Jean Chiazor Anishere is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and one of Nigeria’s most prominent Maritime lawyers and a successful author, having already written five volumes of Essays in Admiralty – a comprehensive collection of essays and learned papers focused on maritime law, published by one of UK’s prominent publishers in Maritime books – Petrospot UK. Jean’s books are also found in the British Council Libraries.
Jean is the Editor – In – Chief of Admiralty Law Reports of Nigeria, volumes 1 – 26(A compendium of Judgments on Admiralty Matters in Nigeria, through the Federal High Court, to the Supreme Court of Nigeria) with a comprehensive index of cases published so far.
Jean holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL. B) from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, 1985 (Now Obafemi Awolowo University); Master of Laws, LL. M from the University of Lagos, Akoka in 1994 and Master in Transport Management- Ladoke Akintola University, 1995.
Certificate of Merit in Shipping,(Anatomy of Shipping) from the Cambridge Academy of Transport, UK in 1996. Jean was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1986 and sworn a Notary Public by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, in 1990.
Awarded International Woman of the Year (1997-1998) by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, in recognition of her services to law, and the International Professional of the Year 2005, for her excellent practice in the field of law.
Jean is a Maritime Legal Consultant to the Nigerian House of Representatives’ Committee on Marine; trained the first set of the Cabotage enforcement officers for NIMASA. Founding member of the Committee of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute on the bi-annual Maritime Seminar for Judges.
Jean also presided as Co–Chair of the Nigerian Admiralty Law and Procedure Reform Committee, 2020; Co-chair the centenary conference of ICC-Africa in 2023 Member of International Bar Association; Chairman Welfare Committee of The Nigerian Bar Association; Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK); Council Member of the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping; Fellow of the Institute of Directors in Nigeria and UK; Legal Adviser/Member of the Women in Energy, Nigeria (WIEN); Legal Adviser/Member of Women in Commonwealth Business Network, Nigeria (CBWN); member of the International Chamber of Commerce, Nigeria (ICC-N); Vice President of Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN); Ex-officio Member of the Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA); Past President, Women in Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA-Nigeria); Chartered member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport; Past President, African Women in Maritime Organization (WIMA-Nigeria); Past Continental President, Women in Maritime Africa (WIMAFRICA); United Nations/African Union sole representative for African Women in Maritime (WIMAFRICA);
Jean is widely travelled and loves reading and playing golf. The Learned Silk is blessed with a handsome Son.
Jean is cited on Who-Is-Who Legal in Nigeria.
Jean is the Principal Partner of Jean Chiazor and Partners, which Law Firm is situated in a high brow area at 4 Park Lane, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria.