Construction and Engineering Law & Practice

The last ten years have seen a major construction and infra structure boom in the country. Notably there have a been a flurry of both public and private partnership ventures as well as foreign direct investment by private companies in the sector. As a major legal and business advisory service provider, Macauley, Bangura & Co. has dealt with all legal aspects relating to construction, engineering and projects generally. Consequently, this has involved drafting and advising on institutional framework and financing agreements, construction agreements, litigations, arbitration and intellectual property matters.

As local consultants and counsel and working with Hutton & Williams LLP, a leading international law firm based in the United States and IPA Consulting from the United Kingdom, a new electricity law was drafted and passed into law in Sierra Leone. In this regard, the National Commission for Privatization for Sierra Leone (a commission set up by an Act of Parliament to advice government on privatisation and divesture of government assets), were our clients. Advice on the institutional and financial framework was also given to the Government of Sierra Leone and the World Bank leading to the resuscitating of the Bunbuna Hydro Electric Dam Project in Sierra Leone which is now complete. We were also instrumental in advising Henan Guoji Corpration and China Seventh Railway Group in Sierra Leone with regards to the drafting of the incorporation papers, filing of same and their incorporation in Sierra Leone. The Firm served as the legal advisors for Henan Guoji Corporation in their acquisition from the Government of Sierra Leone of prime beach front property in Freetown, the capital city for the construction of their sea view estate project. In the tourism sector, the Firm has been instrumental in providing legal, institutional framework advice and the drafting of contract for interests in the Golden Tulip, Radisson Blue and Hilton Hotel chains now operating in Sierra Leone.

Our area of expertise includes but is not limited to:

The incorporation or registration of constructions companies
The drafting of construction agreements
The drafting of support agreements
The drafting of loan and other security agreements
The obtaining of regulatory and compliance approvals for construction
The obtaining of environmental impact assessment licence and other approvals
The drafting of employment and other contracts for construction employee
The regularisation of immigration and work permit status for expatriate employees
Corporate advisory f or construction companies
Tax Advisory for construction companies

Construction and Engineering Law & Practice

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