ABOUT US

Lords & Temple is a renowned global legal service provider with clients in a wide range of industries. We understand unique legal solutions and our diverse skills ensure that our client’s demands are met expeditiously and competently while maintaining high ethical standards in the delivery of high-quality legal services.

Long years of relevant experience, hard effort, devotion, and consistency have positioned the law firm as the pre-eminent provider of quality legal services to its thronging clients in Nigeria. As seen by the firm’s wide practice areas and team profile, it is this depth of expertise bred of constancy, honesty, and commitment that has made the firm one of Nigeria’s most leading and recognized law firm.

L & T has always strived to break new ground in order to find creative solutions to legal problems and earn the trust of its clients. The firm, which is established as a partnership, operates through a number of practice sections, each of which is led by a team leader. This structure ensures that each member of each practice section is well-suited and trained to provide innovative ideas to the group.

We believe in working together to reach our aim to the satisfaction of our clients. Our firm’s strength lies in the team of experienced legal practitioners carefully brought together and possessing very qualitative legal education.

Our Principal Partner, Chief Gboyega Oyewole is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators. The learned silk served the government of Ekiti State as the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice from 2006 – 2010. He has also been involved in high-profile commercial transactions and contributed immensely to the development of Nigerian legal jurisprudence. This dogged quest to improve the legal system has been demonstrated by his important contributions to the polity of legal discussion on topical legal issues. The Chambers which has handled some celebrated cases has its headquarters in Lagos State with a branch in Abuja while its international office is situated in the United Kingdom.

About Lords & Temple

Founded in 2012

50 people in their team


Practice areas
Business
Lawsuits & Disputes
Family
Intellectual Property
Employment & Labor
Real Estate

Languages spoken
English

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Practice areas

Business

Our Business/Regulatory Compliance Team combines a wealth of experience and knowledge in corporate affairs and regulatory matters for both domestic and international businesses. We provide highly professional and tailored legal advice and opinions for complex and non-complex corporate matters involving the incorporation of new businesses and non-business organizations, the acquisition of necessary licenses, business permits, and expatriate quota, and other regulatory
registrations, as well as post-incorporation filings and corporate due diligence.

Administrative
Aviation
Banking & Finance
Board of Investment (BOI)
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Employer
Franchising
International
Investment
Legal Document
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Oil, Gas & Energy
Tax

Lawsuits & Disputes

L & T is a renowned provider of Pre-Dispute Advisory Services, Dispute Resolution, and Litigation services. We at L & T believe that not all commercial disputes require a courtroom settlement. For this purpose, our team promotes the use of all ADR approaches, such as negotiation, conciliation, mediation, and arbitration, when and where they are suitable. Also, our illustrious litigation track record has yielded landmark decisions that have set precedence to this day. We have served and continue to represent a diverse range of international and local public and private organizations and companies, individuals, and governmental institutions in a variety of industries, including:

  • Banking and finance litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Litigation
  • Consumers Rights Enforcement
  • Criminal Litigation
  • Employment Litigation
  • Human Rights Litigation
  • Personal Injuries Litigation
  • Real estate litigation

Our innovative team of experienced lawyers takes a holistic approach to the demands of our clients, ensuring that the clients are informed of the strategies adopted on their cases and keeping them updated on the progress of their matters.

ADR Mediation & Arbitration
Appeal
Class Action
Litigation

Family

The L & T team is dedicated to providing professional advice in all areas of family law. Whether you’re going through an amicable divorce, a conflict over child support or access, or a complicated property issue, our family law experts can help.
We recognize the importance of resolving conflicts swiftly, cost-effectively, and without resorting to litigation. We give strategic advice and representation based on our experience and skills. We offer both practical solutions and personalized attention and care. We are aware of the interpersonal issues that frequently accompany family and relationship difficulties. We’ll help you negotiate an out-of-court agreement. However, if legal action is required, you will be professionally led to achieving the best possible result.

Our Services include:

  • Adoption
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence
  • Mediation
  • Property Settlement
  • Spousal Maintenance
  • Surrogacy
Adoption
Annulment
Child Abuse
Child Custody
Child Support
Child Visitation
Divorce & Separation
Domestic Violence
Father's Rights
Marriage

Intellectual Property

L & T’s main focus is on protecting the intellectual property rights of creators, ranging from individuals to multinational corporations and everything in between. In terms of strategy, we believe in aggressively enforcing our clients’ rights and will not hesitate to pursue all available remedies against anyone who inappropriately appropriates, steals, or unfairly utilizes our clients’ work.

  • Our Services
  • Brand identity protection
  • Copyright registration and protection
  • Conducting availability search for trademark
  • Digital media and content protection
  • Drafting of Transfer and Assignment Agreement
  • Filing of Patent applications
  • IP litigation
  • IP transactions
  • Licensing of intellectual property
  • Litigation avoidance
  • Non-disclosure, non-compete and non-circumvention agreements
  • Reviewing and drafting all legal documents related to Intellectual property
  • Trademark registration and protection
  • Trade secrets
Copyright
Patent
Trademark

Employment & Labor

TOur team of lawyers possess extensive experience and knowledge in all areas of labour and
employment law. In labor-related transactions and litigation, we represent a diverse group of clients, including the government, private persons, trade unions, and corporations.

Our work includes giving legal advice on employment-related issues, creating and reviewing employment contracts, and employee handbooks/company policies, and keeping clients up to date on labor-related regulations. Recruitment firms and human resource professionals can also rely on us for legal advice and help. L & T’s Labour and Employment Law Practice serves both domestic and international clients. We provide proactive and workable solutions to employment issues by providing counsel that results in greater performance and a satisfied workforce, as well as ensuring that clients have policies in place to safeguard them.

Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Pension
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Social Security
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination

Real Estate

Our team provides quality legal assistance in a variety of complex transactions, regulatory and litigation matters in every aspect of Property and Real Estate management to minimize and guard against potential downsides. We at L & T ensure that all necessary due diligence exercises on properties are carried out by inspecting the properties physically, doing extensive searches at the appropriate Land Registry and the Corporate Affairs Commission, and communicating with key government authorities.
We also have vast experience in investigating and deducing titles; preparing conveyancing documents, obtaining the governor’s consent, registering land instruments, drafting development agreements among other property-related contracts, and providing professional advice on procurement, project planning, and financing.

Brokerage
Commercial Real Estate
Foreclosure
Housing, Construction & Development
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord & Tenant
Mortgage
Real Estate Contracts and Negotiations
Real Estate Due Diligence
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