Tope ADEYEMI

Tope is a dual qualified barrister (England & Wales and Nigeria), specialising in Professional Discipline, Regulation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

An experienced advocate who is highly regarded for her thorough case preparation, effective advocacy style and excellent client care, Tope appears regularly before the major regulatory bodies in professional disciplinary matters. She is also Legal Adviser to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), advising its various committees on the law. In 2023, Tope was appointed Vice Chair of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales' Appeals Committee (ICAEW).

As an arbitrator, Tope acts in a range of international and domestic disputes and has been appointed on over 20 separate occasions under a variety of rules (ICC, CIARB, ABTA and Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act). Before joining Chambers, Tope was a member of the Financial Ombudsman Service’s panel of ombudsmen in which capacity she drafted hundreds of final awards on disputes between financial businesses and consumers. Her regulatory practice includes financial services and as a former ombudsman, she has extensive experience of retail banking disputes, Consumer Credit Act matters and financial mis-selling claims.

Tope is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and currently serves as Chair of the institute’s London Branch Committee. Additionally, she is a current Barrister Member of the Bar Council’s Appointments Service Panel.

Tope is qualified to accept instructions directly from the public.