#Englishbar - Twitter Hashtag

about 2 months ago

University of London LLB 1964. Called to #EnglishBar 1965. If Chief Gani Fawehinmi SAN, SAM could rise from "pass grade" to SAN, then nobody’s story is finished.

jose66542's tweet photo. University of London
LLB 1964. Called to #EnglishBar 1965.

If Chief Gani Fawehinmi SAN, SAM could rise from "pass grade"
to SAN, then nobody’s story is finished. https://t.co/eIRPytdpZf

ProudlyOK

@jose66542

about 2 months ago

CHIEF GANI FAWEHINMI SAN, SAM, GCON - THE LAW LEADING ICON Written by #ProudlyOK - A Direct Beneficiary 1. THE BEGINNING: PASS GRADE DIDN'T LIMIT HIM Born 22nd April 1938, Ondo. Lost his dad early. Mother was a trader. No money. No "perfect grades". No connections. Went to the UK 1961 and worked as welder, dishwasher, clerk to fund University of London. He proved that a PASS GRADE and POVERTY should not limit or restrict one's progress in life. University of London LLB 1964. Called to English Bar 1965. If Gani could rise from "pass grade" to SAN, then nobody’s story is finished. 2. FOUGHT TO BE LAW Nigerian Law School 1965 denied him: "Over-age. Not of good character" because he was an activist. He sued them. Won. Called to Nigerian Bar 1966. He broke the gate for all of us. 3. JAILED: 30+ TIMES. BETRAYED. Kirikiri. Kuje. Alagbon. Under 5 military regimes. Denied SAN for 20 years. NBA fought him. Govts he defended later detained him. But he said: "Prison is my second home. The cell is my office." 4. SENIOR ADVOCATE OF THE MASSES - SAM 1993: OAU Students gave him SAM because establishment refused him SAN. He is the ONLY PERSON EVER to hold SAM. Got SAN in 2001. Rejected OFR, MON, CON in life. Family received GCON posthumously in 2018. 5. EVERY LAWYER'S GUIDE: NWLR 1985 Founded NIGERIAN WEEKLY LAW REPORTS so judgments won’t take 5 years. NWLR still runs today. Every lawyer lives on it. He also INSTRUCTED that his Chambers be DISSOLVED after his death. No commercialization. 6. LANDMARK CASES Fawehinmi v. Akilu (1987) - Gave us Public Interest Litigation. Any citizen can sue govt. Garba v. Uni Maiduguri (1986) - Student rights. Right to Fair Hearing & Natural Justice Principle. AG Lagos v. AGF (2003) - Fought Tinubu govt on LGs. 7. HE SUED TINUBU & IGP ON CHICAGO CERTIFICATE 2000-2003: He dragged Gov. Tinubu & IGP to court over questionable Chicago State University certificate, perjury & non-disclosure. They called him enemy of Lagos. STARTED WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING NOW. Visionary. 20 years ahead. 8. THE POLITICS PAIN: 2003 NCP Upon all he did... 2003: Ran for President under NCP. Refused to bribe or rig. Result: Could not get up to 200,000 votes. The masses he fed and defended didn’t vote him. He said: "I did it for conscience, not votes." 9. THIS IS PERSONAL - #ProudlyOK I AM A DIRECT RECIPIENT OF CHIEF'S GENEROSITY. Through the Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship Board, Chief gave me N100,000 as an undergraduate. That money didn’t just pay school fees. It planted a seed. First Class → NNPC/Total/Chevron Scholarships → Yale → The Hague I am standing here today because one man with "pass grade" background decided poor students deserved a chance. Chief did not know me. But he believed in "the masses". And I am part of the masses he lifted. 10. BOYS HE RAISED Mr. Tayo Oyetibo SAN Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN Trained in his chambers. He built people, not just cases. 11. PHILANTHROPY Scholarships: 300+ students like me. Library: 30,000 free law books in Surulere. Free legal aid for market women and journalists. 12. LAST INSTRUCTIONS & LEGACY Dissolve Chambers. Continue Scholarship. Keep Library. Keep NWLR. Died 5th Sept 2009. Lung cancer. 13. THE LESSONS FROM CHIEF TO ME AND YOU 1. PASS GRADE & POVERTY DON'T DEFINE YOU - Gani proved it 2. Fight for others even if they won’t vote for you 3. Build systems that outlive you. 4. Integrity is expensive but worth it. 14. FINAL SALUTE FROM #ProudlyOK CHIEF GANI FAWEHINMI SAN. SAM. GCON. SENIOR ADVOCATE OF THE MASSES WORLD LEADING LIGHT. LAW LEADING ICON. FROM PASS GRADE TO GLOBAL ICON. Because of you, I am here. Because of you, we can sue government. Because of you, lawyers have NWLR. HE IS EVERYTHING AWESOME ON. Rest in Power, Chief. We are still carrying your torch. #SeniorAdvocateOfTheMasses #LawLeadingIcon #ProudlyOK #GaniScholar #PassGradeToGreatness

