Olasupo Shasore | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of Lagos State | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Governor | Babatunde Fashola |
| Preceded by | Yemi Osinbajo |
| Succeeded by | Ade Ipaye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Olasupo Shasore 22 January 1964 Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Spouse | Gbemi Shasore |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www |
Olasupo Shasore SAN (born 22 January 1964) is a Nigerian lawyer[1] and a founding partner in the law firm of Africa Law Practice NG & Co,[2] a commercial law firm in Nigeria. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He was Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State from 2007 to 2011.[3]
Education
Shasore attended the Federal Government College Lagos and Igbobi College,[4] Lagos before studying law at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) graduating with an LL.B in 1986 followed by a Bachelor of Laws from Nigerian Law School in 1987. He then achieved an LL.M through the University of Lagos in 1990.[5]
Career
He was called to the Nigerian Bar on 22 October 1987; Became a member of the Inner Bar and conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2006; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom) 2007; Former member of the Body of Benchers of Nigeria; Notary Public for Nigeria; President of the Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) (until January 2016); Chairman of the Lagos State Law Reform Commission (until 2015);[6] Member/Secretary of the Presidential Petroleum Revenue Special Taskforce (2013); Led Lagos State delegates at National Constitutional conference (2014)
As Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, he led the review of the Criminal Code Law, and the Administration of Criminal Justice Law; Authored and issued the first Prosecutors' Guidelines (2011); Initiated the first African Regional Conference of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP). Chaired the Mortgage and Property Law Reform Committee, which produced and recommended the Mortgage & Property Law (2009). He also authored the Home Ownership and Mortgage Policy (2011).[7] He also initiated the policy and crafted the tenant friendly Tenancy Law of Lagos State, balancing the inequality between landlords and tenants.
Writings
He is also an historian and author, his recent books include Ministering Justice: Administration of Justice in Nigeria (Qbooks, 2019); Platter of Gold: Making Nigeria (2016); Possessed – A History of Law & Justice in the Crown Colony of Lagos (2014);[8] Commercial Arbitration – Arbitration Law & International Practice in Nigeria (Lexis Nexis, 2011), Johnson and Shasore;[9] Jurisdiction & Sovereign Immunity in Nigerian Commercial Law (Practice and textbook) (2007, NIIA).
Personal life
Shasore is married with three children.
References
- ↑ "Olasupo Shasore SAN".
- ↑ "Our People | ALP | A leading corporate commercial law firm in Lagos Nigeria".
- ↑ "Past Attorney Generals » Lagos State Ministry of Justice".
- ↑ "A Noble Nigerian in the Change Milleu".
- ↑ "Biography of Olasupo Shasore, SAN". 7 June 2018.
- ↑ "Lagos Law Reform". 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Lagos Homs". Lagos Homs. Lagos State Government. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ "Supo Shasore releases 'Possessed'". ArtyLiving. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ "Public Presentation of Commercial Arbitration Law and International Practice in Nigeria". TundeFashola.com. Retrieved 28 November 2014.