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The Law Union

 

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Organisation
The Law Union
I practise/work in
  • International Arbitration
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Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Dr)
Chief
How you'd like your name to appear in the directory
Chief J.Akingbola Akinola, SAN, C.Arb.
Gender
Male
Country
Nigeria
Country of Birth
Nigeria
Nationalities
Nigerian
Languages
English, Yoruba
Individual Member Profession (see note below)
  • Arbitrator
  • Counsel
  • Mediator/Conciliator
Number of Cases as Counsel in international arbitration/ADR
6-20
Number of Cases as Sole Arbitrator in international arbitration
6-20
Number of Cases as Co-Arbitrator in international arbitration
6-20
Number of Cases as International Tribunal Chair
1-5
Number of Cases as International Mediator/Conciliator
1-5
Areas of Speciality
  • Competition
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Entertainment & Media
  • Environment
  • Food & Beverages
  • Hospitality & Leisure
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Commercial Disputes
  • International Investment Disputes
  • Investment law
  • Joint Venture
  • Maritime
  • Professional Services
  • Shipping & Commodities
  • Taxation
  • Technologies
  • Telecommunications
  • Transport
Degrees/Qualifications, Institutions and Dates Obtained
Bsc Political Science University of Ibadan 1982
L.Lb Civil Law University of Lagos 1986
B.L Nigerian LAw School 1987
List Arbitration/ADR Panels you belong to
KIAC Arbitration Panel
Professional Experience (Job Title, Organisation and Dates)
Partner, The Law Union 1999 till date
1st Vice Chairman Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Nigeria Branch)
Biography
Chief Gbola Akinola is a practising Lawyer and Arbitrator. He obtained a B.Sc Degree in Political Science from the University of Ibadan in 1982, was called to the Nigerian Bar and admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1987.
He is a Partner in the law firm known as ‘THE LAW UNION’ with cognate experience in Corporate and Commercial Law practice and a highly skilled advocate with extensive commercial legal advisory experience.
Chief Gbola Akinola was appointed a Notary Public in May 1998, admitted as an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in November 1999, elected a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in February 2001 and became listed as a member of the Institute's Panel of Chartered Arbitrators in August 2006, admitted to the KIAC Panel of International Arbitrators, Kigali, Rwanda, in November 2012, member African Arbitration Association (AfAA) and member of the Board of Directors of Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC) January 2021.
He became an Approved Tutor and Resource person of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in January 2003 and lectures in Arbitration both in Nigeria and other parts of Africa. He was a member of the National Committee on Reform of Arbitration Laws.
Past President of the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN), November 2010 – 2013.
He is a branch Officer of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Nigeria Branch, and currently serves as the Chairman.
Legal Background
  • Common Law
Qualified in (specify jurisdiction(s))
Nigeria
Types of agreements from which disputes in your practice most frequently arise
  • Charter parties
  • Concessions
  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • Insurance
  • Loan
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Sale of Goods
  • Share Purchase/Joint Venture
  • Shipbuilding



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