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Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, Nigeria

 

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Organisation
Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, Nigeria
I practise/work in
  • International Arbitration
  • International Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Dr)
Prof
How you'd like your name to appear in the directory
Prof Paul Obo Idornigie, SAN
Suffix
SAN
Gender
Male
Country
Nigeria
Country of Birth
Nigeria
Nationalities
Nigerian
Languages
English
Individual Member Profession (see note below)
  • Academic
  • Arbitrator
Number of Cases as Counsel in international arbitration/ADR
1-5
Number of Cases as Sole Arbitrator in international arbitration
1-5
Number of Cases as Co-Arbitrator in international arbitration
6-20
Number of Cases as International Arbitration/ADR Administrator
  • 1-5
Areas of Speciality
  • Administrative & Constitutional
  • Agency
  • Competition
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Corporate Law / M&A
  • Distribution / Franchising
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Finance & Banking
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Commercial Disputes
  • International Investment Disputes
  • Investment law
  • Joint Venture
  • Public International Law
  • Regulatory
  • Shipping & Commodities
  • Transport
Degrees/Qualifications, Institutions and Dates Obtained
LLB (Hons), University of Jos (1992); LLM, University of Jos (1996) & PhD [International Commercial Arbitration], University of Jos (2002)
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators, UK, 1998
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2016
Chartered Arbitrator, 2016
List Arbitration/ADR Panels you belong to
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
London Court of International Arbitration
Lagos Court of Arbitration
Lagos Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Abuja Multidoor Courthouse
Asaba Multidoor Courthouse
Professional Experience (Job Title, Organisation and Dates)
Administrator/Lecturer, University of Jos - 1979-1995
Senior Lecturer, Nigerian Law School, Abuja, Nigeria (1997-2002)
General Counsel, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Abuja (2004-2009)
Professor of Law, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Abuja (2009-2020) and Professor of Law, Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, Nigeria (2020 till date)
Biography
I am a Professor of Law, Chartered Secretary, Chartered Arbitrator, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Notary Public for Nigeria
Legal Background
  • Common Law
  • International Law
Qualified in (specify jurisdiction(s))
Nigeria
Types of agreements from which disputes in your practice most frequently arise
  • Agency/Distribution
  • Concessions
  • Energy Pricing
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Sale of Business
  • Sale of Goods
  • Share Purchase/Joint Venture
List arbitration/ADR articles, book chapters, books and where published
Making an Arbitral Award a Judgment of the Court: Ras Pal Gazi Construction Ltd v FCDA (2001) 10 NWLR (Pt 722) 559 in (2002) International Arbitration Law Review Vol.4, Issue 6 pp N-39 – N-41

Revocation of the Authority of an Arbitrator – How exercised in BJ Export& Chemical Co Ltd v Kaduna Refining & Petrochemical Co Ltd: Appeal No.CA/KA/34/98 of 31 October, 2002: International Arbitration Law Review Issue No. 3, 2003)

The Doctrine of Covering the Field and Arbitration Laws in Nigeria” in Arbitration, The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) Vol.66, No. 3, August 2000 pp193-198

The Relationship Between Arbitral and Court Proceedings” in Journal of International Arbitration 19(5) 443-459, October 2002 published at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, Netherlands, p 443

The Default Procedure in the Appointment of Arbitrators: Is the Decision of the Court Appealable”? in Arbitration, The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), Vol. 68, No. 4, November 2002, pp 397-403

The 1988 Arbitration and Conciliation Act: Need for Review” in International Arbitration Law Review (Issue No.2) April 2003 Pp 50-58 published by Sweet & Maxwell, UK

The Principle of Party Autonomy in Arbitral Proceedings: A Myth or Reality?” in The Arbitrator & Mediator, The Journal of The Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators, Australia, (2003) 22 (3), p 37

The Principle of Arbitrability Revisited” inJournal of International Arbitration Vol 21, Issue No. 2, 2004 published by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, The Netherlands, p 279

Interlocking Directorates and Corporate Governance” in International Business Lawyer April 2004, published by the International Bar Association, London, p 75

Anchoring Commercial Arbitration on Fundamental Principles” in The Arbitrator & Mediator, The Journal of The Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators, Australia (2004) 23 (1), p 65

Book - Commercial Arbitration Law & Practice in Nigeria (LawLords Publications, 2015)

Paul Idornigie & Isaiah Bozimo, Attitude of Nigerian Courts Towards Arbitration in Emila Onyema (ed) Rethinking the Role of African National Courts in Arbitration (Wolters Kluwer 2018) 255
Website Address
http://paulidornigie.org



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