The High Regional School of Magistracy (ERSUMA) of the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA), in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Niger through its Ministries in charge of Justice, Economy and Finance, is organising a series of subsidised training sessions on the Uniform Acts from 18 to 22 April 2022. These training sessions will be in physical attendance in Niamey and by videoconference. The World Bank under the Investment Climate Improvement Project (ICAP) funded the project. These trainings aim to popularise the OHADA Uniform Acts, to promote alternative dispute resolution method, to build the capacity of legal professionals, and to stimulate investment in Niger.

Programm

Training session n°1: “Preventing and managing business difficulties: contributions of the Uniform Act organizing collective proceedings and Debts ‘clearing”

Duration/Dates: Three (03) days, 18 - 20 April 2022
Venue/Chanel: Niamey /Zoom Visio conferencing
Training starts @ 8:00 a.m. (Niamey time)
Training Code: ERS2022-NGF1
To register for physical attendance: https://sigweb.ersuma.org/inscription
To register for online attendance (Zoom Visio conferencing): https://ohada-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8SMf7oA8T_G7dByK2RuDag
Training fees for physical attendance: 150,000 FCFA
Training fees for Visio Conferencing attendance: 75,000 FCFA
Target audience: judges, lawyers, accountants and legal representatives, bailiffs and auctioneers, notaries, court clerks, company lawyers, lawyers and auditors of banks, financial institutions, decentralised financial systems, investment funds, managers and economic operators, academics.

Speaker:

• Moderator: Mr Sada MOUSSA, Judge, Director of the Prison Service, Niger.
• Trainer 1: Prof. Adamou RABANI, Associate Professor of Law, University of Tahoua, Niger.
• Trainer 2: Mr Rabiou ADAMOU, Judge, President of the Commercial Court of Niamey, Niger;

Training Session n°2: "Theory and practice of the law of simplified recovery procedures and enforcement measures

Duration/Dates: Two (02) days, 21 - 22 April 2022
Venue/Chanel: Niamey / Zoom viso-conferencing
Training starts @: 08:00 a.m. (Niamey time)
Training Code: ERS2022-NGF2
To register for physical attendance: https://sigweb.ersuma.org/inscription
To register for online attendance (Zoom Visio conferencing): https://ohada-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y6w_jz-kRWSdzvwJlUEFMw
Training fees for physical attendance: 100,000 FCFA
Training fees for Visio Conferencing attendance: 50,000 FCFA
Target audience: judges, lawyers, chartered accountants and judicial representatives, bailiffs and auctioneers, notaries, court clerks, company lawyers, lawyers and auditors of banks, financial institutions, decentralised financial systems, investment funds, managers and economic players, academics.

Speakers:

• Moderator: Mr Abdou IBRAHIM, Judge, Director of the School of Judicial Training “Ecole de Formation Judiciaire (EFJN)” of Niger.
• Training 1: Me Souleymane YANKORI, Barrister, Former President of the Niger Bar Association.
• Training 2: Me Tanimouddari AMADOU, Bailiff, former President of the National Chamber of Judicial Officers of Niger, Niger.

Training session n°3: "Introduction to the practice of arbitration and mediation

Duration/Dates: Five (05) days, 18 au 22 April 2022
Venue: Niamey
Training starts @: 08:00 a.m. ( Niamey time)
Training Code: ERS2022-NGF3
To register / exclusively for physical attendance: https://sigweb.ersuma.org/inscription
Training fees: 250,000 FCFA
Target audience: judges, arbitrators, mediators and managers of arbitration and mediation centres, lawyers, notaries, managers and economic operators and academics.

Speakers:

• Moderator: Mr Alio DAOUDA, Judge, President of the Court of Appeal of Niamey, Niger.
• Trainer 1: Prof. Bachir TALFI IDRISSA, Associate Professor of Law, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, Niger.
• Trainer 2: Mr Mamane Amadou Aminou KOUNDI, Judge, President of Niamey Tribunal de Grande Instance, Niger.

Physical attendance

Forty (40) participants will attend each training session in person, as nominated by the Ministry of Justice of Niger. Ten (10) additional places are open for each session, in physical attendance registration against payment of the corresponding training fees.

Participation by videoconference in sessions 1 and 2 is open to the public against payment of the corresponding training fees.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR FEE-BASED AUDITORS
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL TRAININGS.
FILLING IN THE ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM IS CONSIDERED AS PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION.
PAYMENT OF THE TRAINING FEES IS CONSIDERED AS FINAL REGISTRATION.
AUDITORS ARE REQUESTED TO CONFIRM THEIR REGISTRATION WITH PAYMENT OF THE FEES.

Discounts:

• 10% for groups of three (3) or more people from the same company/organisation/firm/...
• 40% for students/doctoral students; on presentation of a "student" status evidence accompanied by a request addressed to the Director General of ERSUMA and sent to ersuma@ohada.org

Registration: Registered auditors will receive notification that their payment has been validated and will be invited to join the course.

Payments:

• Please, download (payment forms) fiche des moyens de paiement or copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://www.ohada.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Moyens-de-paiement-2022.pdf
• Pay online on plateforme de paiement or copy and paste the following link into your browser to access it: https://sigweb.ersuma.org/paiement
• Pay in cash to the Centre de Médiation et d'Arbitrage de Niamey (CMAN), for the Attn: Mr Abdou ZAKARI, Judge, Director of CMAN, Tel: (+227) 96964313, Email: abdouzakari.abz@gmail.com
• Send your receipt to ersuma@ohada.org and gaffan.ersuma@ohada.org

For participants attending the course in Niamey, the training fees cover training materials, coffee, and lunch breaks during the training days. Travel, accommodation, and other catering costs shall be borne by the participant.

For participants by videoconference, the training fee covers the teaching materials and equipment during the training days. The cost of the internet connection and other catering costs are at the expense of the participant.

Information: For any inquiry in Niamey, please contact

• Dr Oumarou SAHABI, President of the OHADA National Commission, Tel: +227 89683782-92446071, Email: sahabioumarou@ymail.com
• Mr Abdou ZAKARI, Judge, Director of the Mediation and Arbitration Centre of Niamey (CMAN), Tel: (+227) 96964313, Email: abdouzakari.abz@gmail.com

For further information, please contact ERSUMA by email: ersuma@ohada.org or call +229 97970537.

Access the 2022 training and conference catalogue @ https://www.ohada.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Catalogue-Formations-ERSUMA-2022.pdf

ERSUMA is looking forward to your effective participation and thanks you for your trust and collaboration.

“ERSUMA, for an effective, and efficient rule of law”