Medical Law Practice –
Regal Attorneys has its specialised legal officers who understand that Medical malpractice law governs the liability of doctors, nurses and other treatment providers in the health care sector. We know that their liabilities arise from harm to a patient or professionally accepted mistakes in the course of their rendering of their services in either a negligent or a professional manner.
By our vast experience, our clients in medical malpractice cases receive high damage awards on personal injury cases while our medical practitioner clients receive the best defences which can be afforded to them based on their actions in their professional capacity
Medical Law Practice which is not a regular law of torts aspects of legal practice is a rarely explored terrain and thus the lawyers at Regal Attorneys have carved a niche for themselves as we represent many of the leading names in the global pharmaceutical and healthcare industries on medical law related issues, including litigation and dispute resolution, as well as their transactional needs, including collaborations and divestitures, content research, licensing agreements, parallel trade, supply agreements and clinical trials documentation.
We are aimed at being one of the world’s leading law firm that offer comprehensive services on medical law cases which includes: Rape and Defilement Cases, Matrimonial Causes, the Law and the Medical Profession, Doctor/ Patient Relationship, Confidentiality and Access to Medical Information, Medical Negligence: Duty of Care/Standards of Care & Causation/Damages & Legal Defence, Defective Drugs and Medical Products, Doctrine of Consent in Medical Law & Informed Consent to Treatment, Wrongful Birth, Conception and Life, Surrogacy Arrangement, Abortion & the Law, Donation and Transplant of Human Tissue, Neonaticide and Euthanasia, the Living Will and the Dying Patient amongst other things.
Intellectual Property Law –
Regal Attorneys possesses skilled legal practitioners who have over time provided various services to its client base on intellectual property law practice on matters such as Patent, Trade Mark litigation & unfair competition, Licensing, promotion & execution of licensing projects, Filing of applications at various registries & providing services which include consultation, management & protection for both domestic & foreign patents, trademarks & copyrights.
Our office offers a broad spectrum of services ranging from searches to registration, renewals, annuities, assignments, agency, distributorship, franchising, licensing, transfer of technology, copyright depository, piracy, infringement, passing-off, boarder enforcement measures, customs related assistance, product registration, and dispute resolution, lodging amendments, arranging interior search & filing litigation oppositions to infringements of marks and patents, invalidation cancellation & compulsory licensing proceedings.
We also attend administrative appeals and proceedings where necessary and draft legal opinions on patent, trademark, copyrights and their validity.
Matrimonial Causes –
Lawyers are trained to deal with any types/reliefs under matrimonial causes. We have aided clients in all aspects of matrimonial causes both under the Act and/or customary marriage. We are thus vast in issues relating to Dissolution of marriage, Nullity of voidable marriage, Nullity of void marriage, Judicial separation, Restitution of conjugal rights, Jactitation of marriage.
Criminal Law practice –
Our areas of practice in criminal laws have spread across all the Courts of Nigeria and we try to ensure that justice of a case is achieved in all criminal matters. Regal Attorneys provides the services of its lawyers on a pro-bono basis to victims of human right violations and other indigent Nigerians. This is because, we believe justice should be accessible to anyone alleged to have committed a crime.
Our level of success in this aspect is a reason why some of our members are registered under the Lagos Public Interest Law Partnership scheme.
Labour Law Practice –
Regal Attorneys has qualified lawyers with vast understanding of labour law and have represented clients in several labour law matters at several National Industrial Courts in Nigeria and also brokered amicable dispute resolution in Labour and Employment matters. We thus provide a wide range of employment matters including Gender based discrimination, Unethical employment behaviours, Unpaid remuneration, Unfair salary cuts and deductions, Unprovided benefits, Redundancy related dismissal, Unfair or Wrongful dismissal, Disability discrimination, Drafting compromise & conciliation agreements amongst other things.
Corporate Law Practice and Company Secretarial Services –
Regal Attorneys undertake and acts as Company Secretary to several businesses and Corporate entities in Nigeria. We are proud to be able to render such Corporate secretarial services due to our team of qualified corporate practitioners who are members of various administrative bodies including the Institute of Chartered Accountants and are duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission. We give our utmost attention to each Client’s peculiar business environment, held conduct searches, incorporate, file returns, dissolve and liquidate several types of organisations based on each individual organisational need while continually advising on changes in corporate administration as it affect their operations.
General Civil Law Practice¬
One of the strong points of Regal Attorneys’ practice is its litigation, mediation, conciliation & arbitration approaches to dispute resolution. We have represented clients in all the courts set up under the Constitution of Nigeria, from the lowest in hierarchy to the highest in a wide range of commercial disputes and matters. We are fully equipped to handle both commercial disputes before the Courts of law and matters, which at the option of the client or based on contract can be resolved by conciliation, mediation & arbitration.
