Gaston NGAMKAN

   NGANKAM LAW FIRM   

               The NGAMKAN law Firm is a Law Firm established in Douala in Cameroon since 1998. It was created and is directed by Barrister Gaston NGAMKAN, former Lawyer at the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence and Doctor in Law (University of Aix-Marseille), and enjoys a solid reputation in the field of maritime law and transport, due to the strong specialization of its aforementioned founder in this sector of activity.

               In fact, Barrister Gaston NGAMKAN, happily supported, in July 1993 at the University of Aix-Marseille, a doctoral thesis entitled: "The legal framework of international multimodal freight transport: the example of Cameroon - contribution to the establishment of legislation applicable to Cameroon ".

               Similarly, Barrister Gaston NGAMKAN is the author of several studies published in specialized journals, both in Europe (The French Maritime Law, Review of commercial, maritime and air law - Scapel Review, Journal of the Merchant Marine, Gazette des transports , Jurisprudence of the Port of Antwerp) than in Africa (Juridis Periodique).

               In addition, the expertise and specialization of the above-mentioned Counsel has enabled him to be selected as an expert in transport legislation, first at UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), and then to CEMAC (Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa). As well, is it one of the main architects of the revised Community Code of Merchant Shipping, a text that, since August 3, 2001, governs the maritime law in CEMAC zone (composed of six (6) states: Cameroon, Central African Republic , Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad).

               Barrister NGAMKAN was also consulted in March 2000, by the CEMAC Transport and Communications Directorate, regarding the draft of the Community Code of Civil Aviation.

               The NGAMKAN firm mainly works for a clientele of P & I Clubs, shipowners, charterers, forwarding agents, handling companies, insurance and reinsurance companies, and even shippers and receivers.

               In addition, NGAMKAN is the correspondent of several European and Parisian firms in particular. The firm corresponds, for the time being, with the following partners:

SCP VILENEAU - ROHART - SIMON & ASSOCIATES (Paris),
Location: 15 PLACE DU GENERAL CATROUX, 75017 PARIS, - Phone: 331 46 22 51 73, Fax: 331 47 54 90 78

SCP GAUTIER - VROOM & ASSOCIATES (INCE & Co) (Paris),
Location: 16A, Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore - 75008 PARIS, - Phone: 331 53 76 91 00, Fax: 331 53 76 91 17
www.ince.co.uk

SCP HOLMAN FENWICK & WILLAN (Paris and London),
Location: 65, Rue d'Anjou - 75008 PARIS, Phone: 331 44 94 10 50, Fax: 331 42 65 46 25
Location: Marlow House, Lloyds Avenue - London EC3N 3AL, - Phone: 44 20 74 88 2300, Fax: 44 20 74 81 03 16
www.hfw.com

SCP LAROQUE & ASSOCIES (Paris),
Location: 118 RUE DE LA FAISANDERIE, 75116 PARIS, - Phone: 33 1 407 22 222, Fax: 33 1 45 03 35 65

SCP RICHEMONT NICOLAS & ASSOCIES (Paris),
Location: 61 LA RUE BOETIE, PARIS 75008, - Phone: 33 1 56 59 66 88, Fax: 33 1 56 59 66 80

REMBAUVILLE-NICOLLE - BUREAU & ASSOCIATES - Rbm2l (Paris),
Location: 4 RUE DE CASTELLANE, 75008 PARIS, - Phone: 33 1 42 66 34 00, Fax: 33 1 42 66 35 00
Location: 10 PLACE LEON-MEYER, 76600 LE HAVRE, - Phone: 33 1 42 66 34 00, Fax: 33 2 32 74 06 81

PAGEARD & ASSOCIES (Paris),
Location: 95, Rue Jouffroy d'Abbans - 75017 PARIS, - Phone: 331 44 29 77 10, Fax: 331 44 29 77 11
Email : pageard@free.fr

SCP BOULOY - GRELET & GODIN & ASSOCIATES (Paris),
Location: 69 RUE DE RICHELIEU, 75002 PARIS, - Phone: 33 1 44 55 38 83, Fax: 33 1 42 60 30 10,
Email: bg.g@infonie.fr

H.McLEAN & ASSOCIES (Paris and Marseille),
Location: 28, Rue Beaubourg - 75003 PARIS, - Phone: 331 49 96 43 77, Fax: 331 49 96 43 86
Email : h.mclean.paris@wanadoo.fr
Location: 1, Rue Montgrand - 13006 MARSEILLE, - Phone: 334 96 17 64 00, Fax: 334 96 17 64 04
Email : h.mclean.marseille@wanadoo.fr

SICCARDI BREGANTE & C. (Italy),
Location: 16121 Genora via xx settemgre, 37/6, - Phone: 39 010 54 39 51, Fax: 39 010 56 4614/59 30 93
Location: 20122 Milano C.80 Monforte, 20, - Phone: 39 02 78 37 00, Fax: 39 02 76 00 37 00
Email : studio@siccardibregante.it
www.siccardibregante.it


PANTAZIS - KANELLOPOULOS & PARTNERS LAW FIRM (Greece),
Location: 268, Kifissias Avenue, Kifissias 14563, Greece, - Phone: (+30) 210 6234410-3, Fax: (+30) 2106234415
Email : info@pk-law.fr
www.pk-law.gr

The Pratice Areas of the Cabinet covers the following branches of law:

MARITIME LAW

  • …»   Admiralty (collisions, towing, salvage, shipwrecks, damages to port installations...)
  • …»   Arrests/attachments (ships, cargoes, bank account...)
  • …»   Carriage by sea (goods, passengers...) and charterparties
  • …»   Marine insurance/P & I Clubs
  • …»   Freight forwarding agency, handling, stevedoring...


TRANSPORT LAW

  • …»   Road transport (goods & passengers)
  • …»   Rail transport (goods & passengers)
  • …»   Air transport (goods & passengers)
  • …»   Multimodal transportation
  • …»   Inland navigation
  • …»   Uniform Act relating to the carriage of goods by road in OHADA (Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa) / CMR
  • …»   Transport insurance
  • …»   Etc.


OTHER SPHERES

  • …»   Arbitration and Mediation
  • …»   Banking
  • …»   Bankruptcy
  • …»   Composition with Creditors
  • …»   Debt recovery & measure of execution
  • …»   General Commercial law
  • …»   General Company Law
  • …»   Insurance
  • …»   Intellectual Property
  • …»   International trade
  • …»   Joint Ventures
  • …»   Labor and General Employment Law
  • …»   Securities
  • …»   Taxation
  • …»   Telecommunications and Media Technology
  • …»   Etc.


               Composed of three (3) highly qualified employees, NGAMKAN Law Firm owes its reputation and growth to the dynamism, conquering spirit and determination with which are treated the files entrusted to him, his breadcrumb is the triptych next: AVAILABILITY, PUGNACITY and EFFECTIVENESS.

…»   The Cabinet is AVAILABLE, in that at any time of the day, one is sure to find at least one interlocutor to whom to apply usefully.
…»   The PUGNACITY of the Cabinet means that, as soon as it is formed in a case, it takes care of the customer's concerns and discharges it.
…»   As for EFFICIENCY, it is for the Cabinet to achieve the expected and even sometimes unexpected results in a relatively short time.

               So you can, confidently, trust the Cabinet NGAMKAN. Because, it is reassuring and offers real guarantees of competence and efficiency.

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