Ejide Sodipo, Founder and Principal

Ejide Sodipo brings the firm a wealth of experience and expertise in the world of P&I Mutuals and ten years working with an internationally recognized leading UK Mutual management company. As a commercial and maritime litigator with 29 years of experience, she has represented clients in 400+ cases, including in the highest courts of Nigeria and securing victories at the Supreme Court of  Nigeria. In addition, she has represented members of the International Group of P&I Clubs, a group of 13 P&I Mutuals that collectively insure around 90% of the world's ocean-going tonnage.

Her specialty areas include:

  • Cargo claims and insurance recoveries.
  • Charter parties and other contracts of carriage.
  • International trade and transportation.
  • Bunker disputes.
  • Collision actions.
  • Personal injury.

Ejide holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from University College London (UCL), specializing in Commercial and Maritime Law. She has a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of London, a Bachelor of Laws (BL) from Nigerian Law School, and a Certificate in P&I Insurance from the Skuld School in Oslo, Norway.

Professional affiliations include the Nigerian Bar Association, the Technical Committee on the Creation of a Nigerian Local P&I Mutual, and the sectoral working group for Finance, Insurance, and Legal services – Nigerian Consultative Forum, consultants to the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Ejide has been a lecturer on Commercial Law at the University of Ibadan and was a panelist at the 7th Annual Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

Recognized nationally as a well-respected expert on P&I Mutual Associations, Ejide’s presentations have included:

  • The benefits of a Nigeria Protection & Indemnity Association – Shipowners Association of Nigeria (SOAN) and the Nigeria Shipowners Association (NISA), 2019.
  • Insurance Redesigned – Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, stakeholders, and shipowners operating in Nigeria territorial waters, 2019.
  • Opportunity for wealth generation in the Maritime sector by creating a Local Protection and Indemnity Mutual Association – Management of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, 2018.
  • Opportunity for domestic wealth creation in the maritime insurance Industry by the creation of a Nigerian Protection & Indemnity Association – Nigerian Content Workshop at Owerri, Imo State, 2017.
  • The opportunity for wealth creation in the Marine Insurance Industry by creating a Nigerian Protection and Indemnity Association – Nigeria Maritime and Safety Administration, 2017.
  • Harnessing the potentials of Nigeria’s Maritime Sector – Nigeria Stakeholders in Nigeria Maritime Industry at Maritime Sector Presidential retreat, 2012.
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