Visiting Fellow in International Commercial Mediation

Academic Profile

Dr Monalisa Odibo-Ewemade (LLB, LLM, BL, PGCertHE, PhD)

Visiting Fellow in International Commercial Mediation, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus

Lecturer of Law, School of Law and Policing, UCLan UK

Lead, Centre for Mediation, UCLan UK

Qualifications

Ph.D. Law Alternative Dispute Resolution (Bangor University, Wales, United Kingdom, 2016)

Bachelors of Law, BL (Nigerian Law School, Abuja, Nigeria, 2009)                        

LLM, International Commercial Law (University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 2008)

LLB Hons (University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, 2007)

Professional Qualifications 

Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (P.G. CERT. H.E) *Bangor University, Wales, United Kingdom, March 2017)                          

Mediating Disputes (Harvard Negotiation Institute, Harvard Law School, October 2015)

Civil and Commercial Mediation Training Course (University of Central Lancashire, July 2018)

Providing Initial Disability/Discrimination Legal Information and Advice Pro-Qual (Equality and Discrimination Law, June 2013)

Specialization

Dispute resolution, Conflict management and Law

Employment Track

Lecturer, University of Central Lancashire (Preston, November 2019 – to date)

Lecturer, University of Central Lancashire (Mauritius, September 2018 – June 2019)

Part-Time Lecturer / Teaching Assistant, Bangor University Law School (Sept 2014 – 2017)

Memberships (Academic/Professional)

• Member, Civil Mediation Council – 2024
• Member, Nigerian Bar Association – 2010
• Fellow, Higher Education Academy – 2016

Research Interests

International Commercial Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods

Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)

Teaching and Course Leadership

• Undergraduate teaching: Contract Law; Consumer and Commercial Law; Comparative Law; Mooting and Legal Debating; Interviewing and Employability; Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); Alternative Dispute Resolution, Public Law; Advanced Professional Skills and Employability

• Postgraduate teaching: Corporate Governance, International Commercial Mediation; International Commercial Arbitration; Independent Research Project; Dissertation
• LLM Course Leader – Programme Coordinator, School of Law, Mauritius (2018 – 2019)
• Undergraduate and postgraduate Project and Dissertation Supervisor
• Module Leader

• Personal Tutor to undergraduate and postgraduate students
• UK Student Mediation Team Coach
• Trustee, Bangor University Students’ Union
• Trustee, MP Benevolence Trust 2016 – to date
• Trustee, Citizens Advice Bureau November 2022-2023

Administrative Roles

• Recruitment Team – Open / OH Days / Schools & Colleges
• International Student Support and Welfare
• Civil and Commercial Mediation Clinic
• Workplace Mediator
• C&C mediation training
• Colleague Support Service    
• Business Development & Oversight for the Centre for Mediation

Selective publication, Conference and Seminar Presentations 

• Maria R Volpe, Gad Gathu Kiragu, Pedro Aurelio and Monalisa Odibo, Unlocking the Power of Mediation: Bridging Communities, Workplaces, and Policing Mediation. University of Central Lancashire, Mediation Awareness Week, November 2023
• Tracey Fox, Fiona Chute and Monalisa Odibo, Compulsory Mediation: Unravelling the Implications for Dispute Resolution. University of Central Lancashire, Mediation Awareness Week, November 2023
• Monalisa Odibo- Ewemade, “Mediation: A Useful tool in our Daily Challenges” Mediation Awareness Week, October 2022
• Carrie Menkel-Meadow and Monalisa Odibo-Ewemade, “Mediation: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Resolving Disputes” University of Central Lancashire, Mediation Awareness Week, October 2021
• Monalisa Odibo, “Improving Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Africa: Diversifying the use of ADR in everyday dispute resolution Processes”, Paper presented at the University of Central Lancashire, Mauritius 15 November 2018
• Monalisa Odibo, “Mandatory Referral Alternative Dispute Resolution Programmes: A Panacea to overburdened court system in Africa”, Paper presented to the Nigerian Law School, Lagos 15 February 2018
• Emilia Onyema & Monalisa Odibo, “How alternative dispute resolution made a comeback in Nigeria’s courts” Africa Research Institute 23 June 2017 https://www.africaresearchinstitute.org/newsite/publications/counterpoints/alternative-dispute-resolution-made-comeback-nigerias-courts/
• Monalisa Odibo, “Access to Justice through Court Annexed Alternative Dispute Resolution Programmes: A Critical Assessment of the Multi-Door Courthouse System in Nigeria”, Paper presented to the Society of Legal Scholars, Oxford, 8 September 2016

Scholarships/Awards 

• Student Led Teaching Award- International Category, Bangor University, 2014 
• Santander Award – Non-Academic Achievement, Bangor University, 2015
• Bangor Employability Award – Researcher, 2016

Consultancy and CPD Training

• International Commercial Arbitration, University of Lancashire   
• Mediation Representation Course, University of Lancashire 
• International Commercial Mediation Training, University of Lancashire