Omololu has a mixed practice combining family law and civil litigation. He also accepts instructions in appropriate immigration law cases. Omololu maintains a significant presence before the criminal, civil courts and tribunals, achieving success in the majority of his cases before the courts.
Omololu has a professional approach to his work and a track record of litigation and advice in a wide range of family law cases. He combines arbitration with his legal practice. As a newly qualified barrister, Omololu successfully defended in a Closure Order Proceedings spanning three days before the magistrates Court.
Family law
Omololu accepts instructions to advise and represent clients in the field of family law with an emphasis on contested Children Act proceedings. His experience of criminal advocacy lends itself very well to his family law practice; he can be relied upon to provide robust representation in contested fact-findings and Final Hearings.
Omololu's family practice typically includes cases featuring the following issues:
Omololu also has extensive experience of cases involving allegations of domestic violence and substance abuse with heavy social services and CAFCASS involvement; and is frequently instructed to represent clients in fact-finding hearings.
He is also happy to advise and represent clients in relation to injunctive proceedings before the family courts such as applications for non-molestation orders and occupation orders. He will represent both applicants and respondents throughout these proceedings from without notice applications right through to final hearings.
Background
Omololu is a dual-qualified barrister in the UK and Nigeria and accepts instructions from clients based within the two jurisdictions. He had accumulated about five years of practice experience in commercial, civil and admiralty law in Nigeria before coming to the United Kingdom for further studies in 2009. He was part of the team in the landmark case that changed the scope of admiralty jurisdiction in Nigeria.
In recognition of his practice in Nigeria, Omololu was shortlisted in the preliminary list of shipping and maritime practitioners in Nigeria by the UK based publications “who’s who legal” in 2010. As a postgraduate student, Omololu volunteered for Citizens Advise Bureau, Swansea and still maintains links to them. After obtaining a masters degree in the UK, Omololu enrolled with the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple as a student member and was called to the English Bar in 2011 after completing the Bar Transfer Test. He undertook his pupillage in one of the leading set of chambers before joining Holborn Chambers in October 2013.
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