Wale Igbintade
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, will lead members of the judiciary, senior authorized practitioners and teachers in unveiling six books authored by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr ‘Kemi Pinheiro, at a public presentation scheduled for November 20, 2026, in Lagos.
The six publications, which draw on Pinheiro’s practically 4 a long time of authorized apply and scholarship, tackle essential areas of Nigerian regulation, together with prison litigation, arbitration, company insolvency, justice administration and rising authorized points.
The assortment is predicted to contribute to ongoing authorized discourse and supply sensible and scholarly assets for judges, authorized practitioners, teachers and different stakeholders within the administration of justice.
The books are Strategies in Criminal Trial: A Practitioner’s Guide; Insolvency Law in Nigeria: Practice and Procedure; Arbitration Law and Practice in Nigeria; Defining Moments: Chronicles of a Silk (Volume One); The Compendium; and MULAN Legal: Trending Issues of Law and Faith – Essays in Honour of ‘Kemi Pinheiro, SAN.
The public presentation, organised by Pinheiro LP, is predicted to convey collectively main figures within the judiciary, the Bar and academia to have a good time the writer’s contributions to authorized apply and scholarship.
Among the most important topics explored within the assortment is the conduct of prison trials, with Strategies in Criminal Trial: A Practitioner’s Guide inspecting procedural and evidential points that steadily come up in prison proceedings.
The e book addresses vital elements of prison litigation, together with the remedy and admissibility of digital proof, an more and more vital consideration in up to date prison trials as technological developments proceed to affect investigations and courtroom proceedings.
Another main publication, Insolvency Law in Nigeria: Practice and Procedure, examines the authorized framework governing company rescue, restructuring and insolvency proceedings underneath the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020.
The e book explores the authorized mechanisms accessible for addressing company monetary misery and the procedures governing insolvency issues, offering steerage on an space of regulation with vital implications for companies, collectors, traders and the broader economic system.
Similarly, Arbitration Law and Practice in Nigeria examines the nation’s arbitration framework, with specific consideration to the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 and the enforcement of arbitral awards.
It additionally considers the rising relevance of other dispute decision mechanisms in resolving business disagreements, significantly as companies and traders more and more search environment friendly alternate options to standard litigation.
Beyond the technical and practice-oriented topics, the gathering gives insights into Pinheiro’s skilled journey and the evolution of his authorized profession.
Defining Moments: Chronicles of a Silk (Volume One) paperwork his experiences within the authorized career, offering reflections on the milestones and defining moments which have formed his profession.
The Compendium brings collectively scholarly contributions by authorized practitioners and teachers, whereas MULAN Legal: Trending Issues of Law and Faith – Essays in Honour of ‘Kemi Pinheiro, SAN examines the relationship between law, faith and Nigeria’s plural authorized system by essays by varied contributors.
Taken collectively, the six publications mix sensible authorized steerage, educational analysis {and professional} reflections, masking points related to the event of Nigerian jurisprudence and the administration of justice.
Their topics reduce throughout totally different dimensions of authorized apply, from the prosecution and defence of prison instances to the decision of economic disputes, company restructuring and the connection between authorized ideas and spiritual beliefs in a plural society.
The participation of the CJN as chair of the general public presentation is predicted to underscore the importance of the event to the authorized group, whereas offering a possibility for members of the judiciary, the Bar and academia to interact with the concepts and points examined within the publications.
