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1. PERSONAL DATA
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a) Name
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ANDREW IFEANYICHUKWU CHUKWUEMERIE
(Formerly Okekeifere; Change of Name by
Father’s Family: May 1, 2001)
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b) Date
of Birth
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12th August, 1962
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c)
Marital Status
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Married [with 4 Children]
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d)
Contact Address
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Okibe
Lawhouse (Legal Practitioners, Arbitrators)
No.
66, Mbonu Street (Duplex No.1) D/Line, P.O.Box 12395
Port
Harcourt, Nigeria
Phone:234
– (0)802 223 7959;(0)814 342 0546
E-mail:
okibelaw@yahoo.com;
infoph@okibelawhouse.com;
infoabj@okibelawhouse.com.
Website:
www.okibelawhouse.com
(Okibe Lawhouse with other offices in Abuja,
Lagos and Enugu all in Nigeria)
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e) SSRN Author Page
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http://ssrn.com/author=346836 (incomplete
record, being upgraded by SSRN)
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f) Motto/Motivation
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optimum aut nihil – either the best or nothing
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g)
Nationality
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Nigerian
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h) Permanent
Home Address
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Shalom Forte, Onicha-Agu Community Nkanu
East L.G.A, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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2.
PRESENT POSITIONS
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– Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) – equivalent
of Queen’s Counsel (QC) since 2009
– Professor of Law, Rivers State University,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
– Partner, Okibe Lawhouse (Legal Practitioners,
Arbitrators, Notary Public), Port Harcourt, Abuja,
Lagos,
Enugu all in Nigeria
– Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators,
UK – FCIArb (UK)
– Fellow, Institute of Construction Industry
Arbitrators – FICIArb
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3.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL RECORD
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a.
Institutions Attended
i.
Community Primary School, Onicha-Agu, Amagunze, Nkanu-East LGA, Enugu
State 1971 – 1976
ii.
Colliery Comprehensive Secondary School, Ngwo, Enugu 1976/77 – 1980/81
iii. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri
1984/85 – 1987/88
iv. Nigeria Law School, Lagos
1988/89
v.
University of Lagos
Feb. – Oct.
1995
vi. University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
[LL.D (Ph.D)] thesis writing ongoing (with interruptions)
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b. Qualifications Obtained
i. First School Leaving Certificate
(Credit)
1976
ii. General Certificate of Education & West
African School Certificate (Ordinary Levels) 1980,1981
iii.
Advanced Level GCE
1983
iv. LL.B (Hons);
August (Second Class Upper Division)
1988
Core Courses Studied: Nigerian
Legal System, Law of Contract, Constitutional
Law, Law of Evidence, Criminal Law, Law
of Torts, Equity & Trusts, Land Law,
Company Law, Family Law, Jurisprudence
& Legal Theory, International Law
v. BL (Nigeria Bar Finals); Nigeria Law
School, Lagos
1989
Core Courses Studied: Civil
Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Law of Evidence
Company Law, Legal Drafting &
Conveyancing, Professional Ethics
vi.
Called to the Nigerian Bar
Dec. 1989
vii.
LL.M
Oct.
1995
Courses Studied: Comparative
Company Law, International Economic Law,
Secured Credit Transactions, Planning
Law & Compulsory Acquisitions
vii. LL.D (Ph.D equivalent in South Africa) in view
– in International Commercial Arbitration
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c. Areas of Specialisation
– Commercial
Law, especially International Commercial Arbitration and the Alternative
Dispute Resolution Methods (ADRs), Maritime, Transnational Economic and
Monetary Law, Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law, Secured Credit
Transactions, the Law of Evidence.
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4a.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
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Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London
– London
Court of International Arbitration
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Arbitrator & Mediator, World Intellectual Property Organisation
(WIPO), Switzerland
– Lagos
Court of Arbitration, Lagos, Nigeria
– ICC
Commission on Arbitration and ADRs
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International Council for International Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
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Nigerian Bar Association
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Nigerian Society of International Law
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International Bar Association (Section on Business Law)
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Advocates International
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Society for Corporate Governance, Nigeria
– LCIA
MIACArbitration Centre, Mauritius
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Institute of Construction Industry Arbitrators
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4b. PANELIST (AS AN ARBITRATOR) IN THE
FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS/ ASSOCIATIONS
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–
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
– Lagos
Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
– Lagos
Court of Arbitration
– ICC
Commission on Arbitration and ADRs
– International
Council for International Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
– WIPO –
as Arbitrator & Mediator
– LCIA
– LCIA
MIACArbitration Centre, Mauritius
–
Institute of Construction Industry Arbitrators
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4c. PANELIST (AS AN ARBITRATOR) IN THE
FOLLOWING MULTI-DOOR COURTHOUSES
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– Abuja
Multidoor Court House, Abuja
– Enugu
Multidoor Court House, Enugu
– Rivers
State Multidoor Court House, Port Harcourt
– Abia
State Multidoor Court House, Umuahia
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5. PUBLICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH WORK
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(A) Books
(earliest – latest)
1. –
Andrew I. Okekeifere, Circumstantial Evidence in Nigerian Law (Port Harcourt,
Nigeria: Lawhouse Books, 2000) [308 pages of text + 28 preliminary pages.
When published in the year 2000, this was the only text in print anywhere in
the world dealing wholly with this branch of the Law of Evidence.]
2. –
Andrew I. Chukwuemerie, Studies and Materials in International Commercial
Arbitration (Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Lawhouse Books, 2002) [516 pages of text
+ 26 preliminary pages. A timely addition to the literature on this branch of
the Law, examining in great detail in several chapters the jurisprudence of
the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, 1985 and
relevant issues of Arbitration in the Oil & Gas Sector and in the
developing world.]
3. – The Law and Practice
of Affidavit Evidence (Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Lawhouse Books, 2004) [696
pages of text + 64 preliminary pages. This examination of Affidavit Evidence
from all ramifications is the only textbook on the subject in any
jurisdiction.]
4. –
Growing the Law, Nurturing Justice: Essays in Honour of Niki Tobi, JSC, (Port
Harcourt, Nigeria: Lawhouse Books, 2005) [508 pages of text + 50 preliminary
pages. A collection of well written and well edited essays calculated to
point the way, in the different areas covered by the 13 chapters, for the
maximal growth of the law (Nigerian and international) and maximal nurturing
of justice in the Courts and other dispute resolution fora.]
5. – New Dimensions in
Commercial and Oil & Gas Laws, (Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Lawhouse Books,
2007) [857 pages of text + 42 preliminary pages. An examination of topical issues in the
globalising world in Commercial Law as well as Oil and Gas, particularly as
they touch the developing world including Nigeria.]
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(B) Chapters
in Books (earliest – latest)
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1. –
Andrew I. Okekeifere, “Delay and Congestion in Nigerian Courts: Some Urgent
Steps and Viable Alternatives”, in U. U. Chukwumaeze & S. Erugo (eds.),
In Search of Legal Scholarship, (Uturu: Abia State University Law Centre, 2001)
239 – 257.
