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Samuel Okoronkwo

Samuel Okoronkwo

Work Department

Samuel Okoronkwo is a barrister with almost 30 years of commercial, professional and legal practice experience. Quite apart from being an excellent lawyer, he has specific industry expertise, having primarily had a hands-on professional career as an entrepreneur and a Quantity Surveyor. Therefore, his expertise is particularly strong in Adjudication; Arbitration; Company Law; Construction & Engineering Law; Litigation; Private Client Legal Advice; Property Law; Planning Law; SME Legal Advice; and Sports Law.

Samuel Okoronkwo(Head of Chambers)

Adjudication

Benson Construction Limited -v- Royal London Society for the Blind Ceilform Limited -v- Jonathan James Construction Limited May Gurney Construction Limited -v- London Docklands Authority Wessex Construction Limited -v- Southern Water Services Limited

Arbitration

Allan Hewitt -v- British Parachute Association Ceilform Limited -v- Riverside Mouldings Limited CSM -v- Opare Kanu -v- Portsmouth Football Club May Gurney Construction Limited -v- London Docklands Authority

Company Law & Business

Ronaghyon -v- Whitecross Dental Care Limited Ilha Brazil Limited – Dooshimas Kitchen, London Intertransfers Incorporated & Ors -v- Intertransfer Limited & Ors Optitech Optical Services Limited Serbeh-Yiadom -v- Standard Bank Plc Transatlantic Airlines Limited -v- Air Luxor SA Waterhouse -v- Gordons Solicitors & Armstrong Wood & Bridgman Solicitors

Construction and Engineering

Benson Construction Limited -v- Royal London Society for the Blind Ceilform Limited -v- Jonathan James Construction Limited Ceilform Limited -v- Riverside Mouldings Limited London Borough of Barnet -v- Mann Construction Limited May Gurney Construction Limited -v- London Docklands Authority Wessex Construction Limited -v- Southern Water Services Limited

Private Client

George Samuel Lyons & Ors -v- Kerr-Robinson In the Estate of Nadya Hartley Margaret Latham -v- Paul & Terrence Mullins The Trustees of Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministries International

Property Law and Planning Law

Aberfeldy Development, London SE5 Anyimukwu -v- Crossrail Limited Argyle Estates Limited Elixir Group Limited -v- London Borough of Enfield Maidstone Investment Limited -v- Phones 4 U Limited NewsBox Television – London

Sports

Akaminko & Eskisehir Football Club Allan Hewitt -v- British Parachute Association CSM -v- Opare Kanu -v- Portsmouth Football Club Portsmouth Football Club – In Administration

Contact details:

Address: 10-11 Gray’s Inn Square, London WC1R 5JDTel: 020 3034 0077Website URL: https://mercantilebarristers.comEmail ID: [email protected]

Position

Head of Chambers

Career

Samuel is noted for his written and oral advocacy in litigation, often involving complex technical and legal issues. His skill is in identifying and presenting the central issues in a case. He represents his client’s interests efficiently, while presenting cases tactfully and forcefully.

Languages

English

Memberships

>London Chamber of Commerce and Industry >Bar Standards Board >The General Council of the Bar

Education

Public Access / Direct Access Qualified Authorised by the Bar Standards Board to Conduct Litigation Barrister at Law, Gray’s Inn, London, England Post Graduate Diploma in Law MSc Project Management & Property Development BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying

Leisure

Contact details:

Address: 10-11 Gray’s Inn Square, London WC1R 5JD Tel: 020 3034 0077 Website URL: https://mercantilebarristers.com Email ID: [email protected]