Expert Views On ADR (EVA) Vid /Podcast Show

I was super excited to welcome Professor Mark Feldman, one of my mentors and an accomplished leader in the area of Commercial Investment Arbitration. He holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, a JD from Columbia Law School, a James Kent Scholar, Harlan Fiske Stone scholar, and recipient of the Parker School Certificate in International and Comparat...

I was delighted to welcome Mrs Anuolu Gade, the Director of Oyo State Multi-Door Courthouse (OYSMDC) and a member of the Governing Board of OYSMDC. Mrs Gade obtained a degree in Law from the University of Ibadan in 1998 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2001. She worked at the Public Prosecution Department for ten (10) years as a Prosecutor. She also worked as a Mediator at the Oyo State Citiz...

In today's EVA episode, I was pleased to welcome Mrs Achere Cole, the Deputy Director/ Head of Operations of the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse (LMDC) and Secretary to the Governing Council of the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse. She holds a master’s degree in public policy and management from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London and a second master’s degree in la...

I was super excited to welcome Professor Emilia Onyema, a Professor in International Commercial Law at SOAS, University of London. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, qualified to practice law in Nigeria, and as a Solicitor in England & Wales. Professor Onyema is a member of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC) and the Lagos Court of Ar...

 I was delighted to welcome Mr Edward Luke II, a Barrister -at -law, England and Wales, a Barrister and Solicitor of Sierra Leone and an Attorney of law, Botswana. The Managing Partner of Luke and Associates law firm and one of Botswana’s leading lawyers with a wealth of local and international experience. He has engaged in several high-profile cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal Bots...

Questions have been asked on 'Whether Family Mediation falls into the general mediation or forms a different class of Mediation' ? To answer the above-mentioned question, I invited Mr Joseph Omorere, a Masters degree holder in Dispute Resolution from Kingston University London. He is passionate about ADR and a qualified solicitor of England and Wales. Mr Omorere has practised for over nineteen (19...

I was excited to welcome Mrs Caroline Nene Etuk, the former Director of the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse (LMDC), the first court-connected Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre in Africa. She obtained a Masters Degree in Law from Kings College, University of London.  Mrs Etuk was involved in legal practice until 2006 when she joined the Negotiation and Conflict Management Group (NCMG) as Centr...

In this episode of EVA, I raised the following questions:  a) How did you start your Journey as an ADR Practitioner to be precise Mediator?   b) Can anyone be a mediator?   c) Do mediators require a formal education? d) Do mediators need to be knowledgeable in Psychology?  e) How do you plan your sessions? d)  What is the meaning of Pre-Mediation Session and Caucusing?&nbs...

I was excited to welcome Mr Kelly Agbonze, a Legal Practitioner who was called to the Nigerian Bar more than 12 years ago. He has handled many cases in Arbitration and Litigation. In this EVA episode, we threw more light on the following questions - a) What is dispute resolution? b) Why, Adjudication? c) What are the differences between Adjudication and Arbitration? This last question stems from t...

I was delighted to welcome Mrs Adeyinka Aroyewun, the director and a member of the governing council at the LMDC.  An International Mediator of the Center for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) the United Kingdom, a Member of the Charted Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) UK.  She has mediated over seventy (70) disputes and has gained experience in a comprehensive range of disputes such a...

 I was thrilled to welcome Mrs Nnezi Miriam Ivenso, a lawyer with 13 (thirteen) years, post -qualification experience in active legal practise including Litigation, ADR and Corporate Commercial Practice. She holds a master's degree in Law Financial Services from the University of London, a certified Mediator, enlisted as a Neutral with the Enugu State Multi-Door Courthouse (ESMDC) as wel...

I was thrilled to welcome Mr Johnson Amaechi, a practising lawyer in Nigeria and a graduate of the renowned Obafemi Awolowo University. We extensively discussed the following questions:  'What is the concept or philosophy behind the Customary Arbitration'?  This question predicates the 5th Episode of Expert Views on ADR (EVA) where Mr IK Onuoma and I highlighted that they are two forms o...

Is there an interplay between ego and apology, which are two sides of a coin when it comes to dispute resolution? I and Esther Ebigbo, a First Class graduate of psychology from the University of Nigeria, who works with persons with disabilities; an inspirational singer, provided a comprehensive insight into the above-stated question. We also dealt with 'whether people can have a subject matter bia...

In episode 5 of Expert Views on ADR (EVA) Podcast, two questions were raised, the first one was 'what prompted the birth of the ESMDC' and the second question was, 'what could influence the selection of an ADR option'?  I had the opportunity to discuss these questions with Mr Ikechukwu Onuoma Esq (Notary Public), the Managing Partner of Obra Legal; a lawyer with over 14 years experience in Li...

In this episode of Expert Views on ADR (EVA), I and Ms. Chika Maduakolam, a PhD Candidate in Socio-legal studies at York University, Toronto; a lawyer with over ten (10) years experience in civil litigation and dispute resolution presents a general overview of arbitration and why potential users should view it as a preferred alternative to litigation.

In this third episode of Expert Views on ADR Podcast, I and Mr John Osegi who is a Mediator at the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse (LMDC) and a practising lawyer in Nigeria, critically analysed the type of matters that are amenable to ADR; with the hope of enlightening potential users and litigants on the type of matters that can be sent to ADR. Hitherto we discovered that some matters are best handle...

Episode 2 of Expert views on ADR revealed some of the factors that contributed to the recent use of ADR or the rise of ADR in various jurisdictions- which was as a result of delay and cost of litigation. Thus these factors provided an avenue for litigants to move towards ADR. Against this backdrop, Mr Steve Adikaibe, a practising lawyer in Nigeria, points out the advantages or benefits of ADR with...

Questions have been asked whether there is any difference between the present ADR and the traditional method of settling a dispute in Africa (TAMSD)? In a bid to answer this question I  have invited Mr Kenneth Josiah, a renowned legal practitioner in Nigeria to share his view or throw more light on the topic in this first episode.