2. –
Andrew I. Chukwuemerie, “Client Relations: The Law Office Worker as a
Marketer and Public Relations Officer”, in CAJ Chinwo (ed), Modern Law Office
Service in Nigeria, (Port Harcourt: Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria,
2002) 20 – 42
3. – “A
Synergy of Opposites: Effective Commercial Justice, Rights and Liberties in
African Jurisprudence”, in A. Chukwuemerie (ed.), Growing the Law and
Nurturing Justice, Essays in Honour of Niki Tobi JSC, (Port Harcourt:
Lawhouse Books, 2005) 184 – 263
4. – “The
Case for Specialist Courts in Nigeria”, in A. Chukwuemerie (ed.), Growing the
Law, Nurturing Justice: Essays in Honour of Niki Tobi, JSC (Port Harcourt:
Lawhouse Books, 2005) 467 – 505
5. –
“Financing of Terrorism and Religious Fanaticism: New Frontiers of Financial
Crimes in Nigeria”, in Emeka Chianu (ed), Legal Principles and Policies:
Essays in Honour of Justice C. Idigbe, (Lagos: Distinct Universal Ltd, 2006)
289 – 308
6. –
“Lifting of the Corporate Veil in Nigeria and Britain” in A. I. Chukwuemerie
(ed.), New Dimensions in Commercial and Oil & Gas Laws (Port Harcourt:
Lawhouse Books, 2007) 566- 616
7. –
“Advancing the Rule of Law in Nigeria’s Developing Political Culture through
Arbitration and the ADRs”, in Chief M. A. Ajanwachukwu & H. P. Faga
(eds.), Contemporary Legal Thoughts: Essays in Honour of Chief Jossy Chibundu
Eze, (Abakaliki: Izu Publishers, 2008) 247 – 289
8. –
“Circumstantial Evidence and Proof of Civil Cases in Nigeria” in Collins
Chijioke & Hon Justice AU Kalu (eds), Readings in Contemporary Issues in
Law: Essays in Honour of Hon. Justice Sunday Ndudim Imo, (Umuahia: Impact
Global Publishers Ltd, 2010) 248 – 280
9. –
“International Commercial Arbitration and Third-Party Interests: A Call For
Urgent Reform”, in Hon Justice C. C. Nweze (ed.), Contemporary Issues in
Public International and Comparative Law: Essays in Honour of Prof. Okeke,
(Florida: Vandeplas Publishing, 2011) 289 – 317, available at
www.vanderplas.com (USA).
10. – “The
Propriety or Otherwise of Law Teachers Engaging in Private Legal Practice: the
Needless Controversy” in Paul Idornigie et al (eds), Articles in Honour of
Chief J K Gadzama, SAN; (Abuja: JKG & Partners LLP, 2012) 223 – 258
11. –
“Exploring the Boundaries of Legal Certainty in Nigeria, UK and USA: Stare
Decisis, Justice and Injustice” in Ernest Ojukwu & C K Nwankwo (eds), Law
and Social Development: Essays in Honour of Chief Echeme Emole, (Abuja:
Helen-Roberts, 2012) 269 – 318
12. – “The
Freedom of Information Act and the Enforcement of Human Rights” in Olanrewaju
Fagbohun & Benson Oloworaran (eds), Readings in Contemporary Law and
Policy Issues: Essays in Honour of Hon. Justice Iche Ndu (Port Harcourt:
Pearl Publishers, 2013) 1 – 32
13. –
“Anatomy of Disputes, Dispute Prevention, Mapping, Mitigation &
Resolution” in B. Onwuka Igwe, Esq; Chuma Nwokolo, Esq & Gerry Onwusi,
Esq (eds.) Law & Justice in the Service of Humanity, Legal Discourse in
Honour of Hon. Christopher Mitchell Chukwumah-Eneh, CON, Justice of Supreme
Court of Nigeria (Lagos: Gwandustan Ltd, 2014) 55 – 83.
14. –
“The Evidence Act, 2011: Gains and Challenges” in B. Onwuka Igwe, Esq; Chuma
Nwokolo, Esq & Gerry Onwusi, Esq (eds.) Law & Justice in the Service
of Humanity, Legal Discourse in Honour of Hon. Christopher Mitchell
Chukwumah-Eneh, CON, Justice of Supreme Court of Nigeria (Lagos: Gwandustan
Ltd, 2014) 123 – 152.
15 –
“Examining the Law, the Facts and the Fiction of the Legal Framework for
Electronic Voting System Presently In Nigeria” in OVC Okene (ed) Excellence
in Governance and Creativity, Legal Essays in Honour of Chief (Barr.) Nyesom
Ezenwo Wike, Executive Governor (Lagos: Princeton & Associates Publishing
Co. Ltd, 2019) 600 – 626.
16. Third
Party Funding of Arbitration in Nigeria in the ‘New Normal’ forth coming in
Prof. Worika (ed) Essays in Honour of Prof. Z A Adangor, SAN.
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(C) Journal Articles (Earliest – Latest). N.B: Journals in the specialist area of
Arbitration are still not many throughout the world, necessitating repeated
publications in some of them particularly the oldest and most respected
amongst academics, the Journal of International Arbitration.
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17. –
Andrew I. Okekeifere, “Stay of Court Proceedings Pending Arbitration in
Nigerian Law” – 13 Journal of International Arbitration 3 (1996), 119 – 142
(Switzerland)
18. –
“The Enforcement and Challenge of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Nigeria” 14
Journal of International Arbitration 3 (1997), 223 – 242 (Switzerland)
19. –
“The UNCITRAL Model Law and the Problem of Delay in International Commercial Arbitration”
14 Journal of International Arbitration 1 (1997), 125 – 139 (Switzerland)
20. –
“The Recent Odyssey of Customary Law Arbitration and Conciliation in
Nigeria’s Apex Courts” (1998) 5 Abia State University Law Journal, 1 – 16;
repeated with permission in (2000) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and
Investment Law, 103 – 121
21. –
“Commercial Arbitration as The Most Effective Dispute Resolution Method:
Still a Fact or Now a Myth?” 15 Journal of International Arbitration 4 (1998)
81 – 105 (Switzerland)
22. –
“The Parties’ Rights Against a Dilatory or Unskilled Arbitrator: Possible New
Approaches” 15 Journal of International Arbitration 2 (1998), 129 – 144
(Switzerland)
23. –
“Public Policy and Arbitrability Under the UNCITRAL Model Law” (1999) International
Arbitration Law Review, 70 – 77 (double pages) (UK)
24. –
“International Commercial Arbitration and the UNCITRAL Model Law Under
Written Federal Constitutions: Necessity Versus Constitutionality in the Nigerian Legal Framework” 16.
Journal of International Arbitration 2 (1999), 49 – 71 (Switzerland)
25. –
“Appointment and Challenge of Arbitrators Under the UNCITRAL Model Law:
Agenda for Improvement” (1999) International Arbitration Law Review, 167 –
174 (Part 1, double pages; Part 2 equal no. of pages) (UK)
26. –
“The Common Law and the Protection of the Environment” (1999) 3(3) Modern
Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law, 529 – 545
27. Andrew
I. Chukwuemerie, “Enhancing the Implementation of Economic Projects in the
Third World Through Arbitration”
(2001) 67 Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 240 – 253 (UK)
28. –
“An Appraisal of the Nigerian Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Act 2000 as an Instrument against Financial Crimes” (2003) 10 No. 3 Journal
of Financial Crime, 275 – 294 (of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies,
London) (UK)
29. –
“Commercial and Investment Arbitration in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector” 4
Journal of World Investment 5 (2003), 828 – 866 (Switzerland).
