Chima Umezuruike
Called to
the Bar:
1986 Nigeria
1991 England &
Wales
Principal Areas of Practice
Property
General Chancery.
Commercial
Employment
Cross-border
divorce cases
Disciplinary
proceedings involving solicitors, doctors, nurses and teachers
Nigerian
Law.
-Member
of the Academy of Experts (expertise: Nigerian law)
-Member of the Expert Witness Institute (expertise: Nigerian law)
-Member of the Society of Experts (expertise: Nigerian law)
-Available to accept instructions directly from clients under the Bar Council Public Access Rules
Education
-LLB (University of Nigeria) (1985)
-LLM (University of London) (1992)
Reported Cases
M v M (MAINTENANCE PENDING SUIT: ENFORCEMENT: ON DISMISSAL OF SUIT) (2008)
[2008] EWHC 2153 (Fam), (2009) 1 FLR 790
the enforcement of an English MPS order, following a foreign decree of divorce and an order of financial ancillary relief.
Keazor -v- Law Society LTL 22/1/2009 (Divisional Court) Principles
governing the striking off of a solicitor who has been reckless but
has not been dishonest.
Aribisala
v St James' Homes (Grosvenor Dock) Ltd.[2008]
EWHC 456
(Ch) Floyd J - principles of exercising the court's discretion under
s.49(2) LPA 1925.
Aribisala
v St James' Homes (Grosvenor Dock) Ltd.
[2007]
EWHC 1694
(Ch) Alan Steinfield QC (sitting as a deputy High Court Judge) -
whether the court's power to grant relief from forfeiture under
section 49(2) LPA 1925 could be validly excluded by contract.
Attorney
General of Zambia v Meer Care & Desai (A firm) and Others
[2006]
EWCA Civ 390
(CA) - Forum non conveniens and Article 6 of ECHR
Corporate
Carriages Ltd. v Smith and another
Chancery Division 7 November 2005 - the fiduciary duties of vendors
of shares to the purchaser.
M-T
v T
(Fam) Charles J - Nigerian parties, jurisdiction and the application
of the DPMA 1973 on habitual residence
Mark
v Mark[2005]
UKHL 42
(on appeal from [2004]
EWCA Civ 168
- whether a person can be either habitually resident or domiciled in
England and Wales if her presence in the United Kingdom is a criminal
offence under the Immigration Act 1971
Moses-Taiga
v Taiga
[2004] EWCA Civ 1399
- Power of appellate court to vary the terms of the grant of
permission to appeal and the terms of the order for stay pending
appeal.
R
(on the application of Farina HAQQ) –v- HM Coroner for Inner
West
London and Another[2003]
EWHC 3366 (Admin) -
entitlement to a dead body where the deceased died intestate
Abdullahi
v Mudashiru
[2003] ALL ER (D) 477 (Oct) - duty of disclosure in ex parte
applications for injunction.
AIC
Ltd. v Federal Government of Nigeria and Anor[2003]
EWHC 1357 (QB)
Steeds
v Peverel Management Services Ltd[2001]
EWCA Civ 419
CA - overriding the limitation period in personal injury cases.
Arogundade
v Brent London Borough Council
(2000) LTL 16/10/2000, CA - CPR, Striking out.
R
v Secretary Of State for Home Department Ex parte Benson Isiocha
[2000] Imm AR 404 - Judicial Review (Immigration).
R
v London Borough of Southwark ex parte Ahdurim Tafili[1999]
EWCA Civ 2005
- denial of relief under the National Assistance Act 1948 on the
ground of the applicant's misconduct.
Aniagwu
v London Borough of Hackney
[1999] IRLR 303 - Race discrimination.
Conrad
Samuels v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis[1999]
EWCA Civ 883
(Police powers of arrest).
R
v Secretary of State for Home Department Ex parte Elijah Nkereumen
[1999] Imm AR 267 - Judicial Review (Immigration).
Secretary
of State for Home Department v Goussebo
(CA) LTL 27/11/98 - reversing a finding of fact made by a lower
tribunal.
R
v Lambeth London
Borough Council Ex parte Ogunmuyiwa
(Times Law Report, 17 April 1997) 29 H.L.R 950 Judicial Review
(Housing Benefits).
R
v Greenwich London Borough Council, Ex parte Moult
[1998]
EWCA Civ 1048
- judicial review of the decision of a Housing Benefit Review Board.
R
v Secretary of State for Home Department Ex parte Adeyibi
[1997] Imm AR 57 Judicial Review (Immigration).
R
v Southwark London London Borough Council, Ex parte Anderson,
32 H.L.R 96, HC. - Judicial review (homelessness).
R
v Secretary of State for Home Department Ex parte Fawehinmi (Current Law
Week, March 31 1995) Judicial Review (Immigration).
