Wemimo Ogunde & Co Company

OUR LANDMARK MATTERS

We are a leading litigation and dispute resolution law firm in Nigeria headed by a top SAN in Nigeria. For over thirty five years, we have successfully handled and pursued numerous cases at all courts of record in Nigeria (including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court) where we exhibited the highest level of advocacy skills. We have recorded landmark cases which have developed innovative concepts, set existing precedents and pushed the boundaries of the Nigerian legal system. Some of our concluded landmark cases which are available to access in the public domain as reported in reputable Nigerian law reports include:

Mediation and Arbitration

One of our lawyers led the Nigerian legal team that acted as solicitors, in conjunction with an international law firm, to a Zambian power company in respect of an arbitration conducted at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) which arose as a result of a dispute over the shareholding structure of a Nigerian power distribution company.

Banking and Financial Services/ Government and Regulatory

We represented the Appellant at the Court of Appeal in the well-publicized case of:
Savannah Bank of Nigeria vs. Central Bank of Nigeria and 2 others (2009) 6 NWLR (Pt. 1137) 237 CA

Business Criminal Offences

We represented the Appellant at the Court of Appeal in the case of:
Gabriel Aduku vs. Federal Republic of Nigeria & others (2009) 9 NWLR (Pt. 1146) 370 CA .

Commercial Law/ Business Contracts

We represented the Respondents at the Supreme Court in the locus classicus case of:
Afrotec Technical Services (Nigeria) Limited vs. MIA & Sons Limited & another (2000) 15 NWLR (Pt. 692) 730 SC

Employment/ Trade Union/Civil Litigation

We represented the Respondents at the Supreme Court in the landmark case of:
Western Steel Works Limited & another vs. Iron and Steel Workers Union of Nigeria (1986) 3 NWLR (Pt.49) 617 SC

Probate and Administration of Estates

We represented the Respondents at the Supreme Court in the case of:
Hon. Justice Adenekan Ademola & another vs. Chief Harold Sodipo & others (1992) 7 NWLR (Pt. 253) 251 SC

Real Estate/ Law of Trusts

We represented the Respondent at the Supreme Court in the case of:
Chinye A.M Ezeanah vs. Alhaji Mahmoud Atta (2004) 7 NWLR (Pt. 873) 468 SC