30. –
“Ownership of Discovered and Produced Gas in Nigeria Under the Old Joint
Venture Contracts” (2003) 1 OPEC Review, 9 – 23 (Austria)
31. –
“The Inheritance Rights of Women Under the Nigerian Customary Law: New
Developments and Unresolved Questions” (2003) 8 Abia State University Law
Journal, 96 – 132
32. –
“Between Law, Policy and Good Governance in Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector: New
Conflicts and Expediencies” (2003) 1 Rivers State University Journal of
Public Law, 129 – 149
33. –
“New Hopes and Responsibilities in the Maturing Process of Arbitration Law
and Practice in Africa: Nigeria as a
Case Study” (2004) 2(1) Nigerian Bar Journal, 55 – 74
34. –
“Restricted Rights of Non-lawyers and Foreigners to Practice Arbitration in
Nigeria: Lawmakers’ Inadvertence or National Legal Policy?” (2004) 1
Mediation and Dispute Resolution Law Journal, 57 – 69
35. –
“Dispute Resolution in the Church (Body of Christ)” (2005) 3 (1) Sound
Counsel (of CLASFON), 5 – 13
36. –
“The Law on Petroleum Pollution in Nigeria: Agenda for Reform” (2005) 9(1 –
2) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law, 173 – 200.
37. –
“Practical Steps in the Conduct of an Arbitral Proceeding in Nigeria” (2005)
9(3 – 4) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law, 331 – 344
38. –
“Contractual Incapacity of Infants in Nigeria: Old Rules Governing New
Realities” (2005) 9(3 – 4) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment
Law, 578 – 591
39. –
“Arbitration and the ADRs as Panacea for the Ills in the Administration of
Justice in the Third World” (2005) 1 Ebonyi State University Law Journal, 102
– 140
40. –
“Preliminary Meetings, Preliminary and Interlocutory Orders in Secured Credit
Arbitrations” (2005) Nigerian Bar Journal, 81 – 98.
41. –
“Salient Issues in the Law and Practice of Arbitration in Nigeria” (2006)
14(1) African Journal of International and Comparative Law (RADIC), 1 – 52
(UK)
42. –
“The International Legal War Against the Financing of Terrorism: A Comparison
of Nigerian, US, UK, and Canadian Laws” (2006) 9(1) Journal of Money
Laundering Control, 71 – 88 (UK)
43. –
The Nigerian Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004: A Tighter Noose”
(2006) 9(2) Journal of Money Laundering Control, 173 – 190 (UK)
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44. –
“The Internationalisation of African Customary Law Arbitration” (2006) 14(2)
African Journal of International and Comparative Law (RADIC), 143 – 175 (UK)
45. –
“Affidavit Evidence and Electronically Generated Materials in Nigerian
Courts” (2006) 3:3 SCRIPT-ed (online Journal of Law & Technology), 149 –
175, available at http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/script-ed/vol13-3/affidavit.asp
(online)
46. –
“Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods as Frameworks for Bank Debt Recovery
in the Post Consolidation Era” (2006) 1(1) Justice Gazette (of Bayelsa State
Min of Justice), 45 – 58 (A4 size pages)
47. –
“Problems of Jurisdiction and Modes of Human Rights Enforcement under Federal
Constitutions in Developing Political Cultures: The Case of Nigeria” (2006)
1(2) Abakaliki Bar Journal, 15 – 60
48. –
“Arbitration and Human Rights in Africa” (2007) 7 African Human Rights Law
Journal, 103 – 141 (South Africa)
49. –
“Commercial and Investment Arbitration in the African Customary Law: Myths or
Realities?” (2007) The Beacon
(CLASFON, Nig. Law School), 48 – 54 (A4 size 3 column pages)
50. – “Domestic
Issues of Law, Power and Justice in State Ownership of Natural Resources in
Developing Political Cultures: New Perspectives in Nigeria” (2007) Port
Harcourt Bar Journal, 42 – 73.
51. –
“Principles and Pitfalls of Law Textbook Writing in Present Day Nigeria”
(2007) 2 Ebonyi State University Law Journal, 1 – 25; repeated with
permission in (2013) Sound Counsel, 1 – 21; republished with permission in
(2013) The Scribe, Journal of Law, Faith and Ethics 8.
52. –
“Exploring the Boundaries of Legal Certainty in Nigeria, UK and USA: Stare
Decisis, Justice and Injustice” (2009) Ebonyi State University Law Journal, 1
– 30
53. –
“Necessity as the Mother of Trail Blazing: Applying Alternative Dispute
Resolution Mechanisms to Political Party Disputes in Africa” (2009) 2 Journal
of Politics and Law, 122 – 137, available at www.ccsenet.org/journal.html
(Canada)
54. –
“The New Face of Legal Practice in Nigeria: the Place of the Law Office
Support Staff” (2010) 7 University of Uyo Law Journal, 89 – 106
55. –
“Some Contemporary Legal Problems in the Operations of the Federal Road
Safety Commission” (2011) Ebonyi State University Law Journal, 1 – 17;
repeated with permission in (2012) Equity (publication of the Legal Aids
Forum NYSC, Rivers State) 5 – 13 (double pages)
56. –
“Fresh Perspectives in Lawyers’ Training: What the Universities and Law
School Fail to Teach” (2011) 1 EBSU Journal of Society, 1 – 10 (double
pages); repeated in (2012) 1 Nigerian Journal of Contemporary Law, 185 – 205;
republished with permission in 2012(1) The Nigerian Journal of Contemporary
Law185.
57. –
“Building an Effective Ministry of Justice in Present Day Nigeria” (2012) 2
Section on Legal Practice Law Journal, 73 – 97
58. –
“The Multidoor Courthouse Concept and Justice Administration in Nigeria” –
(2012) 1 EBSU Jnl of Commercial & Industrial Law 103.
59. –
“Welcoming Chaos: The Legal Profession, Law Firms’ Websites and the New Rules
on Advertising” – forthcoming in (2011) EBSU Journal of Society
60. –
“Anatomy of Disputes, Dispute Prevention, Mapping, Mitigation and Resolution”
– forthcoming.
61. –
“The New Nigerian Evidence Act 2011: the Gains and the Challenges” –
forthcoming in 2014 RADIC, African Journal of International and Comparative
Law
62. –
“The Freedom of Information Act and the Enforcement of Human Rights:
Innovations in Difficulties” forthcoming
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(E) Ongoing/Forthcoming
Books/Thesis
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1. The
Law of Contract – a practitioner’s material in the genre of Chitty on
Contract, targeted for publication by Lawhouse Books, Port Harcourt.
2. The
Law of Banking – a practitioner’s guide to the banking law and practice in
Nigeria after the various and serious changes of the preset decade
3. Africa
and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration – a thesis
currently being written for the LL.D (i.e. equivalent of Ph.D) degree of the
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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(F) Seminar/Workshop Papers
(with papers presented; earliest – latest)
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1. – Andrew
I. Okekeifere, Enhancing Project Implementation Through Arbitration –
presented at the Seminar on Community Relations and Project Implementation
organised by Anpez Environmental Law Centre Port Harcourt at Eastern Garden
Chinese Restaurant, Port Harcourt, February 1996
2. –
The Benefits of Arbitration and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods
3. Enforcement
and Challenge of Awards in Nigeria. – 2 & 3 presented at the Seminar on
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods organised at Hotel
Presidential, Port Harcourt, Nigeria by Lawfair Communications Ltd. April 3,
1997.
4. –
The Common Law and the Protection of the Environment in Nigeria – written for
the Anpez Environmental LawSeminar Series, 1996
5. –
Commercial Law Practice in Nigeria:
The Option of Arbitration – presented at the Christian Lawyers
Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON) PH in-house Seminar, May 1999.
