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 abridged story of how Paul Usoro won the election. I was involved in it. Continue reading Chidi Odinkalu’s assertion that the NBA election was rigged is uncharitable- This is how Paul Usoro won-Anthony Atata
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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 friendly but confusing. Since it was released, lawyers have known no peace. Continue reading ECNBA’s voter’s list- The solution to a needless quagmire- Anthony Atata
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 top level meeting of the leadership of the Law society of England and IBA-African Regional Forum took place. Continue reading Nene Amagatcher, Anthony Atata received at the Law Society of England
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 of Lawyers as the man who rattled the legal community in Nigeria in 2009 with his movement to abolish the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN). Continue reading The fascinating story of Tunji Gomez’s SAN Abolition Movement- How it all started- Anthony Atata
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, like any other law, people will continue to be creative in finding ways around it and such creativity can land one in jail. In some cases, one need not even be a party to the marriage to become liable.
The marriage act provides for the following offences that can lead a party or a third party to jail in the cause of celebration of a marriage. Anthony Atata , a Nigerian lawyer whose practice covers divorce and family Law writes in a plain language for readers of Courtroom Mail who are not lawyers.Eight of the most common offences are as follows:[restrict paid=”true”] Continue reading Eight ways you may go to jail in Nigeria because of marriage
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 the marriage except by leave of the court. Continue reading The Two year rule in Matrimonial Proceedings: Refreshing your memory on the exceptions-Anthony Atata
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 is written in plain language for the benefit of ALL readers of courtroom mail)
For the Petitioner (the person who filed for divorce) to satisfy that the marriage has broken down irretrievably, he or she must prove one or more of the following:[restrict paid=”true”] Continue reading If you want a divorce from a Nigerian Court,you must prove any of these
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 hear that, I smile because I know we watch a lot of foreign movies in Nigeria. The truth is that there is nothing like divorce papers within the context of what most clients have in mind which is usually a procedure where you just send your spouse a paper and he or she signs zap!You are divorced.
In Nigeria, divorce called dissolution of marriage in our laws goes through a process. Continue reading What you should know about divorcing your spouse in a Nigerian Court.