A solicitor who received leaked confidential documents from the opposing side is not entitled to appeal a ruling that he acted improperly, the Court of Appeal has found. Seamus Andrew argued in The Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process and Industrial Developments Ltd that he had been treated unfairly by a judge who accused him of misleading the court and...
PANEL INDICTS JUDGE WHO RAISED HIS VOICE IN COURT
A district judge who raised his voice and spoke rudely to someone in court had been issued with formal advice for misconduct. A party to a case complained to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) that district judge Christopher Falvey had been ‘discourteous towards them and shouted at them during a hearing’. According to a report by Law Gazette, Falvey...
NBA LAGOS ELECTION C’TE UNVEILS ABIYE TAM-GEORGE’S MANIFESTO
NBA LAGOS BRANCH ELECTIONS – JUNE 30, 2025 Dear Esteemed Learned Silks, Seniors, and Colleagues, The Electoral Committee of the NBA Lagos Branch has published the Manifestos and Profiles of candidates for the 2025 Branch Elections, scheduled for June 30, 2025. My name is Abiye Tobiah Tam-George, a candidate for Chairman of the NBA Lagos Branch. You can view my...
RECEIVERSHIP: ACCESS BANK DRAGS MTN TO COURT OVER N180 BILLION DEBT
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered MTN Nigeria Communications Plc to appear before it and show cause why the reliefs sought by Access Bank Plc and three other firms over an alleged N180.95 billion debt should not be granted. Justice Akintayo Aluko issued the directive while ruling on an ex parte application in Suit No: FHC/L/CS/1004/2025, filed by Access...
SENIOR LAWYER OKUTEPA PENS EMOTIONAL ‘THANK YOU’ OVER DAUGHTER’S DEATH
APPRECIATION TO ALL FOR STANDING BY ME AND MY FAMILY On behalf of myself and my family, I want to thank you and every one of you for your prayers, condolence messages and visits to me and my family when I lost my daughter, Ojochide Charity Okutepa, BSc Nursing, to the cold hands of death on the 7th of June...
NATASHA AKPOTI: ‘APPEAL COURT CASE WAS WITHDRAWN BY AKPABIO,’ SAYS UBANI
NEWS RELEASE APPEAL WITHDRAWN, NOT DISMISSED: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON SENATOR NATASHA’S MEDIA MANIPULATION. When I saw the recycled news from some bloggers and news outlets, I felt I need to offer a succinct and accurate clarification on the status of the pending legal matter between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and key officers of the National Assembly, currently before the...
‘UWAIS: SALUTE TO A MONOLITH OF GREATNESS,’ BY AIK MALIK
TRIBUTE SALUTE TO A MONOLITH OF GREATNESS – Tribute to Hon. