← Back to directory
LB
Layi Babatunde, SAN
Layi Babatunde & Co. · Nigeria
Layi Babatunde & Co.
Trusts and Estates · Nigeria
Layi Babatunde, SAN has been engaged in the practice of Law as Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria for over 30 years.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; was appointed Notary Public by the Chief Justice of Nigeria in 1991 and conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2004. He is Editor-in-Chief of the official Law Report of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; entitled Judgments of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (cited as S.C (Supreme Court)). His other publications include: The Lawyer’s Companion (now in its 3rd Edition); Hints on Land Documentation and Litigation in Nigeria; Handbook of Criminal Law and Procedure Through Cases (now in its 2nd Edition); The Layi Babatunde Case Law Series (Volumes 1-9).
He is a frequent speaker at Conferences and Seminars. He is a Facilitator with The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. He served as member of the inaugural Council of the Section on Business Law of the Nigerian Bar Association. He is Legal Adviser to the Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) and erstwhile Legal Assessor, to the Medical and Dental Disciplinary Tribunal of the Nigerian Medical Council; he has also served as member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch.
He has been repeatedly honoured by the National Body of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the Ikeja, Ikorodu and Ilorin branches of the NBA. He is Chairman of Lawbreed Foundation, a foundation established to promote legal education in Nigeria and award scholarships to deserving Law Students. He is the Managing Partner and Lead Counsel of the firm.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; was appointed Notary Public by the Chief Justice of Nigeria in 1991 and conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2004. He is Editor-in-Chief of the official Law Report of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; entitled Judgments of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (cited as S.C (Supreme Court)). His other publications include: The Lawyer’s Companion (now in its 3rd Edition); Hints on Land Documentation and Litigation in Nigeria; Handbook of Criminal Law and Procedure Through Cases (now in its 2nd Edition); The Layi Babatunde Case Law Series (Volumes 1-9).
He is a frequent speaker at Conferences and Seminars. He is a Facilitator with The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. He served as member of the inaugural Council of the Section on Business Law of the Nigerian Bar Association. He is Legal Adviser to the Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) and erstwhile Legal Assessor, to the Medical and Dental Disciplinary Tribunal of the Nigerian Medical Council; he has also served as member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch.
He has been repeatedly honoured by the National Body of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the Ikeja, Ikorodu and Ilorin branches of the NBA. He is Chairman of Lawbreed Foundation, a foundation established to promote legal education in Nigeria and award scholarships to deserving Law Students. He is the Managing Partner and Lead Counsel of the firm.
From the directory
Search all experts → Related experts
Adekwu Emonye Olayinka, LL.B, LL.M, BL, MCIArb
Nigeria
24 Law Chambers
1 jurisdictionLegal
Adekwu Emonye Olayinka graduated from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 2001 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2003. He obtained his LLM in Construction Law from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, and was called to the…
View profile →
Afoke Igwe
Nigeria
Strachan Partners
1 jurisdictionLegal
A ten year veteran of the firm’s Corporate and Commercial Practice, Afoke has extensive experience in financing and restructuring transactions and is familiar with the documentational requirements for the implementation of financing…
View profile →
Afoke Igwe
Nigeria
Strachan Partners
1 jurisdictionLegal
Afoke is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Corporate and Commercial Practice. She specialises in regulatory compliance, foreign investment and taxation, banking and finance, telecommunications law, commercial and property transactions,…
View profile →