Established in Lagos in 1979Excellence and confidentiality
Sola Ajijola & Co.Barristers & Solicitors
Capabilities

Integrated advice across pivotal matters.

Our practice areas reflect the places where commercial interests, personal responsibilities, assets, relationships, and reputation often meet.

Areas of focus

Advice shaped around the whole matter.

These descriptions are general overviews. Availability depends on the facts, jurisdiction, conflicts, urgency, and confirmed lawyer capacity.

01

Family Law

Confidential, consultation-led support for family matters, approached with care for personal circumstances, children, assets, and long-term arrangements.

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02

Estate Planning

Structured legal support for individuals and families considering succession wishes and family responsibilities, including the drafting of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, deeds of gift, and other instruments that may support an estate plan.

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03

Probate and Administration of Estate

Guidance on probate and estate-administration processes, including identifying, preserving, and distributing estate assets, account and record keeping for estates, and legal audit of estates.

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04

Corporate Restructuring

Consultation-led advice on proposed changes to corporate structures, responsibilities, and business arrangements, subject to the circumstances and applicable law.

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05

Company Secretarial Services

Support for corporate records, meeting processes, and statutory administration, including acting as company secretaries to companies within the scope of an instruction.

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06

Corporate Governance

Practical counsel on governance frameworks, board and shareholder processes, decision-making responsibilities, and related corporate compliance considerations.

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07

Real Estate and Conveyancing

Legal support for property transactions and interests, including acquisition, disposal, leasing, and development, with investigation of registered and unregistered land titles and attention to the statutes governing land registration in Lagos and Ogun States.

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08

Arbitration / Alternative Dispute Resolution

Dispute-resolution support across arbitration, mediation, and negotiation, in keeping with the firm's view that litigation should be a last recourse where a commercial relationship can be preserved.

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09

Litigation

Representation and legal support in civil and commercial proceedings before the superior courts of record in Nigeria, up to the Supreme Court, grounded in careful preparation and the facts of each matter.

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10

Commercial Contracts

Preparing and vetting commercial agreements, with attention to clear terms and conditions, commercial objectives, and prompt turnaround on time-sensitive transactions.

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11

Labour and Employment Law

Advice for employers and employees on engagement and contract terms, termination and dismissal, employee benefits, and workers' compensation.

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No description on this page is legal advice or a promise that the firm can accept a particular instruction. A lawyer must review the matter and agree the scope in writing.
From issue to instruction

A careful start supports better advice.

Begin with a high-level outline. Avoid confidential documents until the firm confirms a secure route and that it can consider the matter.

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01

Initial enquiry

Share only a high-level outline through a confirmed contact channel.

02

Conflict and scope review

The firm considers conflicts, fit, urgency, jurisdiction, and availability.

03

Lawyer consultation

A lawyer reviews the context, clarifies priorities, and discusses possible next steps.

04

Written engagement

Work begins only after scope, responsibilities, fees, and terms are agreed.

Private and considered

Begin with a confidential conversation.

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