6. –
Decongesting the Courts: The Role of
the Lawyer – presented at the Annual National Conference of the Christian
Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria, Jos, Nigeria, September 6, 2000
7 Arbitration
and the ADRs as Panacea for the Ills in the Administration of Justice in
Nigeria – presented at the Seminar on Alternative Dispute Resolution
organised at Onitsha, Anambra State of Nigeria by the Christian Lawyers
Fellowship of Nigeria April 26 – 27, 2001.
8 – Andrew
I. Chukwuemerie, Client Relations: The Law Office Worker as a Marketer and
Public Relations Officer – presented at the Seminar on the Enhancement of Law
Office Work organised in Port Harcourt for law office staff by the Christian
Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria, August 8 – 9, 2001
9. –
The Non-Adversarial Processes of Debt Recovery: How and When They Work –
presented at the Seminar on Recovery of Bank Debts organised at Eko
L’Meridien Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, February 15th – 17th 2002 by DCON Consulting
10. –
Salient Issues in the Law and Practice of Arbitration in Nigeria – presented
at the Colloquium on International Commercial Arbitration and the African
States organised by the British Institute of International and Comparative
Law, and the King’s College at the Senate House, University of London, June 4
– 6, 2003
11. –
The Law as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development: Socio-economic and Health
Challenges (a discussion paper on the main paper of the same title) – at the
Law Teachers’ Conference, University of Jos, 2004
12. –
Development of Trade Unionism in Nigeria – presented on 2nd August 2004 at
the Okibe Ventures Ltd seminar for staff labour union leaders of the Port
Harcourt Refining Co. Ltd. On Strategies for Improving Labour-Management
Relations, Excellence Hotel, Ijaiye Isheri Road, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, August 2
– 4, 2004
13. –
Labour-Management Relations – presented on 3rd August 2004 at the Okibe
Ventures Ltd seminar for staff labour union leaders of the Port Harcourt
Refining Co. Ltd. On Strategies for Improving Labour-Management Relations,
Excellence Hotel, Ijaiye Isheri Road, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, August 2 – 4, 2004
14. –
Key Factors for Superior Executive Leadership – presented on 4th August 2004
at the Okibe Ventures Ltd seminar for staff labour union leaders of the Port
Harcourt Refining Co. Ltd. On Strategies for Improving Labour-Management
Relations, Excellence Hotel, Ijaiye Isheri Road, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, August 2
– 4, 2004
15. –
Interpersonal Skills for Effective Teamwork – presented on 5th August 2004 at
the Okibe Ventures Ltd seminar for staff labour union leaders of the Port
Harcourt Refining Co. Ltd. On Strategies for Improving Labour-Management
Relations, Excellence Hotel, Ijaiye Isheri Road, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, August 2
– 4, 2004
16. –
Salient New Principles for the Running of a Trade Union in the New Global
Village – presented on 6th August 2004 at the Okibe Ventures Ltd seminar for
staff labour union leaders of the Port Harcourt Refining Co. Ltd. On
Strategies for Improving Labour-Management Relations, Excellence Hotel,
Ijaiye Isheri Road, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, August 2 – 4, 2004
17. –
Synoptic Guide to Practical Arbitration Proceedings in Nigeria – presented at
the several Workshops organised in Port Harcourt and Abuja on Alternative
Dispute Resolution by DCON Consult, Lagos in conjunction with other
organizations at Abuja (October 2004), Port Harcourt (November 2004 and March
2005) and Calabar (April 2005).
18. –
Public Sector Legal Practice Support Services: Expectations and Challenges –
presented at the Seminar for Law Office Workers in Port Harcourt organised by
the Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria, 29th – 30th April 2005, Bar Centre Complex, Port
Harcourt
19. –
Legal and Spiritual Implications of Cultism – presented at the Youth
Fellowship Conference, Methodist Church Nigeria, Rumuomasi, Port Harcourt
20. – Preliminary Meetings, Preliminary Orders
and Interlocutory Orders in Secured Credit Arbitrations – written for a staff
training workshop of the Bank of Industry, 17th – 18th Nov. 2005
21. –
The Youth, the Law and Government – presented at the Port Harcourt Diocesan
Convention of Methodist Youth Fellowship, Port Harcourt, May 4, 2007.
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22. –
Advancing the Rule of Law in Nigeria’s Developing Political Culture: Any Role
for Arbitration and the ADRs? –
presented at the colloquium in honour of Hon. P. Nnaemeka-Agu (retired
Justice of the Supreme Court), Conference Room, Court of Appeal Building,
Enugu, March 24, 2008.
23. –
Sketch & Summary of Proposals for Reform to the Companies and Allied
Matters Act – presented at the Nigeria Law Reform Commission Workshop on
Reform to CAMA, Reitz Continental Hotel, Abuja, April 2008
24. Conducting
an Effective Arbitral Proceeding – presented at the DCON Consult Workshop on
Arbitration and the ADRs, Bar Centre, Port Harcourt, May 2008.
25. –
Oversight Functions of the Local Government Council – presented at the
Workshop on Enhancing Good Governance at the Local Government Level by the
Centre for Arbitration and Development Studies in collaboration with the
Ebonyi State Ministry of Local Government at the Women Development Centre,
Abakaliki, June 25 – 27, 2008
26. –
Law Making By a Local Government Council – presented at the Workshop on
Enhancing Good Governance at the Local Government Level mentioned in No. 18
above
27. –
The Legal Profession: the Last Hope of Our Nation – presented at the Ebonyi
State University CLASFON Annual Workshop, EBSU Faculty of Law, Abakaliki,
July 24th, 2008
28. –
Applying the ADRs to Political Party Disputes – presented at the INEC
Workshop on Resolving Political Disputes in a Democratic Setting: the Place
of ADRs, Yar’ Adua Centre, Abuja, Nigeria, December 15, 2008
29. –
The Nature of Arbitration and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods
(ADRs) – presented at the Continuing Legal Education Programme full credit
earning arbitration introductory training course for the Abakaliki Branch of
the NBA, Abakaliki, March 26 – 27, 2009
30. –
The Practical Conduct of an Arbitral Proceeding – presented at the Continuing
Legal Education Programme full credit earning arbitration introductory
training course for the Abakaliki Branch of the NBA, Abakaliki, March 26 –
27, 2009
31. –
The Making and Nature of an Award, the Enforcement of and Recourse Against an
Arbitral Award – presented at the Continuing Legal Education Programme full
credit earning arbitration introductory training course for the Abakaliki
Branch of the NBA, Abakaliki, March 26 – 27, 2009.
NB: –
Nos. 29 – 31 above have also been presented (sometimes with another paper
added) to some other branches of the NBA in the country such as Ilorin
Branch.
32. – An
Overview of Arbitration and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (ADRs)
– presented at the inaugural workshop of the Rivers State Multidoor
Courthouse, Rivers State Ministry of Justice Auditorium, May 27th, 2009.
33. –
Principles and Pitfalls of Law Textbook Writing in Present day Nigeria –
presented at the CLASFON Directorate for Advancement of Legal Education and
Research Workshop, Precious Palm Royal Hotel, Benin City, August 7, 2009.
34. –
The Emergence of Law Firms’ Websites: Do We have Any Rules on Advertisement?
– presented at the NBA ICLE’s Symposium on Ethics, Rules of Conduct and
Discipline of Lawyers, Rivers State Ministry of Justice Auditorium, PH,
October 16th, 2009
35. –
What they Don’t Teach You at the Nigerian Law School (Unwritten Hallmarks of
Success in the Profession) – presented at the CLASFON New Lawyers Reception
Seminar, Bar Centre, Port Harcourt, October, 2009.
