We are exprts in a lot of legal areas
We help people in solving legal issues
Our lawyers are professionals who render adequate solution to your legal discrepancies in an approachable and straightforward manner.
Corporate & Commercial Law
We advise clients on contracts, Joint Venture, Memorandum of Understanding, risk management, practice and procedures. Our lawyers render innovative solution to new provisions and requirements of regulatory bodies to ensure our clients meet their respective practice standard.
We are a preferrable company for international entities desirous of having a Nigerian presence. In addition, to ensure compliance with certain agencies, we assist clients to process application for registration of their products with the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) and the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administrations and Control (NAFDAC).
Immigration
Immigration:. We advise and process Visa on behalf of clients which includes Student Visa, Business Visa, Permanent Residence, Spousal Visa.
We represent clients on Administrative and Judicial Reviews, options for sustenance of Visa, Asylum Advisory and representation for wrongful deportation. Our motive is having a straightforward immigration devoid of glitches.
We render our legal advise both in-person and via video.
The categories of claims in which we provide services include but are not limited to:Family member routes, Family life with a partner (5 year route), Family life with a partner (10 year route), Bereaved partner, Victim of domestic abuse, Family life as a child of a person with limited leave as a partner or parent, Temporary work routes, T5 (Temporary Worker) Youth Mobility Scheme, T5 (Temporary Worker) Creative or Sporting Worker, T5 (Temporary Worker) International Agreement Worker, T5 (Temporary Worker) Government Authorised Exchange Worker route, Citizenship registration and naturalisation
Real Estate Law
We advise clients on property planning, property transactions viz-a-viz documentations and property dispute representation.
Our range of services in this sector include;
• Acquisition and disposal of assets advisory
• Real Estate Outsourcing
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate tax structure
• Enforcement of security.
We manage real estate complexities and risks on behalf of our clients. Our clients include homeowners, real estate companies, property developers, professionals including Surveyor, Engineer, Architects, Town Planners and corporate businesses in Real Estate.
Family Law
As we all know, that the family is an important sector of the society, this does not go without having squabbles within the family. Our job as professional in this sector, our aim is to provide adequate advisory on rights of parties in family disputes.
As lawyers with special skills, our priority s to ensure that the interest of our clients is adequately safeguarded. We represent clients and advisory on Marriage Dissolution, Paternity and Child Custody, Protection Orders Against Domestic Violence, Name changes, Guardianship and Adoption.
Energy Law
We offer advisory to companies in oil and gas industries included but not limited to applications and documentations for upstream and downstream sectors. Our lawyers provide businesses, investors and lenders with specially acquired skills for legal representation in a broad spectrum of energy and natural resources matters such as oil and gas law. Our clients benefit from our deep knowledge of the legal, commercial and regulatory challenges of the Nigerian natural resources industries. We provide legal advice and assistance across a wide range of energy issues, including some of the most complex and groundbreaking oil, gas, liquefied natural gas and petrochemical transactions.
Our clients trust and depend upon us to navigate the complexities of this dynamic and diverse industry sector, and we provide value-added advice and support in completing complex business transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance, structuring business entities and arranging multilevel financings.
Employment Law
In the course of practice, we have come to understand that a good number of employers and employees are unaware of their rights and responsibilities under the labour regulations. At Chester Chambers, we provide advisory services to the employers and employees on matters relating to the terms of employment, rights and obligations of both parties, disciplinary actions, dismissal and termination, dispute resolution and employee’s benefit.
In the course of practice, we have come to understand that a good number of employers and employees are unaware of their rights and responsibilities under the labour regulations. At Chester Chambers, we provide advisory services to the employers and employees on matters relating to the terms of employment, rights and obligations of both parties, disciplinary actions, dismissal and termination, dispute resolution and employee’s benefit.
Our team possess quality expertise in Nigerian labour law. We render top-notch advisory to our foreign clients. We advice our foreign Clients on the provisions of the Labour Laws and where required, assist them in obtaining expatriate facilities (Permits, Quotas, Visas, etc) required for their operations in Nigeria.
Our Labour practice entails us rendering advise to clients on a broad range of labour issues including trade union regulations, private sector pension schemes and retirement benefits; staff negotiations, employment contracts and employment protection.
Intellectual property law
Generally, registration of your intellectual property right creates an exclusive right and accords you with certain valuable competition advantages. We possess the right experience to assist you in protecting your right over your design, invention, trademark and creative works. Our expertise in intellectual property law practice is in registration, renewal, assignment, merger, license, franchise and technology transfer. We also represent clients in registration opposition hearings and other administrative tribunals.
Corporate Governance and Compliance
We advise clients on provisions of codes of good corporate governance in their respective industries cum filing of appropriate returns at relevant regulatory agencies.
Companies Secretaries: We act as company secretaries on behalf of clients, send notices of meetings, take appropriate minutes of meetings and file returns at CAC.
Dispute Resolution
The firm is equipped to assist clients resolve conflicts through litigation, mediation, negotiation and arbitration. In dispute resolution, our key focus is on managing risk and protecting the rights of our clients. We understand the time value of money and the need for clients to conduct their business activities with minimal risk exposure, our recommendation where there is no prior agreed mode of dispute resolution is premised on this understanding.
Our approach is to understand the client’s business and relationship with the other party, undertake an analysis of the dispute identifying the strengthen and weakness of our client’s position, then synthesize the most appropriate strategy to mitigate risk and protect the interest of the client in a timely manner.
our dispute resolution practice relates to the following practice areas;
- Contractual dispute
- Intellectual property
- Oil and gas
- Energy and natural resources
- Maritime and shipping
- Banking and finance
- Real estate
- Wills and Probate
- Matrimonial causes/divorce matter
- Enforcement of foreign judgment and arbitral award
- Service of foreign court processes
- Financial fraud
- Debt recovery
- Employment claims
Core Values
At Chester Chambers, we pride ourselves on our reputation as professionals and approachable set, where diversity, accessibility and client needs are widely championed. We are positioned to deal with complex legal issues, particularly where they overlap multiple areas of law. We are extremely thorough in our preparation of cases, which accounts for our clients getting the best outcomes for their legal matters
How It Works
We are extremely thorough in our preparation of cases, which accounts for our clients getting the best outcomes for their legal matters
Consultation
During your consultation, we will ask about the issues in your case and discuss the merits of the actions and the various ways you can proceed.
Strategize
At the end of the day, we must be able to defend our legal strategy before authorities, regulators, competitors, clients, shareholders.
Take Action
We investigate you and reviewing documents. At the trial we consider evidence, examine witnesses, and argue questions of law and fact.