NBA Onitsha 2018 Annual Bar Week To Begin 5th Dec Through 9th

The five-day program which is expected to be graced with renowned legal personalities is to start on the 5th December through the 9th day of December, 2018. See Order: DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, 5TH DECEMBER 2018 OPENING CEREMONY 8am-9am: Arrival of Guests/ Breakfast/Free Medical Checkup. 9am-10am: a) Introduction of the Chairman of the occasion and Members of the high table. b) Opening prayers. c) Chairman’s opening remarks. d) Welcome address by the Chairman of Bar Week Committee, Hon. P.A. Afuba, FCArb. e) An address by NBA Chairman, Ozo Ben Erinne Esq. f) Declaration of the 2018 Bar Week open. g) Introduction of Guest speaker. 10am – 11am: Keynote address by the Guest Speaker, Olisa Agbakoba SAN. Topic: Reforming Legal Practice to meet Modern Trends. 11 am – 12 pm: Showcase session by discussants (A.C. Anaenugwu SAN; Chief Emeka J.P Obegolu FICMC; Ikeazor Akaraiwe Esq; Prof. Nkoli Aniekwu). 12pm – 1pm: Interactive session. 1pm – 2pm: Lunch. 2pm – 3pm: Raffle Draw. 4 pm: Novelty Football match between Nigerian Bar Association Onitsha Branch and Nigeria Medical Association Onitsha Chapter/ Refreshment. Venue: All Saints Cathedral Field, Onitsha. DAY TWO: THURSDAY, 6TH DECEMBER 2018 9 am – 10 am: a) Introduction of the Chairman of the occasion and Members of the high table. b) Opening prayers. c) Chairman’s opening remarks. d) Introduction of the Guest lecturer. 10 am – 11 am Lecture on Alternative Dispute Resolution; the Role of the Bar and the Bench. Guest lecturer: Prof. Offornze Amucheazi SAN, FICMC. 11am – 11:30am: Tea break 11:30 am – 1 pm: Discussion by discussants (Hon. Justice D.C. Maduechesi; Hon. Justice Pete Obiora; Kpajie Nnamdi Ibegbu SAN, FCArb. JP; G. E. Ezeuko SAN.) 4 pm: Celebration of Golden Cups/Gala Night. DAY THREE: FRIDAY, 7TH DECEMBER 2018 9 am – 10 am: a) Introduction of the Chairman of the occasion and Members of the high table. b) Opening prayers. c) Chairman’s opening remarks. d) Introduction of the Guest speaker. 10 am – 11:30 am Young Lawyers Programme. Topic: Professional Ethics and Discipline of Lawyers. Guest speaker: Chike Onyemenam SAN 11:30am – 1pm: Interactive session. 4 pm: Bar Dinner/Award Night, at C.J. Patterson Hall, All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha. Dinner speech by Hon. Justice Okechukwu J. Okeke, Justice of the Federal High Court, Rtd. 10 pm: Young Lawyers Night. DAY FOUR: SATURDAY, 8TH DECEMBER 2018 9am-3pm: Visitation of old/ sick/ incapacitated Lawyers. DAY FIVE: SUNDAY, 9TH DECEMBER 2018 10 am Thanksgiving mass at Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity Onitsha/Group Photograph. Refreshment after mass, courtesy of Catholic Lawyers Association, Onitsha Branch.]]>