Uzoma Azikiwe, SAN

Uzoma Azikiwe, SAN is a Consultant at Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie. He was formerly a partner and head of the firm's litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution team. His primary practice area is Arbitration and Mediation.

He provides advice in maritime, aviation, employment and energy matters, and his specialisations include advising multinationals on oil, gas and environmental matters, the provision, manning and maintenance of vessels, cabotage issues, telecommunications, construction, administrative and constitutional law.

He trained as an International Commercial Arbitrator with several Nigerian and international arbitration organisations, including the ICC Institute of World Business Law, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the UK, the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (Nigeria), and the Chartered Institute of Mediation and Conciliation. He obtained a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration at St. Anne's College, Oxford, United Kingdom, and has benefited from PIDA training in International Commercial Arbitration and International Commercial Contracts, as well as training by the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.

He makes presentations, presents depositions and gives evidence as a legal expert on Nigerian law before various foreign courts. Most recently, he appeared in this capacity before the High Court of Justice in England (in the 2009 case of Dornoch Limited & Others v Westminster International BV & Others) and in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, USA in the case of Harry A. Akande v TransAmerica Airlines Inc & Others.

He has published articles on commercial law, including "The Doctrine of Undisclosed Agency Revisited", environmental law and arbitration, and presents papers at and conducts seminars for various major service companies in the oil industry in Nigeria on employment and labour matters.