Practice Areas – Group C

The firm offers comprehensive service to real estate investors and developers in the form of title investigation, drafting of various types of conveyances, stamping and registration of documents.

The Firm’s expertise resides in the preparation of leases, tenancies, licences, mortgages, assignments etc. and in dealings where Government consents are required for commercial, industrial and residential developments. In particular, the Firm has acted as Ghanaian counsel to a leading international law firm in relation to the implementation of a project to redevelop and manage the site of the former Ambassador Hotel (now Movenpick Hotel) situate in Accra.

Legal work undertaken in this regard ranged from drafting of the constitutive documents of the project company, advice in respect of incorporation of the project company and attending to all formalities in connection therewith, procurement of Central Bank approval to the review of the Subscription and Shareholders Agreements and the Asset Management Agreement. The firm has also acted in a similar capacity in relation to the development of the Airport City Hotel project also in Accra. In this respect, legal work carried out by the firm included the review of the security documentation and advice connected therewith.

In addition to providing legal representation and advice in this area of practice, the Firm has legal expertise in matters pertaining to testate and intestate succession.

The Firm’s expertise covers drafting of wills, legal representation in court for the grant and resealing of Letters of Administration, Probate, registration of Probate granted outside the  jurisdiction and litigation arising therefrom as well as administration of estates.

The Firm provides general legal representation and counselling in this area of law. Practice in this sector includes representation in court for adoption, divorces, reconciliation, custody and maintenance suits.

The Firm has a modest litigation department which offers advice to clients involved in litigated disputes.

Even through the bulk of litigation work involves clients on retainer, the practice extends to those who so desire.

Fugar & Company represents its clients in all significant fields of law as already indicated and represents clients in a wide range of cases spanning commercial and contract disputes, criminal matters, copyright, patent and trademark infringements, insurance claims, construction disputes, paternity suits, admiralty actions amongst others.

In handling litigation on behalf of the Firm’s clients, the Company seeks to achieve the most commercially appropriate results as far as is practicable.

The Firm also handles litigation which may arise from real property disputes or landlord and tenant arrangements.

The Firm also has extensive experience in commercial arbitration, negotiations and mediation as well as other forms of dispute resolution.

The Firm is currently representing a large international company in arbitration proceedings before the Ghana Arbitration Centre.  There is also in-house expertise in international commercial arbitration.

The Firm in conjunction with a leading law firm in England, has carried out a comprehensive review of the Administrative Law Procedures/Arbitration and other Alternative Dispute Settlement Mechanisms for the Ministry of Justice, Ghana, under a programme sponsored by the World Bank.

The Firm has a growing practice in this area of law and its clients range from contractors, consultants and developers to financiers. The Firm represents several major civil and building engineering companies in Ghana with international links.

The Firm’s practice includes conducting pre-property acquisition searches, title investigation, negotiations, drafting and review of all forms of construction contracts and input into project management.

The Firm has experience advising a German Civil Engineering Company, in a dispute with the Ghana Highway Authority over parts of its road construction work. The Firm was a member of the Conciliation Committee set up to resolve the dispute.