36. –
The Legal Validity of Arbitration and Mediation Conducted by a Local
Government Administration and Community Leaders – written for presentation at
the Peseo Consulting Workshop for Ebonyi State Local Government Service
Commission, Local Government Chairmen, Secretaries etc on Managing Disputes,
Public petitions and Conflicts in Local Government Administration, Abakaliki,
December 10 – 11, 2009. Presentation handled by Alozie Echeonwu, Esq to whom
one delegated the task.
37. –
Arbitration and ADRs: Responsibilities of Para-legal Staff – presented at the
Law Office Workers Seminar 3, Bar Centre, Port Harcourt, 19th February 2010
organised by Amazing Grace Partners.
38. –
Essentials of Preliminary Meetings – presented at the Chattered Institute of
Arbitrators Port Harcourt Chapter Meeting, NBA PH
39. –
What they Do Not Teach You in the Universities and at the Law School –
written for presentation at the Young Lawyer’s Forum, NBA Annual National
Conference, Kaduna 24th August 2010. Presentation handled by Caleb Mutfwang,
Esq to whom one delegated the task.
40. –
Striving For Mastery in the Legal Profession – presented at the New Lawyers’
Induction Programme of CLASFON PH Branch, NBA Complex, PH October 4, 2010.
41. –
Challenges in Justice Administration in Nigeria: the Multidoor Concept to the
Rescue – presented at the NBA National Conference, Civic Centre, PH August
24th 2011
42. –
Review of Beyond Bar Advocacy: Multidisciplinary Essays in Honour of Anthony
Okoye Mogbo, SAN – presented at the public presentation of the book at Hotel,
Independence Layout, Enugu, 2011
43. –
Some Contemporary Legal Problems in the Operations of the Federal Road Safety
Commission – presented at the FRSC Lawyers Forum, Enugu, October 13, 2011
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44. – The Freedom of Information Act and the
Enforcement of Human Rights – presented at the NBA, PH Branch 2011 Annual Law
Seminar, State Ministry of Justice, PH, December 8, 2011
45. – Building a Viable Ministry of Justice
– presented at the Enugu State Ministry of Justice Staff Retreat, Nike Lake
Resort Hotel, Enugu, April 12, 2012
46. – Anatomy of Conflict, Conflict
Analysis, Prevention and Mitigation – presented at the Nigeria Institute of
Advanced Legal Studies Conference on Oil and Gas Contract and Dispute
Resolution, Benizia Hotel, Asaba, May 2, 2012
47. – The New Nigerian Evidence Act 2011:
the Gains and the Challenges – presented at the NBA Enugu Branch Law Week
Seminar, Universal Hotel, Enugu, December 4, 2013
48. – The Electoral Act, 2011: Challenges
and Necessary Reforms for the Nigerian Environment – presented at the Nigeria
Bar Association Conference of the Section on Legal Practice, Makurdi,
November 19, 2013
49. –
Nigeria, Separating Law and Politics: Challenges to the Independence of the
Judiciary – presented at the Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria Regional/National
Conference, 6th August, 2015 at Udeme Hotels, Yenagoa
50. –
Christocentric Education – presented at the Methodist College, Enugu Saturday
October 31st, 2015
51. –
The Right of Appeal by Persons Interested the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal:
Law, Practice and Procedure by ST Hon, SAN – presented a discussion of the
paper at the NBA Law Week, 2015 on 9th December, 2015
52. – Electoral Offences
Tribunal and Electoral Reform in Nigeria – a presentation to the Presidential
Committee on Electoral
Reform, Enugu Resort Hotel, Nike, Enugu, 2017.
53 –
Securitisation as a Catalyst for Economic Growth in Nigeria
54 –
Bankruptcy Proceedings as a Viable Debt Recovery Tool in Nigeria
55 –
The Role of a Liquidator in Winding-up Proceedings
56 –
The Trust Concept: Duties of a Trustee
Nos. 53 – 56 above presented at the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) in-house (Capacity Development for the Commission
Staff) 2017, Capital Market Institute, Abuja, July 18 – 20, 2017
57 – A
Review of the Rules of the High Court, Rivers State, 2010, Orders 17 – 24 –
presented at the Colloquim for the Review of the Rules of the High Court,
Rivers State 2010, NBA House, Port Harcourt, 27th – 28th July, 2017
58. –
The Legal Framework for the Electronic Voting System in Nigeria: The Law, the
Facts and the Fiction presented at the CLASFON National Conference, 2017 at
EEMJM Hotel, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, July 2nd – 5th, 2017
59. –
Arbitrability and Public Policy Consideration in the Enforcement and
Enforceability of Domestic and Foreign Awards in African States – presented
at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigerian Branch at the Landmark
Event Centre, Lagos, November 8, 2019.
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6. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED (without papers
presented)
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1. Nigeria
Bar Association, National Conferences, and the Port Harcourt Branch Annual
Law Week Seminars since 1995
2. Seminar
on Community Relations and Project Implementation Organised by Anpez
Environmental Law Centre Port Harcourt, Nigeria February 1996.
3. Annual
Conferences of the Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria since 1989 (except
one).
4. Seminar
on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods organized at Hotel
Presidential, Port Harcourt, Nigeria by Lawfair Communications Ltd. April
1997.
5. Workshop
on Commercial Law Practice in the Next Millenium organised by Human Edge Ltd.
for lawyers of George Etomi & Partners at Sheraton Hotel & Towers,
Lagos, Nigeria July 24 – 26, 1999
6. Seminar
on Specialisation and Developing Expertise in Legal Practice organised by the
Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON) as part of the 1996
National Conference at Gboko
September, 1996.
7. Seminar
on Conflict Resolution and Sustainable National Development Organised at
Hotel Presidential Port Harcourt by the Yakubu Gowon Centre in May, 1998.
8. International
Commercial Arbitration in the African Sub-region: Meeting the Users’ Need,
organised by the Asian–African Legal Consultative Committee Regional Centre
for International Commercial Arbitration, Lagos, Nigeria at the Old National
Assembly Building, Lagos April 27 – 29 1999.
9. Christian
Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON) PH in-house Seminar, May 1999.
10. Seminar
on The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry:
The Law and the Environment organised by the Legal Sub-Committee, Oil
Producers Trade Section of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hotel
Presidential, Port Harcourt Nigeria, November 17, 1999.
11. Seminar
on Cost of Arbitration as part of the Annual General Meeting and
Seminar/Workshop of the Nigerian Branch of the Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators, London, March 28, 2000 at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos
12. Seminar
on Laws, Regulations and Guidelines for the Nigerian Oil Industry Organised
by The Centre for Petroleum, Environment and Development Studies at the
Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Lagos, Nigeria, May 10, 2000.
13. Nigerian
Law Teachers Conference, Lagos State University, 2002
14. Seminar
on Alternative Dispute Resolution Organised at Onitsha by the Christian
Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria April 26 – 27, 2001.
15. Seminar
on Enhancing Law Office Work organized in Port Harcourt for law office staff
by the Christian Lawyers Fellowship of |Nigeria, August 8 – 9, 2001 – delivered
the paper Client Relations: The Law Office Worker as a Marketer and Public
Relations Officer.
16. Seminar
on Recovery of Bank Debts Organised at Eko L’Meridien Hotel, Victoria Island,
Lagos, February 15th – 17th 2002 –
presented a paper on The Non-Adversarial Processes: How and When They Work.
