Daze Nga is a Managing Counsel in Kenna Partners. His practice focuses on Civil Litigation and Resolution. He is also actively involved in the Firm’s Arbitration, Corporate and Commercial Law Practice. He is adept at providing proficient and highly efficient solutions to complex legal briefs ranging from representing the Federal Government of Nigeria and its agencies in vast issues of national importance to conveying important legal advisory services to multi nationals and large companies.
He employs the wealth of experience amassed over a period of 16 years post call in representing financial institutions, regulators, governments and multinationals, in several high-profile disputes. He continues to represent oil majors and indigenous oil companies at different levels of the Courts in a wide range of disputes, including oil spill matters and compensation claims running into millions of dollars. He has attended several professional and business courses at the Lagos Business School. Daze Nga holds a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) Degree from Abia State University and a Masters Degree (LL.M) from the University of Lagos.
Education
- LL.M, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- B.L, Nigerian Law School
- LL.B, (Hons), Abia State University, Abia, Nigeria
Bars
- Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Memberships
- Member, Nigerian Bar Association
- Member, Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators
Certifications
- Driving Business Success in Turbulent Times, Lagos Business School, 2023
- Search Inside Yourself, Lagos Business School, 2023
- Learning Management Programme, DC Learning’s Management Programme, 2023
Publications
- Nga, Daze (Contributor) (2024), “Kenna Partners’ Dispute Resolution Focus”.
- Nga, Daze & Ibezim, Onyemauche (2023), ‘A Change from the Common Law Principle to the Compensation Regime of the Oil Pipelines Act in Nigeria’. Published in Kenna Partners Energy Insight.
- Nga, Daze & Adeleye, Peace (2022), “The English Supreme Court’s Decision in Halliburton vs. Chubb: An Examination of the Issues Arising from Arbitrators; Acceptance of Multiple Appointments in Related Arbitrations and Arbitrator’s Duty to Disclose”. Published in The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, Vol 88, Issue 1. Pp 201 – 218.
- Nga, Daze (2022); “Limitations to the Freedom of Movement: The Nigerian Experience” in the “Footprints in the Path of Law”. Published by CLDS Publishing, Pp. 375 – 390
- Nga, Daze (2020), Limitations to Freedom of Movement; Comparative Study of the United States of America, Canada and Europe.
- Nga, Daze (2020), Limitations to the Freedom of Movement; the Nigerian Experience.
- Nga, Daze (2017), Justice Delivery in Nigeria; the Lagos State Approach.
- Nga, Daze (2016), A Consideration of the Rights of a Minority Shareholder in the decision in Foss vs. Harbottle.
- Nga, Daze (2015), The Role of the Judiciary in a Democratic Setting.
