BNLF Constitution

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About BNLF

The British Nigeria Law Forum (BNLF) was formed following the British Council's first African British Law week held in Abuja in May 2001. Over a period of 5 days senior lawyers from Nigeria and Britain met to discuss issues including the rule of law, access to justice, human rights, policing, prisons, globalisation, capital punishment and environmental law. Most of the delegates were from Nigeria. However there were 20 from the UK, including members of the Bar, solicitors, senior academics, Baroness Kennedy QC (Chair of the British Council), Roy Amlot (the then Chair of the General Council of the Bar) and one of the Law Society's Council Members, Michael Franks.

One of the sessions at the conference concerned sustaining a British-Nigerian Law Partnership and it was out of this that BNLF was born and was launched in November 2002. It is fortunate enough to have as a patron, Justice Ayoola, retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Until the start of 2005, the association met under the auspices of the Law Society and the General Council of the Bar. Most of you will know that although we will continue to retain our strong links with them, the BNLF is now an independent bi-lateral group and much of the past few months has been taken up adapting to the changes that this has brought.

Patron	Justice E O Ayoola, retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Executive Committee
Chair	Babatunde Akinyanju, Solicitor
Immediate Past Chair	Prof. Oba Nsugbe QC, SAN
Vice Chair	Remi Aiyela, Solicitor
Treasurer	Tim Daniel, Solicitor
General Secretary	Jonathan Akinsanya, Barrister
Membership Secretary	Abimbola Badejo, Solicitor
Public Relations & Events Officer	Seye Aina, Solicitor
Nigeria & W. Africa Office	Boma Ozobia, Solicitor
UK Legal Surgery	Remi Aiyela, Solicitor
City of London Office	Currently Vacant
Student Affairs	Currently Vacant