{"id":222,"date":"2026-03-19T07:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdtettehchambers.com\/new\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2026-03-19T07:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:42:05","slug":"alain-modeste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gdtettehchambers.com\/new\/barristers\/alain-modeste\/","title":{"rendered":"Alain Modeste"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row columns_gap=&#8221;5&#8243; equal_column_height=&#8221;equal&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-media-box grve-align-left grve-style-1\"><div class=\"grve-media\"><div class=\"grve-bg-overlay grve-bg-black grve-opacity-10\"><\/div><div class=\"grve-thumbnail-wrapper\"><div class=\"grve-thumbnail\"  style=\"padding-top: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gdtettehchambers.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alan-blackwhite.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" data-column-space=\"100\" data-lazyload=\"\" data-grve-filter=\"yes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdtettehchambers.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alan-blackwhite.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdtettehchambers.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alan-blackwhite-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gdtettehchambers.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alan-blackwhite-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.gdtettehchambers.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alan-blackwhite-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gdtettehchambers.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alan-blackwhite-560x560.png 560w, https:\/\/www.gdtettehchambers.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alan-blackwhite-900x900.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-box-content\"><div class=\"grve-content-inner\"><h3 class=\"grve-box-title grve-h3\">Alain Modeste<\/h3>    <p class=\"grve-subtitle\"><\/p><\/div>  <\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; vertical_content_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; rc_add_shadow=&#8221;small-shadow&#8221; grve_css=&#8221;{&#8220;desktop&#8220;:{&#8220;padding-top&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-right&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-bottom&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-left&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;class&#8220;:&#8220;grve-wpb-1773905062852&#8220;}}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; vertical_content_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; rc_add_shadow=&#8221;small-shadow&#8221; grve_css=&#8221;{&#8220;desktop&#8220;:{&#8220;padding-top&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-right&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-bottom&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-left&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;class&#8220;:&#8220;grve-wpb-1773905076830&#8220;}}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>Languages<\/h6>\n<div class=\"leader-text\">English<br \/>\nYoruba<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row rc_bg_type=&#8221;color&#8221; rc_bg_color=&#8221;#F1F1F1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>Background<\/h6>\n<p>Alain is one of the set\u2019s juniors who enjoys varied practice but he keeps a particular focus on Immigration and Asylum Law, Employment Law and Commercial Litigation.<br \/>\nAs a pupil of Mr Adedamola Aderemi, he was involved in a number of high profile and high value Arbitration matters as well High Court.<\/p>\n<p>Family Law cases (N. M. Ogbedo v Moses Taiga [2012] and several complex POCA cases.<br \/>\nPrior to commencing pupillage at G. D . Tetteh Chambers, Alain completed pupillage at the Chambers of Mr. Ivan Collendavelloo, Senior Counsel, and Georges Ng Wong Hing, SA, in Mauritius, and is also admitted to the Mauritian Bar. He keeps a very close connection with colleagues in Mauritius.<\/p>\n<p>Before coming to the Bar, Alain taught Law and Media Studies at the University of Reunion Island (French overseas department). He studied French Law at the University of Paris X and Paris-Sorbonne before joining Kent Law School at a much later stage for his undergraduate degree and ICSL for his Bar finals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row columns_gap=&#8221;5&#8243; equal_column_height=&#8221;equal&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; vertical_content_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; rc_add_shadow=&#8221;small-shadow&#8221; grve_css=&#8221;{&#8220;desktop&#8220;:{&#8220;padding-top&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-right&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-bottom&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-left&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;class&#8220;:&#8220;grve-wpb-1773905062852&#8220;}}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; vertical_content_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; rc_add_shadow=&#8221;small-shadow&#8221; grve_css=&#8221;{&#8220;desktop&#8220;:{&#8220;padding-top&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-right&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-bottom&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;padding-left&#8220;:&#8220;5%&#8220;,&#8220;class&#8220;:&#8220;grve-wpb-1773905076830&#8220;}}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Languages English Yoruba [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row rc_bg_type=&#8221;color&#8221; rc_bg_color=&#8221;#F1F1F1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Background Alain is one of the set\u2019s juniors who enjoys varied practice but he keeps a particular focus on Immigration and Asylum Law, Employment Law and Commercial Litigation. 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