The firm
Founded 16 May 2006,in Abuja.
Nottinghill Chambers is an established corporate and litigation consultancy, founded by James Kolawole Olowookere, SAN and Ade-Oye Michael Olorunsola. It is equipped with an up-to-date library and the information technology facilities that proper research requires, and it is organised so that the partner who takes an instruction is the partner who answers for it.
What sets the chambers apart is the framework it brings to a problem. Conventional legal services react — a difficulty occurs, and a firm is invited to address it. Our practice is to give qualitative advice early enough to avoid the legal quagmire altogether, and to have an answer ready for the situations a client can reasonably anticipate.
History
2006
The chambers is founded on 16 May by James Kolawole Olowookere, SAN and Ade-Oye Michael Olorunsola, as a corporate and litigation consultancy in Abuja.
2007
Henry Nwankwo Okechukwu joins, and the civil advocacy and information technology practices begin to take their present shape. Samuel Ogunleye leaves S.S. Obende & Co., where he had been head of chambers, and comes across with the recovery practice.
2010
Moses Adekpe Awuru, Ataima Edo and Samuel Adebayo Ajayi are called to the Nigerian Bar; the first two join the chambers the following year.
2012
Charles Awunor is called and joins in the same year, opening the chambers' sports law and media desk.
Today
Nine counsel and consultants across thirteen practice areas, instructed by federal institutions and private companies, from the principal office at Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja.
Principles
I
Anticipate, do not react
Conventional practice waits for the problem. We give qualitative advice early enough to keep a foreseeable situation out of court altogether.
II
One partner, one file
The partner who takes your instruction answers for it until it ends. Work is delegated; accountability is not.
III
Research before argument
The chambers keeps an up-to-date library and the information technology facilities to use it. Positions are established before they are advanced.
IV
Versatility on purpose
Counsel here practise across several areas because matters do not respect practice boundaries — an acquisition becomes a title problem, an estate becomes a suit.
Corporate clients
Central Bank of Nigeria
Federal Inland Revenue Service
Federal Ministry of Justice
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Nigerian Army
Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria
Centre for Advanced Special and Mapping Technologies
British Canadian International Education
Houses for Africa Limited
Jonah Capital Limited
Akotex Energy
Reslarc Group of Companies
Escrol Oil
Alexi Construction Limited
Hall 7 Real Estate Development Limited
Gofa Associates Limited
Our individual clients are numerous; however, it is our policy to treat the names of our individual clients as confidential.