International Trade & Shipping, Litigation Group

The firm enjoys a growing international reputation in maritime and shipping law transactions. The Shipping and International Trade Group of the firm is dedicated to advancing the business interests and objectives of participants in the maritime industry on the basis of a logical and pragmatic analysis of legal and commercial issues.

The firm’s expertise in this area spans the full range of admiralty, shipping and international trade and marine insurance laws. Specifically, the firm routinely provides representation and advice on a broad range of maritime transactions and in adversarial proceedings.

ACAS-LAW also renders legal and advisory services to its clients on participation in cabotage trade in Nigeria under the new Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003, which came into force in May 2004. The firm successfully prosecuted the first celebrated landmark case under the Act