Property consultancy, Land Acquisition and Documentation –
Regal Attorneys’ access to a vast and highly specialized data bank of precedents in the field of real estate, commercial property and mortgage financing ensures that clients can approach the firm for the benefit of its ability to rapidly advice, create forms and structures to meet their diverse needs. Furthermore, our extensive knowledge, understanding and goodwill within the regulatory framework of property and real estate matters enable us to process these transactions through all necessary regulatory consent procedures to completion at commendable speed. We also act as property managers and aid in the recovery of outstanding rents and dues effectively.
Legal Due Diligence –
Regal Attorneys is widely experienced in conducting investigation of individuals and corporate bodies on behalf of its diverse client base. These investigative activities are by way of conducting due diligence examinations of companies, their officers, and their legal compliance status at the various registries concerned with every transaction. We have garnered considerable experience in this area having been involved in conducting legal, corporate and real estate due diligence on Public Enterprises and Investors seeking to acquire on-going Ventures. This area of our practice is one in which we intend to continuously introduce innovations.
Administration of Estates – We are Regal Attorneys have also acquired vast knowledge in Administration of Estate matters such as Estate planning, succession and probate execution processes. We are well abreast with the rudiments of drafts of wills, lodging of wills, acquisition of letters of administration, Living Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts Power of Attorneys and Compliance with the directives of the deceased.
Loans, Banking and Insurance matters –
Regal Attorneys has a vast experience in such commercial transactions and thus can prepare variety of agreements, financials and other documentations for financial and protective businesses amongst, Individuals, Companies, Banks and Insurance Companies.
We handle all aspects of insurance and reinsurance disputes, claims and coverage work, including domestic litigation, international fast-track arbitrations and mediations. We have represented major insurers and insured in third party insurance, insurance coverage claims, reinsurance disputes, commercial disputes arising from the sale and purchase of insurance businesses, warranty and indemnity insurance, liquidated damages and insurance claims.
Debt recovery – Our experience over the years in litigation, banking and insurance matters and other financial/commercial agreements have led us to the acquisition of areas of particular competence and expertise in the recovery of debts, financial & corporate loans among numerous others recovery services.
Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory –
Regal Attorneys provide advice and representation on all the stages of mergers and acquisitions (being the Pre contract stage, Contract stage, Pre completion stage, Completion stage and the Post completion stage). We are in a position to offer an all-embracing range of services in the area of Corporate restructuring under the joint supervision of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) under the Investments and Securities Act (“ISA”), the Securities and Exchange Rules and Regulations (“SERR”) made pursuant to ISA, and the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) and other Regulatory Authorities such as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) {for regulations of mergers between banks}; Federal High court of Nigeria {which orders the shareholders meetings for the merging companies and further sanctions the merger scheme}; Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) {which gives clearance on capital gains tax payment by merging companies} and the Corporate affairs commission (CAC) {which does the filling and certification of the corporate resolutions and documents to be filed by the merging companies and also registers the merger notice and approval documents}
Our advisory therefore guides our Clients through the implementation of these transactions being that we understand the Procedure for obtaining approval for External Restructuring, Requirements for External Restructuring, Requirements for formal approval and Post approval requirements and thus ensure our clients duly represented in all parts and stages of the restructuring.
Business Advisory & Compliance Directives –
At Regal Attorneys, we ensure the businesses of our clients are treated as paramount and thus, we make it a duty to advise on Foreign Companies on Investment, Provide Specialized Advisory & Assistance on Incorporation/Registration of Business Enterprises of all kinds, Advise on Compliance and Business Regulatory Matters, Advise on the structure and legal forms of Business in Nigeria, give advisories on Joint ventures with Nigerian companies and Government Corporations, Prepare and review Shareholders’ agreements, Commercial contracts, Project financing arrangements as well as Escrow and related financial arrangements.
We are therefore available to assist all kinds of businesses at the top levels.
Consumer Rights Protection –
Consumers who pay for commodities are entitled to the enjoyment of the full benefits accruing to their goods and services upon payment. Therefore, we ensure that all the rights of the consumers are duly acquired while ensuring the conformity of the goods and services to the standards of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) amongst other regulatory bodies in Nigeria.
Acquisition of permits and licences required by law for business entities –
We know that some businesses require certain permits and licenses to operate successfully under law, hence we help our client acquire the necessary such as Corporate Bureau de Change Licenses, Money Lender’s Licenses, Resident Permit (CERPAC), and their renewal amongst other lists of Permits and licenses.
Full-Service Firm – We are a full-service firm based on the ability our members to diversify into numerus fields and our continuous learning processes of all legal related matters. Hence we are happy to provide any legal service our prospective and current clients may require.