Commercial Law

Contracts, trade and day-to-day commercial counsel for businesses operating in Nigeria.

2011
Since
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Commercial Law at Legal Climate

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A partner takes the first call on every commercial law matter.

The work

Revenue lives in contracts. We draft and negotiate the agreements that carry it, and we do it before the dispute exists.

We advise businesses on the agreements that carry their revenue: supply and distribution arrangements, agency and franchise terms, service contracts, and cross-border trade documentation.

Our approach is preventive. We draft and negotiate so that the commercial intent survives contact with regulators, counterparties and, where necessary, the courts.

Commercial Law negotiation at Legal Climate
At the table with counterparties
A partner marking up a contract
Drafting reviewed by the named partner

What this desk does

Services under Commercial Law

See it in practice

How we engage

Four steps, one accountable partner.

Nothing leaves this desk that a partner has not read.

  1. 01BriefA partner takes the first call and frames the issue, the exposure and the options.
  2. 02ScopeWe agree the mandate, the team on the desk and the fee basis in writing before work begins.
  3. 03ExecuteThe named partner stays on the matter through drafting, negotiation, filing or hearing.
  4. 04ReportYou receive plain-language updates at each milestone, with the next decision made explicit.

What you receive

  • Negotiated, execution-ready contracts
  • Contract playbook and fallback positions
  • Risk register with commercial impact
  • Signature and filing checklist

Where we practise

Lagos commercial reality, read correctly the first time.

Commercial Law in Nigeria is decided as much by regulators, registries and counterparties as by the drafting. We work the whole picture.

Sectors served

Where this desk works most often, and where the commercial context is already familiar to us.

Manufacturing

FMCG & distribution

Logistics

Technology

Professional services

Retail

Before you instruct

Questions clients ask.

Can you work from our template?

Yes. We mark up your paper, set fallback positions and keep a playbook so your team can close routine deals without us.

How quickly can a contract turn around?

We agree a turnaround with you at the point of instruction, and it holds unless the scope changes.

Do you handle disputes on contracts you drafted?

Yes — our litigation desk takes it, with the drafting lawyer briefed in.

Instruct us

Put this on a partner's desk.

Office

Plot 8A, Abba Saggoe Street, Michael Otedola Jubilee Estate by Omole Phase 2, Lagos, Nigeria

Email

info@legalclimateng.com

Telephone

+234 802 860 2551 · +234 803 242 5113 · +1 (470) 338 7999

Hours

Monday – Friday, 9am – 6pm (WAT). Saturday & Sunday closed.