Principal Counsel
(+234)803 3334 902
ikeazor@gmail.com
Profile
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Barrister & Solicitor, Chartered Mediator & Conciliator, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) Notary Public; Principal Counsel in Akaraiwe Associates (Lex Rehoboth Partners) established since 1994) with several years of experience since call to Bar on December 7, 1985; Trainer of Enugu State Ministry of Justice Staff in Mediation & Conciliation Enugu (2010) & Prosecution (2013), Litigation, Solicitor Practice, Mediation & Conciliation; Arbitration.
Year of Call to Bar
December 7, 1985
Year of Joining Firm
1994
Personal Details
- Called to the Nigerian Bar – December 7, 1985
- Called to the Inner Bar - December 8, 2021
Experience
Legal Practice
- Litigation: Litigation since 1985 at all levels of the Justice Delivery Sector Viz:
- Supreme Court
- Court of Appeal
- Federal High Courts
- State High Courts
- National Industrial Courts
- Investments & Securities Tribunals
- Customary Court of Appeal
- African Commission on Human Peoples Rights
- Election Tribunals
- Armed Robbery & Firearms Tribunals
- Miscellaneous Offences Tribunals
- Magistrate Courts
Communications Industry Litigation
- Plaintiffs’ Counsel in Five (5) cases against Celtel Communications Limited, Federal High Court, Enugu
- Counsel in one appeal against Celtel Communications Limited.
Documentation
- Preparation and Registration of:
- Powers of Attorney (Irrevocable & Otherwise)
- Deeds of Assignments
- Leases
- Tenancy Agreements
- Contracts of Employment
- Mortgage Instruments
- Incorporation of Public & Private Limited Liability Companies
- Registration of NGO’S and Non-Profit Charitable Organisations
- Incorporation of Companies Limited by Guarantee and Incorporated Trustees
- Registration of Business Names
- Registration of Business Partnerships
- Registration of Trademarks
- Conducting Searches at the Corporate Affairs Commission
- Conduct of Searches at various Land Departments across the Federation
External Solicitors to Financial and other Corporate Organisations (Current and Previous)
- First Bank of Nigeria Plc
- Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
- Leadway Assurance Ltd
- Enterprise Bank Plc (formerly Spring Bank)
- Mainstreet Nigeria Plc (formerly Afribank Bank)
- Niger Gas Ltd (was Company Secretary)
- Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Orient Bank (later Afex Bank Plc) now defunct
Bank Instruments
- Preparation and Perfection of:
- Mortgage Instruments
- Debenture Instruments
- Deeds of Release
- Searches
Arbitration, Mediation & Conciliation Experience
- Chartered Mediator & Conciliator (since 2005)
- Associate Chartered Arbitrator (UK) (since 2011)
Publications
- “ONYEAMA: EAGLE ON THE BENCH” (A Biography of Nigeria’s 1st Substantive Judge at The Hague) (Touchstone Books: 1st & 2nd editions (1999 & 2001); Delta Books, 3rd Edition (2010)
- Analysis of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules 2009 (St. Paul’s Publishers 2009)
- Editor-in-Chief: Oputa Law Reports (Volumes 1 - 9) (St. Paul’s Publishers 2009)
- Pre-Trial Proceedings & Front-Loading (Laurels & Prizes Law Publications 2012)
- Prosecutors Handbook for the Ministry of Justice, Enugu (J4All/DFID/PRAWA, 2013)
- Editor-in-Chief: Citizens Rights & Mediation Journal, Ministry of Justice, Enugu (2010 till date)
- Editor-in-Chief: Court of Appeal Reports (Laurels & Prizes Law Publications, 2015)
- Enhancing Romance in Marriage (Wiseway Publishers 2010)
- Needed! Good Husbands; Involved Fathers (Wiseway Publishers, 2014)
- Numerous Articles in Journals and Newspaper Law Pages
- Articles
- Essays in Honour of Hon. Justice C.M. Chukwuma-Eneh JSC
- Essays in Honour of Professor Jadesola Akande