Intellectual Property, Banking and Finance Law Firm in Douala, Cameroon

Law Firm Overview

The Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm has an enviable list of well-trained and experienced Attorneys who have always given total satisfaction to both its National and Foreign clients. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for justice, the Firm is composed of outstanding trial Attorneys with decades of trial experience and seasoned Administrative Personnel. Our vast trial experience is the raison d’etre of the satisfaction of our clients and which remains our primordial challenge.

Since 1986, the Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm has built its practice primarily on word-of-mouth among our clients and the trusted referrals from our colleagues in the legal profession, International Organisations, NGO’s and some Multi-nationals the world over. The Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm has proven to be one of the most tenacious court room opponents around.

Cameroon being a bi-jural State, our team of experts is versed in both the English Law and the French Law which operate vis-à-vis our National Laws. Our client base is Africa, Europe, Asia, the U.S.A. and the rest of the globe.


Languages: English and French

Areas of Law

Areas of Law Description

The Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm with over 22 years experience offers a full range of legal services including, but not limited to:

- Mining

Our mining and metals lawyers offer you first class specialist expertise in the Mining Industry, delivered through personalized services tailored to your business needs. We take the time to understand your structure, objectives, goals and approach to deals, so that we always provide you with advice that meets your unique needs, focuses on solving your problems and represents real value.

- Product Liability

When consumers buy a product, they rightly expect it to perform safely and efficiently. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. We adequately represent clients who have suffered in one way or another following consumption of a defective product.

- Commercial Litigation

The Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm is well known for representing businesses and individuals in a wide variety of Commercial litigation matters.

- Intellectual Property Law

Thousands of hours in the court room and the Registry of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) have provided the Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm with the skills that business clients need when defending or prosecuting their Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs and other intellectual property rights.

- Personal Injury

Our decade of court room experience and our state-of-the-art preparation puts our clients on a level playing field with the insurance companies we’re fighting.

- Maritime Law

The Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm has represented a broad range of clients in a variety of Maritime-related disputes.

- Medical Malpractice

When patients seek medical care, they deserve treatment that meets or exceeds the standard of care for the medical profession. Unfortunately, in many cases it is just the opposite. Our law firm regularly represents patients who have suffered from medical negligence or malpractices, for adequate compensation.

- Labor Disputes

Though the rights of employees should be protected, they should not take their employers for granted. We negotiate and draft Labor Contracts and other related Agreements; Resolve individual and collective Labor Disputes and also advise on all Labor-related matters.

- Timber Exploitation

Our presence within the Congo Basin gives us the ability to meet up with what is expected of us.

- Telecommunication and Information Technology

With the advent and rapid growth within the information communication super highway, we are at the service of those who are ready or intend to venture in the following: Telecommunication (mobile/fix), internet world (cyber crimes, hacking and the protection of valuable information in the digital world).

- Environmental Law

Cameroon and other CEMAC States have abundant forest reserves. This has provided us with a lot of assignments in Forestry Exploitation Law in Cameroon and CEMAC member countries. We obtain Permits for Petroleum and Mineral exploitation, as well as other Authorizations, Consents, Licenses, Approvals and Registrations related thereto.

- Family Law

Conflicts resolution and reconciliation between spouses, adoption of infants, petitions for divorce, recognition, legitimization, divorce compensations, alimonies pending divorce, ante nuptial and postnuptial agreements, marital settlements, etc.

- Law of Succession

The Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm also boasts of experts who are specialized in the drafting of Wills, Equity and Trust, Estate Planning, Wills counseling, Completion of Wills Forms, Codicils, Wills provisions, Testamentary Trust. We are Executors to renowned personalities, carryout guardian and future interest counseling, and charitable dispositions.

- Employment Law

The Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm acts as a link between employers and job-seekers. Based on the confidence bestowed on us over the years, we serve as Recruitment Agent especially for many foreign Companies coming to establish in Cameroon for the very first time. We also assist Companies in the procurement of Work Permits and Residence Permits for their expatriate workers.

- Corporate Directive

In its continuous effort to curb crime and provide honest services to its clients, the Nico Halle and Co. Law Firm has Lawyers specialized in detecting fraudulent absconders, fraudulent declarations to foreign corporations, fraudulent insurance policies, investigations to criminal corporate responsibilities, company in-house problems, adduce and pursue company transactional matters, search on transparency reports on banks, companies, insurance companies etc.

- Company Law

We do incorporation and re-incorporation of companies, carry on feasibility studies to set up companies, we provide foreign clientele with the Laws on investment environment and the Investment Code of Cameroon. We draw up Memoranda and Articles of Association of companies; provide share security information and act as share brokers, lobby for the buying and selling of shares, if assigned.

- Investment Law

The very first operational Stock Exchange Market in the Central African Sub Region was commissioned in Cameroon on April 23, 2003 almost three years after its creation. The Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm advises prospective investors in this domain and act as brokers in some cases.

- Banking Law

Our Law Firm handles matters in all member States without any difficulties. Because of our reputation in Banking both national and international we have and are rendering the following banking services to our clientele: We obtain Banking Licenses for our clients, we do incorporation of Banks, Legal Audits of Loan Contracts and Mortgages, we do counseling on Banking Loan Securities and evaluate collateral, we act as Banking Arbitrators, advise on risk sharing, liquidity ratios, we have assisted clients to buy over Banks by acquisitions.

- Privatization Law

The Cameroon Government indulged in privatizing both public and Para-public enterprises when it became convinced that Privatization was the one way to economic salvation. A Law was passed in 1990 to this effect. The World Bank and Briton Woods Institutions imposed this weapon as a pre-condition to their granting any loan facilities and/or other assistance to Cameroon.

Lawyers

Mr. Nico N. Halle Senior Managing Attorney Aviation Law, Business Law, Employees Rights, Human Rights, Intellectual Property

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