Chief James Akingbola Akinola, SAN
Company: The Law Union
Position: Partner
Expert Overview
Chief Gbola Akinola is a practising Lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria 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.
International Arbitration Appointments
| NO. OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION APPOINTMENTS | 5 |
|---|---|
| NO. OF THOSE AS CHAIR | 2 |
| NO. OF THOSE AS SOLE ARBITRATOR | 3 |
| NO. OF THOSE AS WING-ARBITRATOR | 0 |
| NO. OF THOSE APPOINTED BY ARBITRAL INSTITUTIONS | 2 |
| NO. OF THOSE THAT WERE AD HOC ARBITRATIONS | 3 |
| NAMES OF AFRICAN CO-ARBITRATORS | Mrs. Sola Adegbonmire, C.Arb Mr. Olatunde Busari SAN, C.Arb |
| NAMES OF ARBITRAL INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED | ciarb Nigeria Branch KIAC |
| APPOINTING AUTHORITY INVOLVED IN THE AD-HOC ARBITRATIONS? | Yes |
| NAMES OF APPOINTING AUTHORITY IN AD-HOC ARBITRATIONS | CIArb Nigeria KIAC |
| WHERE DID YOU SIT? | Lagos Kigali |
| UNDER WHICH APPLICABLE LAWS AND RULES? | Arbitration & Conciliation Act 2004 Rwanda Law No. 005-2008 on Arbitration and Conciliation in Commercial Matters. Arbitration and conciliation Act 2004 Rules
KIAC (Kigali International Arbitration Centre) Arbitration Rules 2012
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