17. Colloquium
on International Commercial Arbitration and the African States Organised by
the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and the King’s
College at the Senate House, University of London, June 4 – 6, 2003 –
presented the paper Salient Issues in the Law and Practice of Arbitration in
Nigeria
18. Nigerian
Law Teachers Conference, University of Jos 2004
19. Workshops
organised on Alternative Dispute resolution by DSCON Consult, Lagos in conjunction
with other organizations at Abuja and Port Harcourt in October and November
2004 and in Port Harcourt and Calabar in March and April, 2005 respectively.
20 Conference
of the Advocates International, Doing Justice with Compassion, Hilton Hotel,
Washington DC, USA October 25 – 31, 2004,
21. Seminar
of the Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria, PH Branch for Law Office
Workers, April 2005, Bar Centre Complex, Port Harcourt.
22. African
Regional Conference of Advocates Africa, Eskom Conference Centre, Madrid,
South Africa, October 19 – 23, 2005
23. African
Regional Conference of Advocates Africa, Sun n’ Sand Beach Hotel, Mombasa,
Kenya September 3 – 5, 2007
24. Colloquium
in Honour of Hon. P. Nnaemeka-Agu (retired Justice of the Supreme Court), Conference
Room, Court of Appeal Building, Enugu, March 24, 2008.
25. Conference
of Advocates International on Redeeming Law, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Washington
DC, USA, October 6 – 12, 2008.
26. INEC
Workshop on Resolving Political Disputes in a Democratic Setting: the Place
of ADRs, Yar’ Adua Centre, Abuja, Nigeria, December 15, 2008
27. Continuing
Legal Education Workshops in Port Harcourt, Abakaliki and Ilorin as a
resource person. Others already lined
up for different branches of the Bar Association across the country.
28. Nos.
25 – 47 above, in which presented the papers shown therein.
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7. OTHER
WORKS
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1. A Review of Principles and Practice of
Constitutional Law in Nigeria by CAJ Chinwo, …… 200..
2. MY LORD THE HON.
JUSTICE NIKI TOBI IS GONE THE WAY OF ALL MORTALS – a presentation to at the
Rivers High Court during one of the Court Sessions in the Interment programme
of Justice Niki Tobi a beloved Justice of the Supreme Court, for whom all
those in attendance testified that it was a befitting farewell to that man of
letters and character
3. Review of the book, Beyond Bar Advocacy:
Multidisciplinary Essays in Honour of Anthony Okoye Mogboh, SAN Chima Centus
Nweze et al, Impact Global Publishers Ltd, Umuahia, Nigeria 2011
4. Citation on the Hon. Justice Chima
Centus Nweze, JSC, Ph.D on the occasion of the reception in his honour by the
Enugu State Judiciary for his elevation to the Supreme Court
5. Contribution to a
Witness Statement to a Book in Honour of Justice Syverline Iragunima, The
Journey, Echoes, Essays & Selected Judgements: A Compendium in
Commemoration of the Retirement of the Hon Justice Syverline Iragunima Alozie
Acheonwu, Esq (ed) Evo Printing Press, 2021.
6. A Review of Review of Missions: The
Central Focus of the Methodist Church Very Rev (Bro) Peter Dim, xcessideas
ltd, Port Harcourt, 2021
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8. APPOINTMENTS AS ARBITRATOR ETC, COUNSEL,
TRAINING, EDUCATION AND WORK GENERALLY IN ARBITRATION & ADRs
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A. As Arbitrator, Mediator, Negotiator Etc
Appointed Chairman/Presiding Arbitrator, Member
of Arbitral Tribunals and as Sole Arbitrator in simple as well as complex Oil
and Gas Arbitrations, Maritime and Related Issues, Telecommunications,
Construction, Hospitality and Tourism.
He has also been involved in Investment Arbitration Arbitrations
involving Nigeria.
Subject has also appeared as counsel in complex
and simple arbitrations, mediations, negotiations etc matters. He has advised parties as well as counsel
on Nigerian Law and International Laws in Oil and Gas Arbitrations, Maritime
and Related Issues, Telecommunications, Construction, Hospitality and Tourism
etc.
As samples of cases that he has been involved
in, Prof Chukwuemerie has handled,
– a contract between two companies working
for a major Nigerian oil and gas company for the pilling and civil works at a
plant in the Niger Delta area
– a case involving a big multinational
company and a Nigerian company for marine dredging contract governed by
Nigerian Law.
– another case involving a major Nigerian
marine company and another company for the dredging of a jetty and underwater
survey
– a case for the construction and
expansion of a House Boat and the servicing and maintenance of a part thereof
– a claim for the supply of hospital
equipment for several Community hospitals in a state in Nigeria
– a hotly contested dispute of labour
relations between a major Petrochemicals company and its member of staff
– a dispute arising out of a contract for
the dredging and sand filling of a Lighter Terminal between two Nigerian
companies, on the approval and recommendation of the Nigerian Ports Authority
– a provider services agreement resulting
in a dispute between a major privately owned hospital and a health care
provision company on debts
– a dispute arising out of a construction
contract involving the building of numerous two, three and four semi-detached
and detached bungalows for one of the parties
– a dispute over the ownership of a vast
tract of land on which oil and gas activities take place in the Ogoni area of
Rivers State of Nigeria
– a dispute over a Port Service Contract
between a multinational and a Nigerian company for the provision of shipping
movement, cargo handling and miscellaneous services.
– another
dispute over a Port Service Contract between the multinational and another
Nigerian company for the provision of shipping movement, cargo handling and
miscellaneous services.
– yet another dispute over a Port Service
Contract between the multinational and three other Nigerian companies for the
provision of shipping movement, cargo handling and miscellaneous services.
– a dispute between two companies on the
management of a hotel
– a hotly contested matter between an Oil
and Gas company and another for the construction of the oil facilities on a
rig
– a dispute on the construction of a vast
mega ultra-modern church building in Port Harcourt, the oil and gas capital of Nigeria
– contest over the ownership and lease of
equipment for dredging
– an arbitration over the execution of a
government contract for the construction of housing estate for a State
Government in Nigeria
– a dispute over the contract for the
construction of a Central Administration Building of a University in Nigeria
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B. As Counsel in Proceedings
Appointed Counsel to parties in several complex
Arbitration and ADR matters of domestic and international character, and in
litigation matters connected with Arbitration such as,
– in 1996 to argue an application for stay
of Court proceedings pending Arbitration between a large multinational and
another company from which I wrote my first article in a learned journal,
“Stay of Court Proceedings Pending Arbitration in Nigerian Law” – 13 Journal
of International Arbitration 3 (1996), 119 – 142 (Switzerland)
– for a hotly contested Arbitration
between a hospital and its corporate patient for a large scale of debts
– over a dispute between a large
restaurant organization and a company that it serves following UNCITRAL
Arbitration Rules
– in respect of a matter that has travelled
through the High Court (in which the award was successfully recognized and
enforced) up to the Court of Appeal for an award which was made but which the
Respondent was not willing to pay
– Etc, Etc
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C. Other Works Generally in the field
– became Associate, Member and Fellow of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators, UK through promotions based on experienced
Arbitrators route: no examination
– Panelist and speaker (trainer) in workshops and seminars
of both domestic and international nature on International Commercial
Arbitration (as indicated in section 6 hereof)
– On Panel List as Neutral (Mediator & Arbitrator) of
the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Switzerland since 1997
– On Panel List of the Lagos Regional Centre for
International Commercial Arbitration (set up jointly by the AALCO and the
Nigerian Government) since 2002.