jose66542's tweet photo. CHIEF GANI FAWEHINMI SAN, SAM, GCON - THE LAW LEADING ICON

Written by #ProudlyOK - A Direct Beneficiary

1. THE BEGINNING: PASS GRADE DIDN'T LIMIT HIM

Born 22nd April 1938, Ondo. Lost his dad early.
Mother was a trader.
No money. No "perfect grades". No connections.

Went to the UK 1961
and worked as welder, dishwasher, clerk to fund University of London.

He proved that a PASS GRADE and POVERTY should not limit
or restrict one's
progress in life.

University of London LLB 1964. Called to English Bar 1965. If Gani could rise from "pass grade"
to SAN, then nobody’s story is finished.

2. FOUGHT TO BE LAW
Nigerian Law School 1965 denied him:

"Over-age. Not of good character" because
he was an activist.

He sued them. Won.
Called to Nigerian Bar 1966. He broke the
gate for all of us.

3. JAILED: 30+ TIMES. BETRAYED.

Kirikiri. Kuje. Alagbon. Under 5 military regimes.

Denied SAN for 20 years. NBA fought him.

Govts he defended later detained him.

But he said: "Prison is
my second home.
The cell is my office."

4. SENIOR ADVOCATE OF THE MASSES - SAM

1993: OAU Students gave him SAM because establishment refused him SAN.

He is the ONLY PERSON EVER to hold SAM.

Got SAN in 2001. Rejected OFR,
MON, CON in life.

Family received GCON posthumously in 2018.

5. EVERY LAWYER'S GUIDE: NWLR 1985

Founded NIGERIAN WEEKLY LAW REPORTS so judgments won’t take 5 years.

NWLR still runs today. Every lawyer lives on it.

He also INSTRUCTED that his Chambers
be DISSOLVED
after his death. No commercialization.

6. LANDMARK CASES

Fawehinmi v. Akilu (1987) - Gave us Public Interest Litigation.
Any citizen can sue govt.

Garba v. Uni Maiduguri (1986) - Student rights.
Right to Fair Hearing & Natural Justice Principle.

AG Lagos v. AGF (2003) - Fought Tinubu govt on LGs.

7. HE SUED TINUBU & IGP ON CHICAGO CERTIFICATE

2000-2003: He dragged Gov. Tinubu & IGP to court over questionable Chicago State University certificate, perjury & non-disclosure.

They called him
enemy of Lagos.

STARTED WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING NOW.
Visionary.
20 years ahead.

8. THE POLITICS PAIN: 2003 NCP
Upon all he did...

2003: Ran for President under NCP.
Refused to bribe or rig.

Result: Could not get up to 200,000 votes.

The masses he fed
and defended
didn’t vote him.

He said: "I did it for conscience, not votes."

9. THIS IS PERSONAL - #ProudlyOK
I AM A DIRECT RECIPIENT OF
CHIEF'S GENEROSITY.

Through the Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship Board, Chief gave me N100,000 as an undergraduate.

That money didn’t
just pay school fees.

It planted a seed.
First Class → NNPC/Total/Chevron Scholarships → Yale → The Hague

I am standing here today because one man with "pass grade" background decided poor students deserved a chance.

Chief did not know me. But he believed
in "the masses".

And I am part of the masses he lifted.

