Afolabi Euba
Year of Call: 1999
Afolabi is a Barrister (England & Wales); Barrister and Solicitor (Nigeria) and registered Attorney (New York) with extensive international experience as an advocate, and in providing other legal services to individuals and companies in more than one jurisdiction. He previously served as Counsel to the Department of Works & Pensions in England and to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs dealing with complex revenue matters.
His experience includes managing an active arbitration portfolio while he was in house to a British FTSE 500 company. He regularly conducts advisory and advocacy work in complex legal matters and led the defence for Sofowale-Coker in HMRC-v- Remi Fakorede and Denise Sofowale-Coker, a £1, 000,000 very complex tax fraud case in England which gained extensive media coverage. His work encompasses commercial law, immigration and family law, professional negligence, and landlord and tenant law.
Afolabi graduated with an Upper Second from the University of Wales, and has a Master of Philosophy degree from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University. He was awarded commendation of Very Competent at the Inns of Court School of Law.
Experts You Can Trust
Expertise
(Hons) (1993) University of Wales
Phil (1996) Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
Bar Vocational Course (PgDip.Law) (1999) Inns of Court School of Law, London
Advised on the statutory liabilities of Railtrack in Railtrack Plc-v-Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council:-arbitration resulting in successful contractual claims concerning the construction of the then new commonwealth Stadium, Manchester
Advised on statutory liabilities of Railtrack in Railtrack v Manchester City Council-appeal against MCC’s stipulation that Railtrack must comply with building regulations, notwithstanding s4 Building Act 1984;
Advised and represented the Brazilian multinational energy corporation, Petroleo Brasileiro SA in a dispute worth over USD 2,000,000 concerning an Oil Production Contract and an Oil Prospective Licence in Nigeria;
Advised the UK’s largest industrial supplier, Caterpillar UK in relation to contractual liabilities in Nigeria;
Advised and represented Microsoft (Nigeria) Ltd and the Microsoft Corporation (USA) on employment law matters in Nigeria;
Successfully undertook proceedings on behalf of the Securities Exchange Commission;
Advised and successfully represented MTN in proceedings at the Federal High Court;
Advised and successfully represented Access Bank Plc in proceedings at the Federal High Court;
Advised and successfully represented Accion Microfinance Bank Limited in court proceedings at the Lagos State High Court obtaining judgment in favour of Accion;
Advised and successfully represented AMCON in court proceedings valued at N1,000,000,000 ((One Billion Naira) at the Lagos State High Court;
Advised and represented Tetra Pak (West Africa) Limited
Advised and represented AGIP in court proceedings at the Federal High Court, Lagos.
Led the Knowledge Management Team and the Publications Unit with supervisory and mentoring responsibilities.
Admitted to the Bar of England and Wales at the Inner Temple: 1999
Admitted as an Attorney in the State of New York: 2002
Admitted as a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria: 2012
Honorary Society of the Inner Temple
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Nigerian Bar Association
Amnesty International
Lawyers for Liberty
HMRC v Remi Fakorede and Denise Shofolawe-Coker, trial (for defence)
R-v-Anthony Maul, trial ( for defence)
R-v-Joseph Molofe and others, trial ( for defence);
R-v-Harris-Rassu and others, trial (for defence);
R-v- Singh, trial (for defence);
HMRC-v- Thompson, trial (for Her Majesty’s Commissioners);
HMRC-v-Olumegbon, trial ( for Her Majesty’s Commissioners);
Lloyd Boateng –v -Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis-trial (for the Appellant);
Fanrborough Van Hire v 131 Direct Ltd, trial (for the Claimant);
Ardakani -v –BMW, trial (for the Claimant)
HMRC- v -Malcolm & Alan Bishton, trial (for Her Majesty’s Commissioners)
The Queen- v- Ade Ashimi, trial (for the Crown)
The Queen-v- Louise Emma Thompson & others, trial (for defence)
In the matter of an application for judicial review-The Queen-on the Application of Annette Nabelembeka v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (acting for the Applicant);
The Queen v Bebe Mitchell & Ors, trial (for the Crown)
In the matter of an application for Judicial Review and Appeal by way of case stated: The Queen on the application of Bebe Mitchell -v -Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court (for the Crown)
R-v- Rose Birungi, trial (for Defence)
R-v-Lorraine Tshuma, trial (for Defence)
R-v-Gorman, trial (for Defence)
R-v-Jean Pierre Neale, trial (for Defence)
R-v Audi Johnson, trial (for the Crown)
HMRC-v-Mason, trial (for Her Majesty’s Commissioners)
Afolabi Euba
Year of Call: 1999
Afolabi is a Barrister (England & Wales); Barrister and Solicitor (Nigeria) and registered Attorney (New York) with extensive international experience as an advocate, and in providing other legal services to individuals and companies in more than one jurisdiction. He previously served as Counsel to the Department of Works & Pensions in England and to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs dealing with complex revenue matters. His experience includes managing an active arbitration portfolio while he was in house to a British FTSE 500 company. He regularly conducts advisory and advocacy work in complex legal matters and led the defence for Sofowale-Coker in HMRC-v- Remi Fakorede and Denise Sofowale-Coker, a £1, 000,000 very complex tax fraud case in England which gained extensive media coverage. His work encompasses commercial law, immigration and family law, professional negligence, and landlord and tenant law. Afolabi graduated with an Upper Second from the University of Wales, and has a Master of Philosophy degree from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University. He was awarded commendation of Very Competent at the Inns of Court School of Law.
