Admiralty and Maritime Law
Nigeria is an import dependent country whose imports, and her one major export, oil, are delivered by marine transportation. George Ikoli & Okagbue has a well developed maritime and admiralty practice, and a quick response team, which is able to advise clients in all fields of ship acquisition (including new buildings) and finance, marine insurance, Cabotage, maritime and admiralty law, both wet and dry.
The Shipping Law Group of the Firm is well experienced in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, and is able to respond with alacrity to incidents such as collisions and ship arrests, as well as other more complex issues of admiralty litigation, law
and practice from the Federal High Court all the way to the Supreme Court.