– On Panel List of Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators, Nigeria Branch
– On Panel List of Lagos Court of Arbitration
– On Panel List of the ICC Commission on
Arbitration and ADRs
– On Panel List of about 5 State Multidoor
Court Houses in Nigeria
– On Panel List of the International Council
for International Commercial Arbitration (ICCA); LCIA etc.
– Consultant on procedures, strategy and widening of patronage
to the Lagos Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration since
2002.
– Consultant to corporate organisations on
Arbitration and ADRs generally
– Accredited trainer, Arbitration and the ADRs in the NBA
Continuing Legal Education programmes across the country through Centre for
Arbitration Studies and the Settlement House
– Principal Partner and Head of the Arbitration and ADR
practice of Okibe Lawhouse (Legal Practitioners & Arbitrators) since 2000
– Ever since 1998, Prof. Chukwuemerie has been teaching
International Commercial Arbitration, Investment Arbitration including
aspects of interpretation and application of BITs – old and new – emphasizing
investment protection standards, principles of attribution, expropriation,
exhaustion of local remedies, etc.
–
Research Director, Centre for Arbitration Studies, Port Harcourt,
Nigeria since 2000
– Chief Examiner, Arbitration and ADRs (in Advanced
Litigation and Dispute Settlement) in the LL.M programme Abia State University, Nigeria
1998 – 2003 and in EBSU LL.B programme
– Examiner, ABSU, RSUST, EBSU and RSU’s
numerous LL.M and LL. B dissertations in Arbitration since 1998
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9.
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY HELD (NOW AND BEFORE)
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i) Member,
Academic Sub-Committee, Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee, Abuja, 2014
– Date
ii) Chairman,
Governing Council, the Federal Polytchnic, Ugep, Cross River State
iii) Member,
World Methodist Council, 2011 – 2016
iv) Member,
National Executive Committee, Nigeria Bar Association, 2010 – 2012
v) Member,
Executive Committee, Academic Forum, Nigerian Bar Association, 2012 –
2012
vi) Methodist
Church Nigeria Diocesan Legal Adviser (1998 – 2010), Archdiocesan Legal
Adviser (2007 – 2010), Diocesan Lay President (of D/Line Diocese) 2010 – 2016
vii) Chairman,
Legal Education Committee (National) of the Nigeria Bar Association, 2010 –
2012
viii) Chairman,
Post Graduate Committee/Post Graduate Coordinator, Ebonyi State University,
Abakaliki, Nigeria, Jan 2006 – March 2008
ix) Editor, Ebonyi State University Law
Journal, Abakaliki, Nigeria, November 2005 – 2011
x) Chairman,
Board of Management (Directors), Port Harcourt Christian Council Project,
Elekahia, Port Harcourt (community service) June 2007 – June 2011
xi) Scholar
of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the King’s
College London on International
Commercial Arbitration and the African States, June 2003.
xii) Acting
Dean of Law, Abia State University, Uturu at different times during the
Dean’s absence between 2001 and 2003
xiii) Head,
Department of Private and Property Law, Rivers State University of Science
& Technology, Port Harcourt; April 2004 – Sept. 2005.
xiv) Head,
Department of Jurisprudence, Public and International Law, Faculty of Law,
Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria 2000 – 2003.
xv) Research
Director, Centre for Arbitration Studies, Port Harcourt, Nigeria 2000 – date.
xvi) Hall
Warden, Ike Nwachukwu Hall, Abia State University, Uturu, 2000 – 2003.
xvii) Managing
Partner, Okibe Lawhouse (Legal Practitioners and Arbitrators) P.H, Nigeria
xviii) Head
of Arbitration & ADR Practice, GEORGE ETOMI & PARTNERS 1994 – June
2000
xviv) Deputy
Head, Port Harcourt offices of ABUKA, AJEGBO, ILOGU & NWAOGU and
GEORGE ETOMI & PARTNERS
xx) Member,
Seminar and Publications (and later Seminar and Continuing Legal Education)
Committee, Nigerian Bar Association, Port Harcourt Branch, 1994 – 1998, 2000
– 2002
xxi) Member,
Seminar and Continuing Legal Education Committee, Christian Lawyers
Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON) Port Harcourt Branch 1999 – 2005
xxii) Member,
Students Representative Council, Nigerian Law School, 1988/89
xxiii) Assistant
Secretary-General, National Union of Anambra State Students (NUASS),
University of Maiduguri 1984 – 1985
xxiv) President,
General Secretary etc. of Christian Fellowships and Church from 1987
xxv) Member
Board of Trustees of two Christian Ministries
xxvi) Patron
of a Christian Law Students’ Fellowship
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10. WORK
RECORD AND EXPERIENCE
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A. October 2017 –
Date
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Professor of Commercial Law, Rivers State
University, Port Harcourt Nigeria (Work schedule includes teaching Company
Law in the LL.B programme, Law of Commercial and Consumer Transactions and
International Commercial Arbitration in the LL.M; supervision of
undergraduate and post graduate dissertations; mentoring of students and
academic staff.
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B. October 2005 –
September 2017
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Professor of Commercial Law, Ebonyi State University,
Abakaliki, Nigeria (Work schedule included teaching Company Law and
International Commercial Arbitration to undergraduates; supervision of
undergraduates and post graduate dissertations; the foundational work that
birthed post graduate studies in the Faculty and continuing research
especially in those areas of the Law and the Law of Evidence; in the case of
Arbitration mainly on comparative analysis basis).
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C. October 2012
–
October, 2013
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Sabbathical, Rivers State University of Science
& Technology, Port Harcourt, November 2012 – October 2013 (now Rivers
State University, Port Harcourt)
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E. July 1, 2003 –
September 2005
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Rivers State
University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. (Work
schedule included teaching Law courses such as Banking and Insurance to
undergraduates and Comparative Company Law to post graduate students;
continuing research especially in those areas of the Law and the Law of Evidence
and International Commercial Arbitration; in the case of Arbitration mainly
on comparative analysis basis. Involved in the supervision of undergraduate
and post graduates thesis and dissertations.)
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F. October 2002 – June
30,
2003
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Abia State
University, Uturu, Nigeria (appraisal effected for the year 2002 when I had
already left for UST
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G. November, 1998 – June
2003
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Lecturer 1, Faculty of Law, Abia State
University, Uturu, Nigeria. (Engaged in teaching Law courses such as Oil and
Gas Law and the Law of Contract to undergraduates as well as International
Commercial Arbitration to post graduate students; continuing research
especially in those areas of the Law and the Law of Evidence; in the case of
Arbitration mainly on comparative analysis basis. Involved in the supervision of
undergraduate and post graduates thesis and dissertations.)
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H. January 1, 1999 – Date
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Research Director,
Centre for Arbitration Studies, Port Harcourt Nigeria. Oversees the research work and
intellectual activities of the Centre in its rigorous study of the law and
practice of Arbitration and the ADRs and their effective application to business
and polity.
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I. Private
Legal Practice Experience (It is both lawful and eminently desirable- and in
several universities actually encouraged – for law teachers to engage in
practical private practice for balanced education of the students.)
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i. July 1, 2000
– Date
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Partner,
OKIBE LAWHOUSE (Legal Practitioners,
Arbitrators, Notary Public), Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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ii. November,
1994 – June 30, 2000
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Member, GEORGE
ETOMI & PARTNERS (Legal Practitioners) (“GE&P”) with offices in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja in
Nigeria and London in the United Kingdom
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iii. 1992 –
October, 1994
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Member, ABUKA,
AJEGBO, ILOGU & NWAOGU (Legal Practitioners) (“AAIN”) with offices in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja, Nigeria.
