AZIH & AZIH (Legal Practitioners) is a registered law firm that specializes in corporate/commercial law, maritime, shipping, international trade, commercial and criminal litigation, labour and employment law, and other practice areas. At AZIH & AZIH, we have a deep understanding of the corporate/commercial industry; the way it does business and the way it operates. Our lawyers advise on legal issu
es affecting the shipping and commodity industries. Our services are tailored for corporate businesses, shipowners, charterers, commodity traders, banks, insurers, port terminal operators, shipping lines, shippers, consignees, cargo agents, government and regulators, offshore service companies, oil and gas companies etc. Our shipping lawyers advise on contentious and non-contentious dry shipping matters, including arrest and release of ships, charterparties/shipping contracts, cargo claims, collision, port concession/operation agreements and disputes, limitation of maritime liabilities, marine insurance, ship finance, cabotage and ship registration. Members of the firm have good professional background, having worked in Tier 1 and globally acclaimed law firms and reputable multinational entities. Over the years, our lawyers have advised P&I clubs, multinationals and national companies and have represented cargo interests (importers & exporters) in cargo claims as well as claims against terminal operators and shipping companies in respect of damaged goods, demurrage, cargo evacuation and delivery, and contentious port/operational charges. The firm boasts of smart and resourceful legal advisors and litigators with solid cognate experience, who over the years have been involved in landmark commercial and criminal litigation at both the Federal and State High Courts and the Court of Appeal. Aside our competence in the aforementioned areas, we have proven capacity in corporate, government/regulatory compliance, corporate secretarial services, real estate and family law etc.
