Barrister

Samuel Okoronkwo jr

His expertise is particularly strong in:

Dispute Resolution
Company & Commercial Law
Property & Planning Law
Private Client
Sports Law

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Background

Samuel Okoronkwo Jr. practices as Public Access / Direct Access barrister and is proficient in chambers’ practice areas, including Company Law; Construction & Engineering Law; Litigation; Private Client Legal Advice; Property Law; SME Legal Advice; and Sports Law.

Since joining Chambers, Samuel Jr. has developed a busy and growing practice covering non-contentious advisory work. Also, his practice covers commercial litigation; construction adjudication and sports dispute resolution in various Tribunals, County Courts and the High Court.

Samuel Jr.’s practical experience of having worked in-house in a sports management company before being Called to the Bar has given him a wide breadth of understanding on a range of matters relating to private clients, SME’s and multinational organisations.

A Professional & Commercially focused Barrister

With this significant experience and broad horizon, Samuel understands life outside of the law. He appreciates that legal advice and representation cannot be given in a bubble, but within a business context.

Understanding the pressures faced daily by company directors, solicitors, agents, accountants, architects, quantity surveyors, engineers or other professional advisers, he prefers to avoid legal jargon and speak the client’s language to bring a refreshing down-to-earth approach to the expert analysis of any commercial and legal matter.

First-Hand Commercial Experience

In the Construction and Engineering industry, Samuel initially trained and practised as a Professional Quantity Surveyor, starting with the world’s first known Quantity Surveying firm, Henry Cooper & Sons established in 1775. Thereafter, Samuel spent several more years as a Construction Project Manager during which he had first-hand managerial responsibility for the planning, organising, directing and delivery of multi-million-pound construction and engineering projects, including the Harlequin Shopping Centre in Watford for Capital & Counties Plc, and the regeneration of London’s Canary Wharf business district with Lehrer McGovern International and Olympia & York.

Samuel has been involved in designing, negotiating and implementing the most innovative and profitable relationship arrangements covering all aspects of talent employment, intellectual property rights including image rights, merchandising, sponsorship, licencing and broadcasting rights. He also worked as a Property Developer for several years dealing with all aspects of complex land assembly, design development, development appraisals, planning consents, project financing, development procurement and management, asset disposals and retention within a portfolio.

In commerce, corporations, and law firms, Samuel has held senior managerial, in-house counsel positions and directorships for many years. He has had full profit responsibility for business planning and delivery including corporate governance. Samuel has also worked within the sports industry for several years at the highest levels as an FA-Registered Lawyer with the highest profile personnel, clubs and organisations. Read more about Samuel Okoronkwo reviews and feedback.

Samuel Okoronkwo jr

Personal Affiliations & Qualifications

Personal Affiliations

Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn.
Public Access Bar Association

Qualifications

2016: Public Access / Direct Access Qualified
2011: LLM Professional Legal Practice, BPP Holborn
2010: Barrister, Gray’s Inn
2009: LL.B (Hons), Queen Mary University

Samuel Okoronkwo jr

Case Examples

Company & Commercial Law

Dr. Ronaghyon -v- Whitecross Dental Care Limited

Advising a specialist dental surgeon on issues of ongoing professional indemnity and subsisting corporate undertakings following the management buyout of a dental surgery.

Intertransfers Incorporated & Ors -v- Intertransfer Limited & Ors

Advice and representation of the owner of an unregistered trade mark in an intellectual property claim brought by a new entrant to the market with a similar mark. This case involved challenge to application to register a trade mark, trade mark infringement, revocation of a trade mark and passing off.

Serbeh-Yiadom -v- Standard Bank Plc

Advice and representation in a multi-million pound cross-border banking claim including breaches of fiduciary duty and unauthorised transfer of shares at an undervalue.

Waterhouse -v- Gordons Solicitors & Armstrong Wood & Bridgman Solicitors

Advising on professional negligence claims against solicitors in connection with residential property transactions.

Relfo Ltd (in Liquidation) v Varsani, [2012] EWHC 2168 (Ch); LTL 20/7/2012

Trial involving equitable tracing, knowing receipt and unjust enrichment

Property & Planning Law

Aberfeldy Development, London SE5

Advising a buy-to-let property investor on off-plan acquisition of a residential development property using special purpose vehicles and effective tax-planning methods.

Argyle Estates Limited

Advising a portfolio commercial property investor in respect of the financing, acquisition, leasing, redevelopment and disposal of commercial properties using special purpose vehicles both on and off shore.

Maidstone Investment Limited -v- Phones 4 U Limited

Advising a major West End landlord in respect of a dilapidations claim and the subletting of parts and transfer of obligations under the Law of Property Acts in relation to a West End retail property.

Peter Bowring & Anr v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & Anr [2015] EWHC 1027 (Admin)

Change of use from single dwelling house to house in multiple occupation

Anyimukwu -v- Crossrail Limited

Advising and representation of property owners adversely impacted by the Crossrail project for compensation under the Crossrail Act 2008.

Construction & Engineering Law

Benson Construction Limited -v- Royal London Society for the Blind

Advice and representation of an employer against a repudiatory breach of contract claim by the principal contractor following determination of a JCT contract. This case also involved absolving the Quantity Surveyor/Project Manager of a claim of professional negligence liability for issuing the contract determination notices without express authorisation of the employer.

Ceilform Limited -v- Riverside Mouldings Limited

Advice and representation of a specialist trade contractor in connection with a bespoke manufacture and supply agreement engaging the issues of quality control and variation of contracted delivery dates.

May Gurney Construction Limited -v- London Docklands Authority

Advising a principal contractor in connection with substantial construction contract variations and extensions of time claims under a specialist civil engineering contract. Employer and principal contractor resolved to avoid litigation on strength of advice.

Ceilform Limited -v- Jonathan James Construction Limited

Advice and representation of a specialist trade contractor in a claim for variations and extension of time under a nominated sub-contractor agreement in respect of the development of the prestigious Rosewood London Hotel in Holborn.

London Borough of Barnet -v- Mann Construction Limited

Advising a civil engineering and construction principal contractor in respect of the enforcement of a planning notice by a local planning authority regarding structures erected without the benefit of a planning permission.

Sports Law

Akaminko & Eskisehir Football Club

Advice and representation in a multi-million pound renegotiation and renewal of an international footballer’s employment contract plus additional sponsorship and image rights contracts.

CSM -v- Opare

Advice and representation in a claim valued in excess of £1million by a sports management company against an international professional footballer for breach of contract and loss of earnings. This case involves proceedings in the courts and separate proceedings in sports arbitration under the FA rule K.

Portsmouth Football Club – In Administration

Sat on Creditors Committee of the insolvency of a football club to assist with the restructuring of the club and its exit from insolvency and representing the interest of a broad range of the clubs creditors.