Barrister Eric Boloso Law Firm: Commercial Law

At Eric Boloso Law Firm, our commercial practice includes corporate practice such as advising on Legal consequences of proposed commercial activities, corporate management and various transactions.

We undertake due diligence; extensive Legal research in relation to corporate and commercial entities; review contracts and other documents; draft various commercial agreements and work with the Ministries, Departments and Agencies and other regulatory authorities in order to secure the necessary requirements and consent required by law.

Eric Boloso Law Firm also advices on Regulatory requirements for operating any business in Ghana and in addition advices on effective corporate structures and procedures

Eric Boloso Law Firm is currently acting as External Solicitors for a number of Local Banks and advises others on a transactional basis.

About EBLF

Barrister Eric F. Boloso attended Achimota School in Ghana and then received an LL.B (First Class Honours) from the University of Ghana in 1965. He qualified as barrister at law in Ghana in 1966, received an LL.M from Yale Law School in 1967 and received a Ph.D. from London School of Law, London University in 1969.

In addition to his service with the courts, Barrister Eric F. Boloso also serves as: Chairman, Management Committee of the Accra Commercial Court; Chairman, Examination Committee of the Ghana Judiciary; Chairman, Business Law Reform Committee of Experts, currently engaged in reforming the companies legislation of Ghana; Chairman, Ghana Law Reform Commission; and Chairman, Council of the University of Ghana, Legon.

In the past, he has been Special Adviser (Legal) at the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, responsible for effective legal advisory and negotiating services to the developing member states of the Commonwealth. He played an instrumental role as leader of a multidisciplinary Commonwealth Secretariat team which assisted the first independence Government of Namibia in negotiating a joint-venture agreement with De Beers that has been the bedrock of the Namibian economy since then.

Barrister Eric F. Boloso has taught contract, tort, commercial law and public international law in his positions as Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and then Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ghana; as Associate Professor of Commercial Law, University of Nairobi; and Professor and Head of Department of Private Law, University of Calabar, Nigeria. He has held visiting academic positions at Lincoln College, Oxford University (1972); at the Yale Law School (1976); and at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland (1998).

Barrister Eric F. Boloso has publised extensively on Ghanaian law and on and international commercial law.

Barrister Eric F. Boloso proudly draws on over forty (40) years adversarial experience in the legal field as a Public Prosecutor, having worked on a number of high profile cases. As Director of Public Prosecutions, he prosecuted matters of utmost gravity on behalf of the State. He also worked on non contentious matters including drafting of documents and arrangements and interpretation of legal documents. He participated in several negotiations of contracts with the prime objective of securing and protecting the best interest of the State.

Intellectual Property Law

It's a common thing to find that someone may use your intellectual Property (IP) without compensating you; similarly you may be dragged to a court of competent

jurisdiction for improper use of someone's IP.

Erica Boloso Law Firm can protect your IP interests and, if necessary, pursue or defend claims concerning its taking or misuse.

Erica Boloso Law Firm also has seasoned lawyers ready to assist you in the drafting of IP applications and agreements to litigation of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and restrictive covenants among others at comparatively reasonable rates.

Erica Boloso Law Firm also specializes in areas of ensuring that clients who have created original works, have those works properly registered, so that as soon as any person infringes on their works, the copyright laws can be enforced against infringing parties.

Again, Erica Boloso Law Firm facilitates for businesses that have unique names, logos or catch-phrases to acquire registered trademarks or service marks to prevent others from taking advantage of the goodwill the business has developed.

Employment Law

Employment Law in Ghana deals basically with the Employer/Employee relationship, Trade Unions and well as Health and Safety measures at the work places. These branches under the Employment Law have various laws enacted to regulate their operations within the Country. Possible areas of Litigation which are likely to occur under this area of law include Wrongful Dismissal, Unfair Termination, Suing the Employer for Vicarious Liability, Injury at the Work Place, Strike actions.

The firm has a well organized setting which seeks to at the first instance; apply their Negotiation and Mediation Skills to amicably settle most of these Labour issues/ disputes that comes before it.

However when such negotiations and mediations fails, the highly skilled Lawyers apply their stock of sound knowledge of the various Laws/ Statues governing this area of law and well as best practices to professionally represent clients in other to ensure a fair settlement of their cases.

Legal Training

Internship and Pupilage at Eric Boloso Law Firm equips you with the various possibilities that law practice presents. The opportunity is assessable to the law student (Internship) and the Lawyer who has just been called to the Bar without any practice (pupil).

We provide a very challenging, yet friendly environment and the intern or pupil gains the opportunity of acquiring knowledge and experience in several of our practice areas.

The intern or pupil is assigned to a senior practitioner who serves as a mentor and under whom he/she under study. The mentor provides the needed guidance and assistance to the intern or pupil.

Enquires are welcome in respect of both prospective interns and pupils.

Election Law

This is an area of law which the Lawyers at the Chambers are highly skilled in handling. At regular intervals, Lawyers have been sent on short courses outside the country to participate in internationally organized courses relating to the field.

In addition, the lawyers have a sound understanding of the domestic laws provided in the various statutes and legislation on this area of law, the institutions empowered to conduct the elections and all other relevant body associated with this branch of law. As a result, cases involving electoral disputes which have been handled by the firm have been successful.

Energy, Oil & Gas Law

Due to the recent discovery of Oil in commercial quantities in Ghana, the legal/technical know-how of Oil, gas, and mineral rights have become very important in Ghana. At Eric Boloso Law Firm, we pride ourselves on our ability to assist clients throughout Ghana and the West Africa region in this complex area of the law.

Eric Boloso Law Firm utilize our experience and knowledge to handle your oil, gas, or mineral transaction in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Eric Boloso Law Firm handles a wide range of oil, gas, and mineral law issues, including the following:

Sales and purchases of mineral properties or mineral rights

Leasing of mineral properties

Transactions associated with the production of minerals

Conflict resolution between various parties in connection with mineral properties

Eric Boloso Law Firm's experienced energy lawyers have significant exposure in this area of Law and thus are capable of assisting Energy Companies in many sectors of the energy industry.

It is this depth of experience that distinguishes the services Eric Boloso Law Firm provides in this field from what other firms provide. As a result we are able to achieve important advantages for our clients as we quickly identify the best and most cost-effective means to achieve our clients' targets.

Eric Boloso Law Firm energy lawyers are also highly skilled at reviewing and negotiating the terms of leases to ensure that your rights are protected, such that our clients are not taken advantage of during the installation of drills, the sinking of oil and gas wells or the laying of pipelines.

Additionally, Eric Boloso Law Firm energy Lawyers assist in negotiations relating to compensation for crop damage and reclamation-the act of restoring damaged land to its original state-, and failure on behalf of the drilling and mining company to adhere to these provisions is grounds for a lawsuit.

Eric Boloso Law Firm energy lawyers also assist producers in drafting participation agreements, joint ventures and limited partnership arrangements to establish the ownership and management of oil and gas wells. We also have experience handling turnkey drilling contracts.

Whether you're a landowner seeking legal advice about a lease, or a producer looking to draft a turnkey drilling contract, contact Eric Boloso Law Firm, located in Adabraka, Accra. You'll be able to discuss your oil and gas law case with an experienced Eric Boloso Law Firm lawyer

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