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Senior counsel for complex Nigerian and cross-border problems.

24 Law Chambers is a Nigerian law firm providing senior strategic legal counsel for high-value public-sector recovery, energy and infrastructure disputes, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, and Nigeria–UK cross-border legal coordination.

01 The Firm

Led by Emonye Olayinka Adekwu, SAN, FCIArb.

24 Law Chambers is led by Emonye Olayinka Adekwu, SAN, FCIArb — a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and Barrister of England and Wales. The Firm is built for matters where legal strategy, senior judgment, institutional credibility, and execution matter.

We support clients in high-value disputes, public-sector recovery, energy and infrastructure mandates, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, litigation, debt recovery, insolvency, government interface, and cross-border Nigerian legal issues.

02 Our Positioning

Deliberately positioned around high-value mandates.

i.

Public Revenue Recovery & Government Mandates

Identifying, validating, pursuing, negotiating, litigating, arbitrating, settling, and recovering lawful revenues and institutional entitlements for public institutions.

ii.

Energy, Power & Infrastructure

Disputes, regulation, enforcement, contracts, market rules, sector debt, project risk, procurement, and regulatory interface across energy and infrastructure sectors.

iii.

Litigation, Arbitration & Enforcement

Commercial litigation, arbitration, judgment and award enforcement, injunctions, debt enforcement, insolvency-related disputes, and strategic dispute management.

iv.

Regulatory Advisory & Compliance

Regulatory interpretation, compliance risk review, enforcement defence, judicial review, and sector-specific advisory across regulated industries.

v.

Insolvency, Business Recovery & Debt Enforcement

Debt recovery strategy, insolvency proceedings, creditor representation, restructuring, judgment enforcement, and cross-border recovery.

vi.

Corporate, Commercial & Transactional Advisory

Corporate governance, commercial agreements, M&A, joint ventures, and transactional legal support for businesses operating in Nigeria.

vii.

Nigeria–UK Cross-Border Counsel

Supporting UK law firms, international counsel, investors, Nigerian businesses, families, and high-net-worth clients with Nigeria-facing legal matters and coordinated cross-border strategy.

viii.

Private Client, Family & Estate

Family, estate, property, inheritance, matrimonial, and private-client matters involving Nigerian and UK interests.

03 Our Clients

Who we serve.

Office interior Lagos · 29 Shakiru Anjorin
04 Our Approach

A strategic exercise, not a routine service.

Every engagement follows a structured process designed to deliver strategic clarity and practical legal outcomes.

01
Understand the problem

We begin by understanding the commercial and institutional outcome the client is trying to reach.

02
Assess the legal landscape

We identify the legal risks, opportunities, and constraints relevant to the matter.

03
Design the strategy

We build a legal strategy that integrates litigation readiness, regulatory insight, and negotiation positioning.

04
Execute with senior oversight

Our Managing Partner provides direct oversight and courtroom leadership where required.

05
Deliver measurable outcomes

We measure success by the practical result — recovered revenue, resolved disputes, enforced rights, and protected interests.

05 What Makes Us Different

When the matter requires senior legal judgment.

i.

Senior Advocacy

Led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria with substantial litigation, advisory, arbitration, commercial, and cross-border experience.

ii.

Dual Qualification

Our Managing Partner is qualified in Nigeria and England & Wales, bridging Nigerian legal realities and common-law expectations.

iii.

Sector Focus

Deliberately positioned around high-value public-sector, energy, infrastructure, regulated-sector, and cross-border matters.

iv.

Strategic Execution

We combine legal analysis with practical enforcement, negotiation, settlement, institutional engagement, and dispute-readiness.

v.

Cross-Border Reach

UK-facing professional relationships and common-law practice experience supporting matters involving Nigerian and UK interests.

vi.

Arbitration Capability

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators — domestic and cross-border arbitration from appointment to award enforcement.

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Institutional Credibility

Trusted by public institutions, regulators, government entities, and private-sector clients for matters requiring discretion and authority.

Offices and reach.

24 Law Chambers operates from offices in Abuja and Lagos, with UK-facing professional relationships and cross-border capability for matters involving Nigerian and UK legal or commercial interests.

Abuja

16, Dan Suleiman Street,
Utako, Abuja

+234 809 640 3488

Lagos

29 Shakiru Anjorin Street,
Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State

info@twentyfour-law.com

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