EXPERTS YOU CAN TRUST
EXPERIENCE & BACKGROUND
- Advised on the statutory liabilities of Railtrack in Railtrack Plc-v-Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council:-arbitration resulting in successful contractual claims concerning the construction of the then new commonwealth Stadium, Manchester
- Advised on statutory liabilities of Railtrack in Railtrack v Manchester City Council-appeal against MCC’s stipulation that Railtrack must comply with building regulations, notwithstanding s4 Building Act 1984;
- Advised and represented the Brazilian multinational energy corporation, Petroleo Brasileiro SA in a dispute worth over USD 2,000,000 concerning an Oil Production Contract and an Oil Prospective Licence in Nigeria;
- Advised the UK’s largest industrial supplier, Caterpillar UK in relation to contractual liabilities in Nigeria;
- Advised and represented Microsoft (Nigeria) Ltd and the Microsoft Corporation (USA) on employment law matters in Nigeria;
- Successfully undertook proceedings on behalf of the Securities Exchange Commission;
- Advised and successfully represented MTN in proceedings at the Federal High Court;
- Advised and successfully represented Access Bank Plc in proceedings at the Federal High Court;
- Advised and successfully represented Accion Microfinance Bank Limited in court proceedings at the Lagos State High Court obtaining judgment in favour of Accion;
- Advised and successfully represented AMCON in court proceedings valued at N1,000,000,000 ((One Billion Naira) at the Lagos State High Court;
- Advised and represented Tetra Pak (West Africa) Limited
- Advised and represented AGIP in court proceedings at the Federal High Court, Lagos.
- Led the Knowledge Management Team and the Publications Unit with supervisory and mentoring responsibilities.
- HMRC v Remi Fakorede and Denise Shofolawe-Coker, trial (for defence)
- R-v-Anthony Maul, trial ( for defence)
- R-v-Joseph Molofe and others, trial ( for defence);
- R-v-Harris-Rassu and others, trial (for defence);
- R-v- Singh, trial (for defence);
- HMRC-v- Thompson, trial (for Her Majesty’s Commissioners);
- HMRC-v-Olumegbon, trial ( for Her Majesty’s Commissioners);
- Lloyd Boateng –v -Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis-trial (for the Appellant);
- Fanrborough Van Hire v 131 Direct Ltd, trial (for the Claimant);
- Ardakani -v –BMW, trial (for the Claimant)
- HMRC- v -Malcolm & Alan Bishton, trial (for Her Majesty’s Commissioners)
- The Queen- v- Ade Ashimi, trial (for the Crown)
- The Queen-v- Louise Emma Thompson & others, trial (for defence)
- In the matter of an application for judicial review-The Queen-on the Application of Annette Nabelembeka v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (acting for the Applicant);
- The Queen v Bebe Mitchell & Ors, trial (for the Crown)
- In the matter of an application for Judicial Review and Appeal by way of case stated: The Queen on the application of Bebe Mitchell -v -Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court (for the Crown)
- R-v- Rose Birungi, trial (for Defence)
- R-v-Lorraine Tshuma, trial (for Defence)
- R-v-Gorman, trial (for Defence)
- R-v-Jean Pierre Neale, trial (for Defence)
- R-v Audi Johnson, trial (for the Crown)
- HMRC-v-Mason, trial (for Her Majesty’s Commissioners)
- (Hons) (1993) University of Wales
- Phil (1996) Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
- Bar Vocational Course (PgDip.Law) (1999) Inns of Court School of Law, London
- Admitted to the Bar of England and Wales at the Inner Temple: 1999
- Admitted as an Attorney in the State of New York: 2002
- Admitted as a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria: 2012
- Honorary Society of the Inner Temple
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Nigerian Bar Association
- Amnesty International
- Lawyers for Liberty
