ALAwards-0860_Litigation

Finalists: Aluko & Oyebode; Anjarwalla & Khanna; Baker McKenzie; Bowmans (highly commended); MMC Law Africa; PLMJ, Law Firm; Webber Wentzel.

LNP Attorneys triumphed in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year category, for helping its client resolve a conflict that avoided a long, drawn-out court battle.

LNP was representing the South African unit of a global electrical company that had supplied power houses and other hardware and software for a power project in west Africa. The dispute was related to unpaid invoices, defects and the status of acceptance certificates, with LNP's client losing €10m a month as a consequence. The contract between the two parties was also heavily skewed against LNP's client, giving it little room to manoeuvre.