Services

We fuse our legal knowledge, entrepreneurship skills and tech savvy to diagnose problems and design execution strategies for those in the sport, creative or consumer industries who have no clue where or how to start; for those who desire to break into these industries but require guidance; and for those who would like to explore new and exciting ways to level up their careers or businesses. We provide Consultation Meetings, Legal Opinions, Due Diligence, Risk Assessment and Project Mapping.
We also provide general advisory sessions for those who would like to get a better understanding (in layman’s terms) of the legal and financial consequences of operating within sport or creative industries.

We advise advertising agencies and marketing companies on Community Guidelines, Advertising Regulations, Marketing Ethics Standards, Copyright Clearances and Trademark Clearances for copy, slogans, activations, influencer marketing and communication strategies in the digital space and for traditional advertising channels.
We also provide legal advice for content creators and influencers about pricing, brand valuation, anti-defamation and contract agreements.

Artwork, cultural heritage and cultural expressions are commonly neglected sectors in Africa as very little is known about how the African art market operates. There are also widespread complaints about foreigners capitalising from cultural appropriation of indigenous communities’ cultural expressions. We have dedicated our firm to increase awareness and protect African artists, artisans, communities and their works through:-
Copyright registration of art works; drafting Certificates of Authenticity; drafting Agreements for Museum Exhibitions, Museum Loans, Private Sales or Auctions of works of art; reviewing Insurance Policies for fine art or cultural property; assisting in Due Diligence investigations to authenticate the heritage, patrimony, chain of title, or restitution of art or cultural property.

Coming up with creative work takes a lot of energy, time and resources so creatives should benefit and profit from their efforts. It can be extremely frustrating to come across copycats, imitations or counterfeits of your work.
We provide monitoring and protection strategies such as:- Market Investigation; Take-down Notices for infringing websites and social media pages; Cease and Desist Notices to stop the sale of infringing work; Demand Letters for payment or accreditation due to creatives; and Reporting to authorities and agencies for arrest and seizure of infringers and infringing items.

Businesses run the risk of getting their goods seized or impounded for not meeting the Import/Exports regulations, not meeting Quality Standards, having Confusing or Similar packaging to an existing product; or for making False or Misleading Claims on product Packaging or Labels.
We help businesses avoid inadvertent mistakes and comply with consumer protection laws by advising on:- Quality Standards for territories in which their products will be exported, imported or sold; seeking Authentication, Certification and Standardization Marks for their goods from relevant agencies and authorities; drafting appropriate Claims, Labels, Disclosures of Ingredients, Use and Safety Information that they can use on their packaging; and Market Investigation to ensure product packaging does not infringe on existing Trademarks or trade dress of already existing products.

We draft the kind of contracts that our clients can understand. We believe that writing a contract which is simple, concise and straight to the point helps all the parties to understand their roles and obligations while also reducing the probability of future disputes.
We also act as interpreters for clients who have received long, technical, difficult-to-understand contracts. We know that such contracts can be overwhelming and exhausting to read for non-lawyers and so we guide clients through such contracts in a way that declutters the unimportant bits but focuses on the important information which is vital for them to know.
The contracts we draft range from sports club contracts, sponsorship contracts, manager/ agent contracts, music recording contracts, music recording split sheets, modeling contracts, performance contracts, influencer marketing contract, and many other contracts within sport, creative and consumer industries. Contact us and talk to us about any agreement you’d like to formalise.

Contractual agreements in the sports, creative and consumer industries can go through several negotiation cycles before signing, renewals or terminations which can be stressful due to miscommunication between parties, time constraints and financial pressures. We provide legal representation for ease of negotiation of contract terms, mediation of contract disputes, and for timely settlement of contract termination.

For Online Businesses, E-Commerce platforms, Betting sites, Consumer Apps which capture users data or personal information we advise on and draft Terms and Conditions as well as Privacy Policies which are industry-specific and up-to date with current Data Protection laws and regulations.

We represent clients before domestic and international Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) bodies and tribunals particularly for Art, Consumer, Counterfeit, Copyright, Trademark, Sports & Anti-Doping Disputes.

Use of a person’s name, image or likeness requires consent. Whether it’s for commercial or non-commercial purposes, and whether or not it’s a well-known personality, or an ordinary person. We provide monitoring and protection strategies such as:- Rights Clearances and Image Licensing on behalf of persons and personalities, Market Investigation; Take-down Notices for infringing websites and social media pages; Cease and Desist Notices to stop the use or sale of infringing items; Demand Letters for payment or accreditation due to persons or personalities; and Reporting to authorities and agencies for arrest and seizure of infringers and infringing items.
We offer a separate service for Image and Personality Valuation for persons and personalities who would like to know how much their brand is worth. We have developed a working formula to determine the social and monetary value of a brand.

Lack of awareness of Intellectual Property (IP) drives people to interact with IP in ways that either reduces the value of their own IP or infringes on the rights of a 3rd party.
We provide services for Copyright Registration; Trademark Registration; Industrial Design Registration for fashion accessories and other handicrafts; as well as Rights Clearances, Licensing and Assignments for literary, musical, dramatic and artistic works

We conduct independent legal research on a consultancy basis for sport, creative and consumer industry-specific projects.

We provide legal advisory about registration and compliance requirements for sport entities and organisations such as registration of national sports federations, sports clubs, sports leagues, sports academies, sports betting companies, and sports agencies.
We also draft supporting documents such as sports constitutions, sports disciplinary regulations, sports dispute regulations, sports sponsorship agreements, athlete registration forms, player contracts, coach contracts, and athlete support staff contracts.

We engage in educational, speaking and mentorship programs in order to raise awareness, empower and build capacity in the areas of sport, creative and consumer industries.