10. BOYS HE RAISED

Mr. Tayo Oyetibo SAN
Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN

Trained in his chambers. He built people,
not just cases.

11. PHILANTHROPY
Scholarships: 300+ students like me.

Library: 30,000 free law books in Surulere.

Free legal aid for market women and journalists.

12. LAST INSTRUCTIONS & LEGACY

Dissolve Chambers.
Continue Scholarship.
Keep Library.
Keep NWLR.

Died 5th Sept 2009. Lung cancer.

13. THE LESSONS FROM CHIEF TO ME AND YOU

1. PASS GRADE & POVERTY DON'T DEFINE YOU - Gani proved it

2. Fight for others even if they won’t vote for you

3. Build systems
that outlive you.

4. Integrity is
expensive but worth it.

14. FINAL SALUTE FROM #ProudlyOK

CHIEF GANI FAWEHINMI
SAN. SAM. GCON.

SENIOR ADVOCATE
OF THE MASSES

WORLD LEADING LIGHT. LAW LEADING ICON.

FROM PASS GRADE
TO GLOBAL ICON.

Because of you,
I am here.

Because of you,
we can sue government.

Because of you,
lawyers have NWLR.

HE IS EVERYTHING AWESOME ON.
Rest in Power, Chief.
We are still carrying
your torch.

#SeniorAdvocateOfTheMasses #LawLeadingIcon #ProudlyOK #GaniScholar #PassGradeToGreatness

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Outer Temple Chambers @outertemple

over 3 years ago

We’re pleased that @thelegal500 #EMEA rankings have rated us a Tier 2 Leading Set for commercial expertise at the #EnglishBar #MiddleEast. David Russell KC, Andrew Spink KC, Ali Almihdar, Stephen Doherty, Peter Linstead & Justina Stewart are also ranked. https://t.co/HSG7X6uaiK

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Sick! 西麻布 @only_englishbar

about 4 years ago

Thank you for the introduction!! It is a shop that even foreigners can enjoy:):) #sick西麻布　#日本語禁止バー　#englishbar https://t.co/9tJnoEw4kG

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Damian Kelly ⚖️ @Kelly4Law

over 4 years ago

100 year Anniversary tomorrow (10th May 1922) of first Woman (#IvyWilliams) being called as a #Barrister to the #EnglishBar #FrancesKyle & #AverilDeverell were called to the #IrishBar a year earlier on 1st Nov 1921 A tremendous achievement at the time for all concerned. ⚖️

This Day in Irish History @ThisDayIrish

almost 6 years ago

This day 99 years ago - 1 November 1921 - Frances Kyle and Averil Deverell became the first women barristers in Ireland. They were called to the Irish Bar at King's Inn, Dublin, more than six months before Ivy Williams became the first woman called to the English Bar in 1922.

ThisDayIrish's tweet photo. This day 99 years ago - 1 November 1921 - Frances Kyle and Averil Deverell became the first women barristers in Ireland.

They were called to the Irish Bar at King's Inn, Dublin, more than six months before Ivy Williams became the first woman called to the English Bar in 1922. https://t.co/OBvMupWPbN

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Toby Cadman

@tobycadman

over 4 years ago

Hugely proud moment as @almubernabeu is called to the #EnglishBar by @middletemple @Guernica37Group

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Toby Cadman

@tobycadman

about 5 years ago

Was nice to be in court against an opponent where there was more than a touch of camaraderie. Missed that a great deal. The international tribunals have a lot to learn from the #EnglishBar

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Toby Cadman

@tobycadman

almost 6 years ago

In Episode #008 of the #GuernicaAccountabilityPodcast I’m interrogated by @almubernabeu on #EnglishBar #Law #humanrights, @GuernicaLaw37 #Bangladesh #Syria #KungFu #RollingStones #OtisRedding https://t.co/L32M45wEXi

tobycadman's tweet photo. In Episode #008 of the #GuernicaAccountabilityPodcast I’m interrogated by @almubernabeu on #EnglishBar #Law #humanrights, @GuernicaLaw37 #Bangladesh #Syria #KungFu #RollingStones #OtisRedding https://t.co/L32M45wEXi https://t.co/XZHR2CfE7X

