The firm
Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public and Arbitrators — established on 1 September 1993.
Introduction
Amuwa Olatunde & Company, Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public and Arbitrators, was established on the 1st day of September, 1993. It has now been in practice for 33 years.
The firm is led by its Head of Practice, Amuwa Olasoji Olatunde, MCIArb, a graduate of the University of Lagos, called to the Nigerian Bar in October 1987, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).
It acts in contentious and non-contentious matters: litigation before the Customary, Magistrate, High and Federal High Courts and on appeal; arbitration and other dispute resolution; debt recovery; legal searches at land, company and court registries; the notarisation of documents; and general legal advice and consultancy for individuals, families, businesses, institutions and communities.
Head of Practice
The founder of the firm leads its litigation, arbitration and advisory work across the Makurdi, Abuja and Lafia offices, and supervises the counsel who handle each matter.
History
Amuwa Olasoji Olatunde is called to the Nigerian Bar, after graduating from the University of Lagos in 1986.
Amuwa Olatunde & Company, Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public and Arbitrators, is established on 1 September 1993.
The firm practises from three offices — Makurdi, Abuja and Lafia — with 8 counsel and a support team in chambers.
Services
The services set out in the firm's profile, provided at each of its offices.
Searches at land registries, the Corporate Affairs Commission and court registries, with a written report on what the records show.
Read moreNotarial attestation and certification of documents, statutory declarations and affidavits, including documents for use abroad.
Read moreCivil and criminal proceedings from the Customary and Magistrate Courts to the High Courts, Federal High Court and on appeal.
Read moreDemand, negotiation and recovery proceedings for lenders, businesses and individuals, including undefended list claims.
Read moreArbitration and mediation under the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023, as counsel and as arbitrators.
Read moreAdvice on property, commercial, employment, estate and regulatory questions before they become disputes.
Read moreHow the firm works
Advice is given on the law and the facts as they are, including when the answer is not the one a client hoped for.
What a client tells the firm stays with the firm, in line with the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Deadlines, court dates and registry steps are tracked from instruction to conclusion.
Where a dispute can be resolved without trial, that route is considered first.
Our lawyers
Head of Practice and founder of the firm. Called to the Nigerian Bar in October 1987 and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), he leads the firm's litigation, arbitration and advisory work across its Abuja, Makurdi and Lafia offices.
Counsel in chambers. A graduate of the University of Jos, she was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1992 and brings more than two decades of private legal practice to the firm's litigation and advisory work.
Counsel in chambers. A graduate of Benue State University, Makurdi, called to the Nigerian Bar in 2019, and a member of the firm since 2021, working on its litigation and advisory matters.
Grace Kparkpar Litigation Secretary With the firm since 2019 Offices
Corporate Head Office
No. 16 Cotonou Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory
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