Juweirat Centre, Synergy Attornies hold maiden workshop

Worried by perennial problems of building collapse in the country, Juweirat Law Resource Centre in collaboration with Synergy Attornies – one of the nation’s foremost law firms, is organizing a maiden workshop for lawyers and other stakeholders in the building and construction sector.

The two-day Workshop titled: “Legal Due Diligence on Building and Construction” is scheduled to hold on 28th and 29th September 2016 at 12, Wede Obahor Street,  Atlantic View Estate,  Off Alpha Beach Road, Lekki,  Lagos from 9:30am to 4:30pm daily.

According to the Co-ordinator of the event – Lady Edith Uduji, the theme of the workshop is central to the myriads of solutions and remedies that would address the collapse of buildings in the country.

Some of the speakers expected at the workshop include:

Director General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) – a Government Regulatory Official,

Mrs Sade Adetiba – a Legal, Management and Human Resource Consultant and an Insurance Expert.

Both facilitators will deliver papers on: “the Current Legislations, Rules and Regulations Governing Construction Activities and Critical Factors in Preventing Failure.

Engineer Kenneth Onyema Esq., – an American trained Civil Engineer Expert and a Lawyer. He worked as a design Engineer at the Kano/Rand Irrigation Project of the Hadejialamaare River Basin Development Authority. He currently runs a Construction Company, Equaling International Ltd.

Engineer Cosmos Njoku – a Construction Project Manager from MNSE.

Both facilitators will discuss “The Legal Roles/Responsibilities of all Building/Construction Agencies, Managers or those who Monitor the Activities of Companies, Developers or Builders both in the States and Federal Government level.”

Other facilitators expected are: Prof. Fabian Ajogwu, SAN, an Author as well as a Professor of Commercial and Investment Law at Lagos Business School an Pan African University, and Mr Deji Opeola, an American trained Finance Expert, who worked with American leading Finance Institute before coming to Nigeria but now runs his own firm will address the topic “Financiers in the Building and Construction Industry: Gaining Access to Project Capital Funding.”

Also, a veteran external counsel to Mr. Rotimi Jacobs SAN, will look into “Red Flags on Criminal Law Responsibilities and risks in Building and Construction Industry in Nigeria”.