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iv. October,
1990 – 1991
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Associate in the firm, Dr. T.C. OSANAKPO, & CO., Port Harcourt
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a). As Counsel
in these offices:
(i) Legal Work
Engaged
(then and now) in an extensive Commercial and Corporate Law practice in the
following areas amongst others:
– Arbitrations involving enormous sums and
intricate legal and commercial principles
– Conciliations, negotiations and other forms
of Alternative Dispute Resolution
– legal aspects of foreign investment work in
Nigeria including the preparation of joint venture agreements and
incorporation of joint venture companies
– mergers, acquisitions and reconstruction of
companies
– Insolvency proceedings and general debt
recoveries
– shipping and maritime
– Prosecution and defence of oil and gas
pollution cases, and other environmental impact compensation claims
– Investigation of local incidents on behalf
of foreign law firms and realisation of foreign judgments in Nigeria
– Industrial and labour relations matters
– all processes of acquisition and disposal of
property titles and perfection of same
– criminal matters especially those arising
out of commercial transactions, corporate matters and high stake politically
motivated criminal proceedings
– Compensation claims with respect to the
acquisition of private property by government or multinational companies
– Conduct of litigation (involving these and
other areas of the law in the Nigerian courts from the lowest courts up to
the Court of Appeal
– Academic research involving the writing and
publication of articles, preparation and delivery of seminar papers and
writing of complex legal opinions for clients and for other lawyers.
In the course of practice as outlined above,
Subject rendered and still renders services to individuals, firms and
companies in various sectors of the Nigerian and foreign economies such as
Oil and Gas, Shipping, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing, Construction,
General Commerce and General Services.
(ii) Company
Secretarial Work
As part of the practice above, Subject also
rendered Company Secretarial Services under the sister secretarial firms, CENTRAL
NOMINEES LIMITED and GE & P NOMINEES LIMITED and now under that of Okibe
Lawhouse. These include the attendance of Company Board and General Meetings
and the taking of minutes of those meetings, filing of documents and making
of appropriate returns to the government and its agencies etc.
(b) (i) As
Partner of OKIBE LAWHOUSE
Subject is
personally involved in the firm’s aggressive drive to fulfill its corporate
mission which is, To be a most efficient, most specialised christian,
commercial law firm that applies the law for results – to solve rather than
create or compound business problems; and to be one of the three (3) best law
firms in the world within 20 years.
Subject co-ordinates the work of other partners and members of staff
to see that the corporate vision as thoroughly considered and understood each
time in the firms work and history is realised.
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(b)(ii) As Deputy Head, Port Harcourt Office of
AAIN and later GE&P
Subject did administrative work by deputising
for the Resident Partner in the management of the office, managing same in
their sometimes long absences and in having oversight of other professional
and support staff. Subject also did
quasi-administrative work by liasing with clients, ensuring prompt and
effective response to their requirements and by taking steps for the
attraction of new work and expanding clientele.
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October,
1989
–
September, 1990
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National Youth Service Programme with the
Rivers State Christian Corpers Body as President.
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Engaged in the organisation and direction of
the activities of Christian Youth Corps Members in the Old Rivers State
(present Rivers and Bayelsa states) including their rural community free
medical services programme.
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11.
SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS
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I have been involved in the supervision of well
over 250 undergraduate students and well over 30 post graduate (LL.M)
students.
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12. COMMUNITY SERVICE
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i) Conduct
of several cases and briefs free of charge for indigent persons and for
Christian religious organisations since call to Bar in December 1989
ii) Settlement
of several disputes and potential disputes through the use of Arbitration and
the Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (especially mediation) in local
communities and churches since 1995 when I acquired working expertise in
those dispute resolution media
iii) Chairman,
Legal Education Committee of the Nigeria Bar Association in which capacity
helped study the problems and challenges of legal education in the country
with a view to finding solutions. Recommendations formed the basis of some
aspects of the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill now pending before the
National Assembly.
iv) Chairman,
Board of Management (Directors), Port Harcourt Christian Council Project,
Elekahia, Port Harcourt, June 2007 – date
v) Member,
Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (a public-spirited organisation)
since Call to Bar in December 1989, member of the student arm between 1987
and 1989
vi) Prison
visitation and Christian help work to prisoners between 1988 and 1990
vii) Christian
volunteer work through the Methodist Church Nigeria a member of which I have
been since birth and worked in different capacities such as Diocesan Legal
Adviser 2 (1998 – 2010), Archdiocesan Legal Adviser (2007 – date), Lay
President of D/Line Diocese (2010 – date) and member, World Methodist
Council, the highest global organ of Methodism/World Methodist Movement (2011
– date)
viii) Member,
Seminar and Publications (and later Seminar and Continuing Legal Education)
Committee, Nigerian Bar Association, Port Harcourt Branch, 1994 – 1998, 2000
– 2002
viv) Member,
Public Legal (Law Related) Education Committee, Nigerian Bar Association, PH
Branch 2008 – 2010
x) Member,
Seminar and Continuing Legal Education Committee, Christian Lawyers
Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON) Port Harcourt Branch 1999 – 2005
xi) Member
(indeed Chairman), Directorate for Legal Education and Research, CLASFON,
2008 till date
xii) Member, Students Representative Council,
Nigerian Law School, 1988/89
xiii) Member,
National Union of Anambra State Students (NUASS i.e. old Anambra State),
University of Maiduguri 1984 – 1985
xiv) Member
of student Christian Fellowships and non-student Fellowships since 1984
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13.
ATTRIBUTES NORMALLY BROUGHT TO BEAR ON WORK
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A perspicacious understanding and articulation
of issues that engender their down to earth analysis and simplification for understanding
by others and for implimentation
A canny attention for details and a deliberate
tendency for perfection, an insistence on the very best in line with personal
life motto of optimum aut nihil i.e. The Best or Nothing.
A deep hatred for procrastination or delayed
execution of decisions and visions
A team playing ability combined with an
insistence on going on with those who can come whilst encouraging the others
to follow
As of now, one of the two most outstanding
scholars of International Commercial Arbitration and the ADRs in the African
continent and the most in the Nigerian University system and possibly in the
entirety of Commercial Law as well
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14. HOBBIES
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Poetry, Reading biographies, Photography.
The following poems have been written and are
awaiting publication under the title Nascent Verses.
1. Hello
Lawyer – A Self Laugh
2. The
Triumph of Hope
3. The Grinding Stone of Stars
4. Nostalgia Verse – Emotional Songstrokes
5. A Letter to my Dad
6. Training My Tongue
7. The Wedding of My Best Friend
8. Some Golden Sixth Morn
9. Crescendo Ode
10. Build
Me a Temple
11. The
Dieing Breed
12. Victories
Flying Home
13. Progenitor
Anthem
14. The Concert of Darkness (Tribute to Dele
Giwa)
15. 36
Steps of Error (Independence Tirade)
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15. REFEREES
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A) Hon. Justice Inyang Okoro
Justice, Supreme Court of Nigeria
Three Arms Zone
Abuja, Nigeria
Phone: 00 234 816 480 2353
E-mail: iokoro@gmail.com
B) Hon Justice (Dr.) C C Nweze
Justice, Supreme Court of Nigeria
(former University Lecturer and Visiting
Professor)
Three Arms Zone
Abuja, Nigeria
Phone: 00 234 803 474 9277; 0805 315 2500
E-mail: ccnweze01@yahoo.co.uk
C) Hon. Justice N P Emehelu
Chief Judge, Enugu State High Court
Independence Layout
Enugu
Phone: 0803 327 8240
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