Lawyers consider different factors when deciding on which law firms to work with. It could be because the law firm specializes in an area that is of interest to such lawyer or for some other reasons such as salary, the possibility of huge bonuses, rankings in legal directories, work environment, growth and learning potential, or some kind of competitive edge that comes from working with a particular law firm.
In a recent survey conducted to ascertain the Nigerian law firms lawyers find most attractive to work in, the following law firms emerged.
ALUKO AND OYEBODE
Aluko & Oyebode is one of the largest law firms in Nigeria and provides a wide range of comprehensive legal services. It offers world-class legal services to multinational companies, local entrepreneurs and pro bono clients. The firm was founded in 1993 and has over 80 attorneys. It has offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt; the major commercial centres of Nigeria.
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The subsidiaries affected by the injunction granted on January 25, 2021, are Royal Dutch Shell; Shell Western Supply and Trading; Shell International Trading and Shipping Company; and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company.
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injunction was granted to recover the cash value of 16 million barrels of crude oil allegedly diverted from AITEO Eastern E & P Company Limited.
AITEO and some other indigenous oil producers including Belemaoil, Eroton and Newcross had raised a dispute with Shell over allegations of the unapproved methodology used in calculating the volume of crude it lifts on their behalf from the terminal.
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The companies argued that Shell deploys underhand practices including using unapproved meters to facilitate crude theft.
Alleged Oil Diversion: Nigerian court declines to unfreeze Shell s bank accounts premiumtimesng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from premiumtimesng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has refused to discharge an interim order it granted, freezing the bank accounts of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and that of its subsidiaries.
In her ruling on the case on Tuesday, Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo summoned the secretaries and chief financial officers of two banks who allegedly disobeyed the interim ex-parte order directing the freezing of the accounts.
The affected banks and their officials are Citi Bank Ltd., its Company Secretary, Sola Fagbure, and Chief Financial Officer, Sharaf Mohammed, as well as United Bank For Africa (UBA) Plc, its Company Secretary, Bill Andrew Odum, and Chief Financial Officer, Ebenezer Kolawole.