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Brigitta Balogh @hellobrigitta

almost 6 years ago

I just received my copy and I’m proud and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the essay collection alongside the #LegalAid giants of the #EnglishBar Thank you @spikemullings! #JusticeMatters #LegalAidHeroes @LegalActionGrp @justallianceuk @mwillersqc @BarristerSecret

hellobrigitta's tweet photo. I just received my copy and I’m proud and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the essay collection alongside the #LegalAid giants of the #EnglishBar

Thank you @spikemullings! #JusticeMatters #LegalAidHeroes @LegalActionGrp @justallianceuk @mwillersqc @BarristerSecret https://t.co/VZJ6ajXzgv

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Toby Cadman

@tobycadman

about 6 years ago

It is days like today that reminds me why I do what I do and makes me realise that I truly love what I do and as hard as it might be from time to time I would not change it for anything #AccountabilityMatters #EnglishBar #Justice #Humanrights #loudmouthactivist @GuernicaLaw37

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chameleon design @chameleon_des

about 6 years ago · Exmouth

A really good day for me with a little bit of #aRt with @missyfitzart and @ThelmaHulbert and then the FH arrived so we went to the upstairs #englishbar 🧑🏻‍🎨🕺🏻 #scrumptious #seaside #arts #aphasiaawareness… https://t.co/3IGglzdKS9

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workout_motivvvv @WMotivvvv

about 6 years ago

Beer time #refresh #beer #englishbar #british

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Toby Cadman

@tobycadman

over 6 years ago · Ealing

Congratulations to @Keir_Starmer a sensible choice for leading @UKLabour back from the depths to the frontline - a barrister, prosecutor, and former advisory member of the first NGO I co-founded 18 years ago in Bosnia #EnglishBar

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Hôtel Raphael Paris @RAPHAELPARIS16

over 6 years ago

[English Bar] 🍸 - Enjoy a special moment in our English Bar. • 📞 +33 1 53 64 32 05 • #beamazedbyraphaelstyle • #hotelraphaelparis #leshotelsbaverez #englishbar #teatime #englishtea #pastries #cocktails #cityoflight #paris #hotellovers #travel #traveltheworld

RAPHAELPARIS16's tweet photo. [English Bar] 🍸 - Enjoy a special moment in our English Bar.
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#hotelraphaelparis #leshotelsbaverez #englishbar #teatime #englishtea #pastries #cocktails #cityoflight #paris #hotellovers #travel #traveltheworld https://t.co/HqGMHHylKz

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Hôtel Regina Paris @REGINAPARIS1

over 6 years ago

[Gourmet Moments] ⚜️ - An elegant universe with exciting flavours • #livingthereginalife #ThePreferredLife • #hotelreginaparis #leshotelsbaverez #englishbar #teatime #englishtea #pastries #cocktails #cityoflights #paris #hotellovers #travel #traveltheworld

REGINAPARIS1's tweet photo. [Gourmet Moments] ⚜️ - An elegant universe with exciting flavours
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#hotelreginaparis #leshotelsbaverez #englishbar #teatime #englishtea #pastries #cocktails #cityoflights #paris #hotellovers #travel #traveltheworld https://t.co/oHXx8mkNIv

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Hôtel Raphael Paris @RAPHAELPARIS16

over 6 years ago

[Choco Time] ⚜️ - Enjoy our Choco Time, every day from midday to 6pm. • 📞 +33 1 53 64 32 05 • #beamazedbyraphaelstyle • #hotelraphaelparis #leshotelsbaverez #chocotime #break #englishbar #reddecoration #teatime #englishtea #pastries #cocktails #cityoflights #paris

RAPHAELPARIS16's tweet photo. [Choco Time] ⚜️ - Enjoy our Choco Time, every day from midday to 6pm.
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#hotelraphaelparis #leshotelsbaverez #chocotime #break #englishbar #reddecoration #teatime #englishtea #pastries #cocktails #cityoflights #paris https://t.co/shItYnqndg

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Nicola Henderson @NicNakHendo

over 6 years ago

@RealKiefer Looking forward to seeing you in Sheffield on Tuesday. Almost 12 years since we were in the English Bar in Bucharest! #tequilashots #Englishbar #Mirrors #Romania #realkiefer