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AMUCHEAZI, OZIOKO AND CO.

 

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Organisation
AMUCHEAZI, OZIOKO AND CO.
I practise/work in
  • None of the above but have an interest in International Arbitration
  • None of the above but have an interest in International ADR
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PROF. OFFORNZE AMUCHEAZI (SAN)
Gender
Male
Country
Nigeria
Country of Birth
Nigeria
Nationalities
Nigerian
Languages
English Language
Individual Member Profession (see note below)
  • Academic
  • Mediator/Conciliator
Areas of Speciality
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Employment
Degrees/Qualifications, Institutions and Dates Obtained
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (2004)

Master of Laws (LL.M), University of Nigeria (1995)

Nigerian Law School. (B.L). (1991)

Bachelor of Laws(LL.B), University of Nigeria. (1990)
Certificate on Constitution-Building in Africa from Central European University Budapest, Hungary. (2017)

Certificate in Strategic Leadership Management from Oxford University, United Kingdom.(2014)
Professional Experience (Job Title, Organisation and Dates)
Work Experience

November 2017-March 2018.
Short Term Consultant, World Bank Group


February 2016-January, 2019.
Lead Technical Coordinator, Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. (On leave of absence)


February 2016-June 2016.
Short Term Consultant (Constitutional Lawyer) World Bank Group (Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice)


July 2012- June 2015
Lead Technical Coordinator, Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.

Feb. 2012-Feb. 2016
Legal Adviser, National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) Abuja. ( On Leave of Absence)


Feb 2013-Feb 2016
Pioneer Postgraduate Co-Ordinator, National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) Abuja ( On Leave of Absence)

Feb. 2010 – Dec.2011
Policy Analysis and Research Project, National Assembly 14/18 Danube Street, Maitama, Abuja Legal Expert, Constitution and Legislative Procedure.
( On leave of Absence)

October 2008- Feb 2010
Professor of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.)

Jan 2008- Oct 2008
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

February 2007 –December 2007
Consultant/Special Assistant ( Africa Finance Corporation) to a former Central Bank Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, CFR.( On leave of Absence)

October 2004 –February 2007
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.

October 2003- Sept,2004
Lecturer 1, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.

Jan 2000-Sept.2003
Lecturer II, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.

Feb,1999-December 1999
Lecturer II, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.

January 2001-date
Partner, Amucheazi, Ozioko and Co. Legal Practitioners and Arbitrators.ENUGU OFFICE HOUSE A1,Rose Gardens Court, Rangers Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu. ABUJA OFFICE: 5 Danube Close, off Danube Street, Maitama,
Abuja.

January 1995-Dec.2000
Associate, Eze, Dimude, Eze and Co. (Legal Practitioners) 22, Edinburgh Road, Ogui, Enugu

1994-1995
Enugu Resident Solicitor, Philip Ndubuisi Umeh & Co.
Suite B3, 3 Military Street, Onikan Lagos

1993-1994
P.O.Nwakoby & Co.(Barristers & Solicitors) 92 Ogui Road, Enugu.

1992-1993
Dickson D.I.Osuala and Co. ( Barristers and Solicitors)
19th Floor, Western House, 8/10 Broad Street, Lagos.

1991-1992
NYSC The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited(Western Division) Worked as a Community Liaison Officer in the Compensation and Damages Section EXPW 53(Exploration Department)
Biography
Offornze D. Amucheazi is a Professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria with over thirty years’ experience in legal practice and law teaching. He is a Founding Partner in the law firm of Amucheazi, Ozioko and Company with offices in Abuja and Enugu. He has taught at both the University of Nigeria Nsukka and at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
Professor Amucheazi is a Fellow of the Nigerian Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCArb); Institute of Construction Industry Arbitrators (FICIARB) and Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (FICMC). He holds Certificates in ‘Strategic Leadership Management’ from Oxford University and ‘Constitution Building in Africa’ from the Central European University Budapest, among others. He is a World Bank Consultant and has advised on regulatory compliance and the implications of government policies and legislations on existing World Bank projects in Nigeria. Prof Amucheazi is a member of the Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) and a member of the Editorial Board of the LCA Dispute Resolution Journal, the ICIARB International Journal of Construction Arbitration and the ICMC’s Nigerian Journal of Mediation and Conciliation, (NJMC). He is a member of the Panel of Neutrals of Abia, Edo and Enugu State Multi-Door Court Houses as well as a Neutral Facilitator (Arbitrator) with the Federal High Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (FHCADRC) of Nigeria.
Offornze served as a Consultant/Special Assistant to a Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria on the Establishment of the Africa Finance Corporation as well as the Legal Expert (Constitution and Legislative Procedure) at the Policy Analysis and Research Project (PARP) of the National Assembly and subsequently as the pioneer Legal Adviser, National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) now National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies. (NILDS). Between 2012 and 2019 he served as the Lead Consultant to the Senate Committee of the National Assembly to coordinate the Review of the 1999 Constitution.
Prof. Amucheazi has vast legal experience in, labour law, arbitration, ADR practice, constitutional law and renewables.
He has published several scholarly articles on labour law, arbitration and constitutional law and authored and co-authored several books including; “Thematic Issues in Nigerian Arbitration Law and Practice”, The Judiciary, Politics and Constitutional Democracy in Nigeria (1999-2007), The Concept of True Federalism in Nigeria, The National Industrial Court of Nigeria: Law, Practice and Procedure, ( 1st and 2nd edition) Constitutional Review in an Emerging Democracy: The Nigerian Experience, Employment and Labour Law in Nigeria, Employees Compensation Under Nigerian Labour Law and The National Industrial Court of Nigeria and Progressive Development of Labour and Employment Law in Nigeria.
He is a recipient of the Anambra State Government Award for Excellence.
Legal Background
  • Common Law
Qualified in (specify jurisdiction(s))
Nigeria
Types of agreements from which disputes in your practice most frequently arise
  • Employment
  • Engineering
List arbitration/ADR articles, book chapters, books and where published
1.Amucheazi, O.D. (2002): Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in Nigeria. (2002) Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law, Vol. 6 N0s. 1 – 2. p.61
2.Amucheazi, O.D. (2003): Validity of Customary Law Arbitration in Nigeria: (2003) Nig. Bar Journal, Vol. 1. N0. 4. P.515
3.Amucheazi, O.D. (2005): Arbitration and the Courts in Nigeria, (2005) 1 Modern Practice Journal of Finance and Investment Law. Vol. 9. Nos 3-4. p.345
4.Amucheazi, O.D. (2005): Arbitrating Environmental Disputes in Nigeria (2005) 1 Environmental and Planning Law Review Vol. 2. N0.1 p. 80
5.Amucheazi, O.D. (2006): Delocalization of International Commercial Arbitration: Myth or Reality? (2006) Vol. 4, Benin Journal of Public Law. p. 138
6.Nduka Ikeyi and Offornze Amucheazi. (2013) Applicability of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. Which field does the Act cover? Journal of African Law, 57, pp.126-148.
7.Amucheazi, O.D and Ogbuabor, C.A : (2008) Thematic Issues in
Nigerian Arbitration Law and Practice: ( Varsity Press Limited, 2008).
Website Address
www.amucheazi-oziokoco.com



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