Mrs. Dorothy Ufot SAN, FCIArb (UK)
Position: Managing Partner, Dorothy Ufot & Co.
Expert Overview
Mrs. Dorothy Udeme Ufot, SAN is the founding and Managing Partner of Dorothy Ufot & Co, a leading law firm in Nigeria where she heads the International Arbitration and Litigation departments of the firm. Dorothy is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a Chartered Arbitrator. She is an immediate past Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris (2006-June 2018). Dorothy is on the panel of arbitrators of the AAA/ICDR, ICSID, ICC, KCAB International, CIArb, HKIAC, DIAC, SIAC, AIAC, BAC/BIAC, EDAC and the Energy Arbitrators' List. Dorothy is recommended as a leading expert in WWL: Commercial Arbitration (2009 to 2020). African Arbitrator of the Year 2020.
International Arbitration Appointments
| No. of international arbitration appointments | 21 |
| No. of those as chair | 1 |
| No. of those as sole arbitrator | 6 |
| No. of those as wing-arbitrator | 14 |
| No. of those appointed by arbitral institutions | 15 |
| No. of those that were ad hoc arbitrations | 6 |
| Names of African co-arbitrators | 1. Prof. Fidelis Oditah, QC, SAN; 2. Uyi Omonuwa, OON, SAN; 3. Michael Igbokwe, SAN; 4. A.B. Mahmood, SAN |
| Names of arbitral institutions involved | 1. The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). 2. Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. 3. The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). 4. American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR). 5. London Court of International Arbitration. 6. ICC International Court of Arbitration. 7. Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration. |
| Appointing authority involved in the ad-hoc arbitrations? | Yes |
| Names of appointing authority in ad-hoc arbitrations | American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR). |
| Where did you sit? | 1. London; 2. Paris; 3. Dubai; 4. Dublin; 5. Lagos; 6. Abuja |
| Under which applicable laws and rules? | 1. ICSID Rules. Applicable Law: Gambian Law, UK-Kenya BIT, Pakistan-Turkey BIT, France-Hungary BIT. 2. Rules made pursuant to the Nigerian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, CAP A18, LFN 2004. Applicable Law: The Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 3. LCIA Rules. Applicable Law: Tanzanian Law, English law, Irish Law. 4. Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of Dubai Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). Applicable Law: Laws of Dubai and the Federal Laws of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 5. ICC Arbitration Rules. Applicable Law: English law, Turkish Law, The Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 6. The SCC Rules. Applicable Law: Tanzanian Law. 7. The Rules of Arbitration of the Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration. Applicable Law: The Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. |
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