication & integration, assembling, construction, and offshore oil & gas industries in Africa, operates world-class fabrication and integration…
Olisa Agbakoba Legal Challenges Constitutionality of Cybercrimes Fund at Federal High Court
Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, challenging the constitutionality of the Cybercrimes Fund established under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Amendment Act 2024. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a client, argues that the Act’s provisions violate the Constitution’s stipulations regarding public revenue collection, deposit, and…
Legal Dispute Over SPDC’s $2.8 Billion Onshore Asset Sale to Renaissance Group
The Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) announced on January 16, 2024, its plans to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary to the Renaissance Group, a consortium of five companies. However, this decision led to a legal dispute as one of SPDC’s creditors is seeking to halt the sale until outstanding financial obligations are met as…
The Student Loan Act: Need For A Review
The Student Loan Bill was sponsored by the former speaker of the 9th House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila. Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently signed the student loan bill into law, ushering in a transformative era for educational funding in the country.