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Olasupo Shasore (born 22 January 1964) is a Nigerian
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and a founding partner in the law firm of Africa Law Practice NG & Co, a commercial law firm in Nigeria. A
Senior Advocate of Nigeria Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is a honorific title that is conferred on legal practitioners in Nigeria of not less than ten years' standing and who have distinguished themselves in the legal profession. It is the equivalent of the rank of King ...
(SAN) and a Fellow of the
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. He was Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State from 2007 to 2011.


Education

Shasore attended the
Federal Government College Lagos The Federal Government College, Ijanikin is a co-educational secondary school in Ijanikin, Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north a ...
and
Igbobi College Igbobi College is a college established by the Methodism, Methodist and Anglican Church, Anglican Churches in 1932, in the Yaba (Lagos), Yaba suburb of Lagos, Lagos State, South-western Nigeria. It is still on its original site and most of the or ...
, Lagos, before studying law at the
University of Ife Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria, which w ...
(now Obafemi Awolowo University) graduating with an LL.B in 1986 followed by a
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from
Nigerian Law School The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up to provide professional certification to graduates of law. The school was established in Lagos under the Legal Education Act 1962, now Legal Education (Consolidation Etc) Act Cap. L1 ...
in 1987. He then achieved an
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through the
University of Lagos The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a Public university, public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the education in Nigeria#First generation universities, first generation universities in ...
in 1990.


Career

He was called to the
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on 22 October 1987; became a member of the Inner Bar and conferred with the rank of
Senior Advocate of Nigeria Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is a honorific title that is conferred on legal practitioners in Nigeria of not less than ten years' standing and who have distinguished themselves in the legal profession. It is the equivalent of the rank of King ...
(SAN) in 2006; Fellow of the
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(United Kingdom) 2007; former member of the Body of Benchers of
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; Notary Public for Nigeria; President of the Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) (until January 2016); Chairman of the
Lagos State Lagos State (, ) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West, Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, Nigerian states, Lagos is the second List of Nigerian states by population, most populous state but the List of Nigerian states by area, smallest ...
Law Reform Commission (until 2015); member/secretary of the Presidential Petroleum Revenue Special Taskforce (2013); led
Lagos State Lagos State (, ) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West, Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, Nigerian states, Lagos is the second List of Nigerian states by population, most populous state but the List of Nigerian states by area, smallest ...
delegates at National Constitutional conference (2014). As Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice,
Lagos Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...
State, he led the review of the Criminal Code Law, and the Administration of
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Law; authored and issued the first Prosecutors' Guidelines (2011); initiated the first African Regional Conference of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP). Chaired the Mortgage and Property Law Reform Committee, which produced and recommended the Mortgage & Property Law (2009). He also authored the Home Ownership and Mortgage Policy (2011). He also initiated the policy and crafted the tenant friendly Tenancy Law of Lagos State, balancing the inequality between landlords and tenants.


Writings

He is also an historian and author; his recent books include ''Ministering Justice: Administration of Justice in Nigeria'' (Qbooks, 2019); ''Platter of Gold: Making Nigeria'' (2016), which inspired a seven-part docuseries titled '' Journey of an African Colony''; ''Possessed – A History of Law & Justice in the Crown Colony of Lagos'' (2014); ''Commercial Arbitration – Arbitration Law & International Practice in Nigeria'' (Lexis Nexis, 2011), Johnson and Shasore; ''Jurisdiction & Sovereign Immunity in Nigerian Commercial Law'' (Practice and textbook) (2007, NIIA).


Personal life

Shasore is married with three children.


References

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