LL.M, LL.B, - Senior Associate
Bright, a Counsel at O. A. Omonuwa (SAN) & Co., is an astute researcher with a track record of awards and accolades to his name. He obtained his law degree (LLB) from the University of Benin in 2015 being the Best Final Year Student. He consolidated this achievement by completing his Master’s degree programme (LLM) in 2019 with a Distinction in same institution, emerging as the Best Graduating Student he was awarded with the Scholars Award. He is currently a PhD Candidate at the University of Benin where he is undertaking an assessment of the judiciary and democratic consolidation in Nigeria using several cross-country indices..
His exceptional intelligence, as a young professional with diverse legal knowledge and skill sets, enables him deliver outstanding results consistently. He previously gained considerable experience in the oil and gas sector and legal research as a Legal Research Assistant in an Oil and Gas Firm and to a Judge, Edo State High Court, Abudu respectively. He is quick to adapt to new ideas to develop innovative and creative solutions to legal problems. He is a scholar per excellence whose erudite legal works and papers have been co-published in several double-blind peer reviewed journals..
Areas of Practice
Constitution Law; Corporate and Commercial Law; Banking Law; Aviation Law; Intellectual Property Law; Oil and Gas Law; Legal Advisory, Company Secretarial & Regulatory Compliance; and General Litigation.
Publications
• Gabriel O. Arishe and Bright E. Enorenseeghe, “Fixing Boundary against Encroachment: Recent Developments on Judicial Independence in Nigeria” Obafemi Awolowo University Law Journal 3, no. 2 (2019); 261-285
• Osazee D. Egbenusi and Bright E. Enorenseeghe, “Curbing Kidnapping in Nigeria: Beyond Laws” Benin Journal of Public Law (BJPL) 6, (2019); 166-192
• Osazee David Egbenusi and Bright E. Enorenseeghe, “Copyright Protection and the Nigerian Music Industry: Scope and Limits” Section on Legal Practice Law Journal (SLPLJ) 6, (2020); 76-96
• Osazee D. Egbenusi and Bright E. Enorenseeghe, “Ex-Military Leaders and Electoral Politics in Africa: Challenges and Term Limits Dilemma” Benin Bar Law Journal 2(1), (2020)
• Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe and Osazee David Egbenusi, “COVID-19 Pandemic: Emergency Powers and Its Impact on Democratic Norms” Obafemi Awolowo University Law Journal 4, no. 1 (2020); 84-97
• Osazee David Egbenusi and Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe, “A Review of Hate Speech and Freedom of Expression in Nigeria: Scope and Limit” NIALS Journal of Public Law II(I), (2020) 318-345 • Osazee David Egbenusi and Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe, “Towards an Understanding of the Immunity of Ships on the High Sea” UNIPORT Journal of International and Comparative Law 1, (2020); 164
• Bright E. Enorenseeghe and Osazee David Egbenusi, “Conceptualizing Tax Policy Incentives and Its Utilitarian Value in Attracting Foreign Investment” The University of Port Harcourt Journal of Contemporary Commercial and Industrial Law 1, (2020); 140
• B. E. Enorenseeghe and Osazee D. Egbenusi, “Understanding International Tax Treaty System and Developing Countries’ Tax Treaty Skepticism” The University of Port Harcourt Journal of Contemporary Commercial and Industrial Law 1, (2020); 164
• Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe and Osazee David Egbenusi, “Democratic Recession in Africa: Rethinking the Electoral Practices” Nnamdi Azikiwe University Law Review vol. 1 no. 2, (2021); 44
• Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe and Osazee David Egbenusi, “A Review of the Aviation Legal Framework and the Aviation Sector in Nigeria: Developmental Issues” Nnamdi Azikiwe University Law Review vol. 1 no. 2, (2021); 65
• Osazee David Egbenusi and Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe, “Criminalization Of Abusive Utilization Of Environmental Resources In Nigeria: Enforcement Challenges” Nnamdi Azikiwe University Law Review vol. 1 no. 3, (2021); 20-36
• Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe and Osazee David Egbenusi, “Aviation Sector In Nigeria: An Analysis Of Its Historical Development” Nnamdi Azikiwe University Law Review vol. 1 no. 3, (2021); 68-83 • Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe and Osazee David Egbenusi, “Understanding The Constitutional Guarantee Of Equality And Non-Discrimination: A Brief Review Of Nigeria’s Position” Nnamdi Azikiwe University Law Review vol. 1 no. 3, (2021); 128-148
• Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe and Osazee David Egbenusi, “States’ Actions in Times of War and National Emergency: Civilian Aircraft and the Chicago Convention in Perspective” UNIPORT Journal of International and Comparative Law 2, (2021); 42-59
• Osazee David Egbenusi and Bright Eseosa Enorenseeghe, “A Rethink of the Legal Regime for the Protection of Vulnerable Persons within the Nigerian Criminal Justice System” University of Benin Law Journal 20(2), (2020/2021); 66-98