BY JASON WARD For an associate bullied by the lawyer who controls her work and references, reporting is not a neutral act. In a Law Society of British Columbia survey of 787 respondents, 78.7 percent had experienced discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, or bullying. Among those who reported an incident, 9.1 percent reported it to the...
Lawyer Iris Ng usually represents clients in shipping, commodities and commercial disputes, and was part of the team handling claims for a major oil spill at Pasir Panjang Terminal in 2024. In December 2025, a different kind of brief landed in her e-mail inbox. The 30-year-old counsel at law firm Helmsman was assigned by the...
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos has appointed a receiver/manager to take possession and control of a disputed property at No. 68 Molade Okoya Thomas Street, off Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. In an interim order issued on September 29, 2026, the judge restrained Levitikal Realties, its directors, agents, representatives, servants...
* AS NBA-SPIDEL HOLDS PRESS BRIEFING ON ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, is preparing to bring lawyers, judges, policymakers, civil society actors, academics and other stakeholders together in Umuahia next month for a conference designed to confront some of the country’s most persistent justice and governance...
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The Otu Oka-Iwu Association (Law Society), an umbrella body of Igbo lawyers worldwide, is set to hold its 2026 End-of-Year Dinner on Saturday, 5th December, 2026. The event, a curated evening of Dinner Speech by a pre-eminent speaker, cultural displays and fine dining among others, will hold at the vintage Adetokunbo Ademola Hall of the...
NBA LAGOS WELFARE COMMITTEE INVITES YOU! WELLNESS DAY CONFERENCE & EVENING CONCERT 2026 A Day to Breathe, Bond and Unwind! Distinguished Learned Silks, Benchers and Colleagues, The NBA Lagos Welfare Committee invites you to a special day of relaxation, wellness, music, comedy and networking, in appreciation of your dedication and hard work. 🎉 ADMISSION IS...
In this article, CEO of Lawyers in Business International (LIBI) and newly appointed member of the Finance Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Abuja Branch (Unity Bar), SILAS EMEKA AGBARA guides lawyers on the route to financial freedom. FINANCIAL FREEDOMFinancial Freedom is the Second Level of Financial Security, the third and the ultimate being...
HRH Olori Olufunmilayo Ajibola-Oluyede, a leading transnational commercial attorney, women’s rights advocate and prominent figure in the global legal community, is set to take centre stage at the 2026 Annual Conference of the International Bar Association (IBA) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Oluyede, wife of the late HRM Oba Raphael Ajibola Oluyede, Alaiyeluwa Ise-Oluwa II, Alayede of...
BY MONDAY UBANI Before the recent decision of the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Hon. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, I was personally concerned about the peculiar predicament in which J-k Gadzama, SAN, found himself. The three-year suspension imposed on him by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) appeared capable of running its full course...