- Legal assistance in connection with the acquisition of a hotel group
Client: Hotel group (confidential)
Activities:
- Due diligence – review of comprehensive insurance policies.
- Legal assistance in connection with the proposal of health insurance products in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire
Client: South African insurance company (confidential)
Activities:
- Response to a questionnaire on commercial cooperation and reinsurance agreements through insurance law, tax law, intellectual property law and personal data protection.
- Acquisition of shares in hotel companies
Client: An investment company specialising in the hotel industry (confidential)
Activities:
- Due diligence – Review of insurance policies and insurance delegation agreements.
- Management of a multi-risk insurance dispute
Client: An oil group (confidential)
Activities:
- Assistance and representation of the oil group in the context of the compensation procedure (expert assessment procedure and proceedings on the merits).
- Tax regime for brokerage activities in Senegal
Client: An entity located in Dubai (confidential)
Activities:
- Legal note on the tax implications of insurance brokerage activities in Senegal.
- Regulatory and tax memorandum on insurance in Senegal
Client: Agri-food distribution group (confidential)
Activities:
- Legal consultation on the regulatory and tax treatment of direct payments of premiums and indemnities; Rebilling of insurance premiums; Reallocation of indemnities; Potential penalties and risks; Senegalese regulatory aspects.
- Legal assistance to an insurance company in Senegal
Client: Insurance company in Senegal (confidential)
Activities:
- Legal opinion on the compatibility between the CIMA code and Regulation 09-10 on foreign exchange regulations concerning authorisation to open foreign accounts with the Minister of Finance.
- Legal assistance to an American insurance company regarding American nationals covered by their insurance policies and located outside American jurisdiction.
Client: American insurance company (confidential)
Activities:
- Responses to a legal and tax questionnaire on insurance law.
- Legal assistance to a hotel group regarding operating losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Client: A hotel group (confidential)
Activities:
- Management of the claim for compensation from the insurance company.
- Legal assistance for an oil group.
Client: A Russian oil group (confidential)
Activities:
- Red Flag Due Diligence Report on the company’s insurance operations.
- Legal assistance for a construction company.
Client: An Ivorian construction company (confidential)
Activities:
- Management of insurance policy subscription and monitoring of public contract performance.
- Legal assistance to an insurance brokerage company in connection with the sale of its business.
Client: an insurance brokerage company (confidential)
Activities:
- Analysis of the applicable legal framework (CIMA Code), legal analysis of the transfer of the business portfolio, legal opinion on reinsurance abroad.
- Litigation between an insurance company and a broker (recovery of unpaid debts)
Client: an insurance company (confidential)
Activities:
- Assistance and representation before the Senegalese courts
- Litigation relating to a claim for compensation following a fire (amount in dispute: 900,000,000 CFA francs)
Client: AXA ASSURANCES
Activities: Advice, assistance, representation before the Senegalese courts; expert assessment proceedings; summary proceedings; proceedings on the merits, pending and on appeal.
- Litigation relating to a claim for compensation following a fire – property damage – business interruption – damages (amount in dispute: 8,500,000,000 CFA francs)
Client: International insurance company (confidential)
Activities:
- Advice, assistance, representation before the Senegalese courts; expert assessment proceedings; summary proceedings; proceedings on the merits, pending and on appeal.
- Various debt recovery disputes against insurance companies on the basis of subrogation proceedings before various Senegalese courts – motor insurance
Client: International insurance company (confidential)
Activities:
- Assistance and representation before Senegalese courts
- Pre-litigation phase: Analysis and observations on an expert report following a claim
Client: Real estate company in Senegal (confidential)
Activities:
- Analysis and assessment of the report, estimation of compensation.
- Pre-litigation phase: Formal demand for payment of compensation
Client: Medical infrastructure design company (confidential)
Activities:
- Drafting of a demand for payment of insurance compensation following a claim
- Legal consultation on a claim for compensation following the demonstrations in Senegal on 4 and 5 March 2021
Client: International oil and energy group (confidential)
Activities:
- Analysis and recommendations on the possibility of compensation
- Legal and tax advice on the risks associated with the re-invoicing of insurance premiums and risk coverage in the WAEMU by foreign insurance companies
Client: International law firm (confidential)
Activities:
- Analysis and recommendations on the possibility of compensation
- Legal consultation on the risks of operating as an insurer without a licence
Client: Law firm based in Kenya (confidential)
Activities:
- Analysis and recommendations
- Review of insurance contracts
Client: Ivorian contracting company (confidential)
Activities:
- Assistance and review in drafting and monitoring the execution of insurance contracts
- Audit
Client: Hotel complex in Senegal (confidential)
Activities:
- Audit of the company on insurance law aspects.
- Legal assistance to an agri-food company
Client: International insurance company (confidential)
Activity:
- due diligence – review of insurance policies taken out by the company
- Legal assistance to an insurance company undergoing tax restructuring
Client: International insurance company (confidential)
Activity:
- Response to the Minister of Finance and Budget on tax adjustment
- Legal assistance for the creation of a company active in the development, construction, equipping and commissioning of a vaccine manufacturing plant
Client: International financial institution – Pan-African financing institution – Development financing agency (confidential)
Activity:
- Due diligence – Legal framework for insurance in Senegal
- Legal assistance with a partner specialising in the legal framework for taxation and insurance in Senegal
Client: International law firm (confidential)
Activity:
- Due diligence – Legal framework for insurance in Senegal
- Legal assistance with partners for microfinance companies
Client: Microfinance company in West Africa (confidential)
Activity:
- Due diligence – review of insurance policies taken out by companies
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