Imran Oladapo Shitta-Bey
Imran heads the Law Firm of S.A. Shitta-Bey & Co, a mainly Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice of over 45 years existence. His areas of specialisation are Public Law/Public Interest Litigation, Corporate Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury (including medical negiigence and product liability) and Property Litigation.
Notwithstanding the Litigation bias, Imran is adept at advising on Variation/Modification of Contracts, Property Transactional Work and Spatial Planning & Regeneration as an experienced UK Planning Law Consultant.
High Courts have inherent jurisdiction to supervise the proceedings and decisions of inferior courts or tribunals or those of a person or body of persons charged with the performance of a public duty. This supervisory power is exercised by way of what is known as judicial review of administrative action.
Since human life as we know it cannot exist without Land, water and air, changes we make to them and development that affects them need to be sustainable as these will impact on our social, economic and environmental well being as a people. New developments should therefore contribute to sustainable development rather than building for building’s sake.
Increased urbanisation and population explosion, propelled by a culture of impunity left Lagos vulnerable to a proliferation of urban slums and shanty towns with a myriad of environmental problems, traffic gridlock, over-stretched and depleted infrastructures, social deprivation, high poverty rate, high crime rate and other social ills.
When things go wrong during medical intervention, it may be down (though not always) to the negligent act or omission of the medical staff or establishment. Injury to the patient may therefore give rise to a civil liability in damages or worse still, a conviction for criminal negligence.
- Nigerian Law School, Legal Practitioner's Course, 1989 - 1990
- University of Warwick, Coventry, LLB Hons (Law), 1985 - 1986
- Shiplake College, Henley 'on' Thames, 'A' Levels, 1983 - 1985
- Government College Lagos, 'O' Levels, 1978 - 1983
- University of Lagos Staff School, Akoka (Primary), 1973 - 1978
- Nigerian Bar Association