Experience

Meridian Port Services Ltd

• Ghana
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Legal & Compliance

  • Sep 2020 - Present



Agyei-Mensah, Brown and Associates

• Wesley House Accra

• Partner

  • Oct 2005 - Present

  Attending to clients and taking instructions and giving advice, preparing legal opinions to companies, preparing pleadings and representing company's client's in court. Areas of practice: Company law and practice, Labour Law, Maritime Law and Insruance, Conveyancing and Drafting, Trade Mark and Patent issues, Family Law including divorce, probate and inheritance issues. Immigration Law including the application for expatriate quotas and visa appeals Attending to clients and taking instructions and giving advice, preparing legal opinions to companies, preparing pleadings and representing company's client's in court. Areas of practice: Company law and practice, Labour Law, Maritime Law and Insruance, Conveyancing and Drafting, Trade Mark and Patent issues, Family Law including divorce, probate and inheritance issues. Immigration Law including the application for expatriate quotas and visa appeals



Meridian Port Services Limited

• Ghana

• Legal, Permits and Licences Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2020

  Responsible for obtaining permits for the Tema Port Expansion Project by identifying all permits required for the project and putting together a permit tracker to ensure that all deliverables are met. Negotiates and Drafts Contracts in consultation with Management Follows up on deliverables relating to the meeting of Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of the Concession Agreement between employer and Port Authorities Tracks and ensures the fulfillment of legal requirements relating to International Finance Corporations' relationship with current employer Liaises with External Lawyers to ensure that a full legal and historical background given when cases are referred to external lawyers and liaises with them to ensure that they are adequately briefed and have the requisite background of cases Assists in communications with external bodies on behalf of employer Responsible for placing the requisite insurance policies to cover all major risks of the company. Responsible for negotiating claims for and against Company in a timely manner Secretary to the Risk Committee and alongside other members of the Committee ensures that all risks are properly captured and measures put in place to mitigate risks. Responsible for applying for and obtaining expatriate immigration quotas Responsible for applying for and obtaining visitors visas for all company's visotors to Ghana Advises the Human Resource Department on employment related legal issues Part of the Team that negotiates Collective Agreements with the Unions. Advises Management generally on all legal issues Participates in career plan development for subordinates Seeks out best practices in the Health, Safety Security and Environment industry to ensure continuous improvement within the company. Show less



Fugar and Company

• Wesley House, Liberia Road, Accra

• Associate

  • Oct 2000 - Sep 2005

  Attending to clients and taking instructions and giving advice, preparing legal opinions to companies, preparing pleadings and representing company's client's in court. Areas of practice: Company law and practice, Conveyancing and Drafting, Trade Mark and Patent issues, Family Law including divorce, probate and inheritance issues. Immigration Law including the application for expatriate quotas and visa appeals Attending to clients and taking instructions and giving advice, preparing legal opinions to companies, preparing pleadings and representing company's client's in court. Areas of practice: Company law and practice, Conveyancing and Drafting, Trade Mark and Patent issues, Family Law including divorce, probate and inheritance issues. Immigration Law including the application for expatriate quotas and visa appeals