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Razak Atunwa

Razak Atunwa

  • Called to BAR: 1994
  • Company & Corporate
  • Company Disputes
  • Contract Law
  • Costs
  • Costs and Costs Recovery
  • Criminal Law
  • Money Claims & Debt
  • Partnership Disputes
  • Proceeds of Crime
  • Shareholder Disputes

Summary

An experienced and fearless advocate with sound legal knowledge in civil/commercial and top end criminal defence (serious fraud/financial crime).

Specialist areas of law include

  • Company & Corporate
  • Company Disputes
  • Contract Law
  • Costs
  • Costs and Costs Recovery
  • Criminal Law
  • Money Claims & Debt
  • Partnership Disputes
  • Proceeds of Crime
  • Shareholder Disputes

Profile description

A seasoned barrister with a rich blend of experience in top-end criminal advocacy and civil/commercial matters of International dimensions. Appeared in a number of notable and high-profile civil/commercial cases reported in various Law Reports: Mark v Mark:[2] [2005] UKHL 42 [House of Lords] {on Illegality of Stay, Domicile and Habitual Residence. This remains a landmark case and the leading authority on domicile in English law and perhaps the most frequently cited authority in the family courts on the topic in recent times. AIC Ltd v Federal Government of Nigeria: [2003] EWHC 1357 (QB) {on Sovereign Immunity and Civil Enforcement of Foreign Judgment} Murphy Shipping v Burt: [2004] All ER (D) 287 {on Worldwide Freezing Injunction} Attorney General of Zambia v Meer Care Desai, Chiluba and Others: [2005] EWHC 2102 (Ch) {on international confiscation of proceeds of money laundering (former President Chiluba of Zambia)} Bar Associations & Memberships: Member Criminal Bar Association Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (in view) Sound academic background: LLB (Hons) (with a first class in International law) and LLM in Public International law (with Distinction in Law of the Sea).

  • Civil/Commercial Law
  • Public/Private International Law
  • Corporate and Financial Crime
  • International Arbitration and Mediation
  • Aviation Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Domestic and International restraint and confiscation orders, search warrants and production orders
  • Criminal Law

  • He has appeared in a number of notable and high-profile civil/commercial cases reported in various Law Reports (see below).

    Razak also enriched his experience when he sojourned into politics in Nigeria and rising from various sub-national positions to become a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives (2015 – 2019). In that Parliament he was the Chairman of the House Committee on Justice. He also Chaired an Ad-hoc Committee which conducted a Parliamentary inquiry into the largest and most complicated scandal in the oil and gas industry, The Malabu Scandal, involving alleged fraud of $1.3billion by Government officials and multinational companies. The two-year long inquiry afforded him significant insight into, and understanding of, the law and practice relating to the oil and gas industry.

    Razak is an aviation enthusiast. He was a leading member of the House Committee on Aviation. His Masters Degree included International Air Law. He spearheaded the establishment of the International Aviation College, Ilorin, which is a foremost aviation training institute in Nigeria. He was the Alternate Chairman between 2008 and 2012. He later trained to become a pilot holding both an ICAO licence issued in Nigeria and an EASA licence issued in the United Kingdom. He is therefore very conversant with aviation law and practice.

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