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Anthony Atata congratulates Havi Nelson on his election as the President of the Law Society of Kenya

The Co-Chair of International Bar Association- African Regional forum Anthony Atata has in a telephone conversation congratulated Havi Nelson on his election as the President of the Law Society of Kenya today....

Chidi Odinkalu’s assertion that the NBA election was rigged is uncharitable- This is how Paul Usoro won-Anthony Atata

This is my response to Chidi Odinkalu’s article titled “The Unravelling of the “Brave New Bar” -How the NBA Elections were corrupted and rigged “.In responding to his article,I will tell an...

ECNBA’s voter’s list- The solution to a needless quagmire- Anthony Atata

Few days ago, the election committee of the Nigerian bar Association, (ECNBA) released two sets of voters lists schedule A and B. The communication following the list was not just non reader...

Nene Amagatcher, Anthony Atata received at the Law Society of England

Nene Amagatcher, Chair, International Bar Association-African Regional Forum(IBA-AF) and Anthony Atata, Vice Chair- International Bar Association-African Regional Forum were guests at 113 Chancery Lane,London on the 30th of May 2018 where a...

The fascinating story of Tunji Gomez’s SAN Abolition Movement- How it all started- Anthony Atata

The Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos branch will on 16th of March 2018 begin an event to celebrate the 90th birthday of Tunji Gomez. Tunji Gomez is well known among the present generation...

Eight ways you may go to jail in Nigeria because of marriage

Marriage in Nigeria is a serious business regulated by two main laws; the Marriage act and the Matrimonial causes act. The laws provide almost exhaustively, protections for parties to a marriage. However,...

The Two year rule in Matrimonial Proceedings: Refreshing your memory on the exceptions-Anthony Atata

Section 30 of the Matrimonial Causes Act provides as a general rule that proceedings for a decree of dissolution of marriage shall not be instituted within two years after the date of...

If you want a divorce from a Nigerian Court,you must prove any of these

For a court in Nigeria to grant divorce to a party to matrimonial proceeding, it must be on the ground that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.Anthony Atata writes for Courtroom Mail(This...

What you should know about divorcing your spouse in a Nigerian Court.

As a divorce lawyer in Nigeria,I am always confronted with the question, “How do I get divorce papers?” or “I want to give my husband/wife divorce papers to sign” Each time I...

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