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Aluko & Oyebode

 

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Organisation
Aluko & Oyebode
I practise/work in
  • International Arbitration
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Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Dr)
Mr
How you'd like your name to appear in the directory
Babatunde Fagbohunlu SAN
Gender
Male
Country
Nigeria
Country of Birth
United Kingdom
Nationalities
Nigerian, British
Languages
English, Yoruba
Individual Member Profession (see note below)
  • Arbitrator
  • Counsel
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
1-5
Number of Cases as International Tribunal Chair
1-5
Number of cases as Arbitration/ADR Expert Witness
  • 1-5
Areas of Speciality
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Engineering
  • Finance & Banking
  • International Commercial Disputes
  • International Investment Disputes
  • Investment law
Degrees/Qualifications, Institutions and Dates Obtained
Bachelor of Laws, Obafemi Awolowo University (1987)
Master of Laws, University of Lagos (1990)
Professional Experience (Job Title, Organisation and Dates)
Counsel, Olisa Agbakoba and Associates (1989 - 1993)
Counsel, Aluko & Oyebode (1993 - 1998)
Partner, Aluko & Oyebode (1999 to date)
Biography
Babatunde Fagbohunlu, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK is a partner and head of the Litigation, Arbitration and ADR Practice Group in Aluko & Oyebode. He regularly acts as counsel to Nigerian as well as foreign and multinational clients in Ad Hoc and institutional arbitrations, and has served as arbitrator in several cases, including arbitrations administered by the ICC and the LCIA. Mr Fagbohunlu has served as a member of the LCIA Court of Arbitration and on the Board of Directors of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC). He has also served on the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Committee on the Reform and Harmonization of Arbitration/ADR Laws. He co-authored the book “Arbitration in Africa: A Review of Key Jurisdictions” published by Sweet and Maxwell in 2016.
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
  • Charter parties
  • Concessions
  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • Sale of Business
  • Sale of Goods
  • Share Purchase/Joint Venture
List arbitration/ADR articles, book chapters, books and where published
Arbitration in Africa – A Review of key Jurisdictions (Sweet & Maxwell,2016) – coauthored with Kamal Rasiklal Shah and John Miles

The Principle of Limited Court Intervention Survives in Nigeria …… But How far will the Courts Go? - Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2 nd August 2013 http://globalarbitrationreview.com/news/article/31789/statoil-chevron-overturnnigerianinjunction/

“Are Maritime Arbitration Clauses Valid?”-“The Arbitrator”, Volume 2,No.1,at pages 2-5

The Nigerian Chapter on International Arbitration – The International Comparative Legal Guide to international Arbitration 2005-2007

“A case for a Different Analytical Approach to the Enforcement of International Arbitration Agreements: The M.V. Lupex in Perspective “(2009) Vol.1 Appellate Review page 81



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