Legal practitioners have called for renewed strategic collaboration between Nigeria and the United Kingdom to advance cross-border legal practice, harness global opportunities, and address emerging challenges in a fast-evolving legal and commercial landscape. This call was made at the 2025 British Nigeria Law Forum (BNLF) Nigeria Summit, held in Lagos, with the theme: “Strengthening Legal…

The Chair of the British Nigeria Law Forum (BNLF) and a senior solicitor at Keystone Law, Kash Balogun, has emphasised the need for continued collaboration between UK and Nigerian lawyers. Mr Balogun, a staunch advocate for diversity within the legal profession with focus on dispute resolution, said such would enhance opportunities for junior lawyers from…

On 22 November 2019, British Nigeria Law Forum celebrated its 18th Anniversary in style holding their Annual Gala Dinner & Awards at the Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury, London. This year eight BNLF members were celebrated during the awards and special recognition was given to Mr. George Etomi, a Nigerian based lawyer.   The charity supported on the…

On 22 November 2019, we will recognise the achievements of BNLF members. Thank you to everyone who took part in the nomination process. Independent Judges: Wendy Bampton, Shola Awolesi and David Smillie Shortlisted from the following categories: Community Service, Rising Star, Women in Leadership and Lawyer of the Year. We are delighted to announce that…

ADEKUNLE Ademola O (PhD, LLM). Contact: asgrouplimited@ymail.com This paper reviewed the extent of similarities between the corporate governance framework for public companies in Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) principle-based framework and investigated how this relates with the challenges faced by corporate bodies and relevant stakeholders in Nigeria. Both of Nigeria 2011 SEC Code and…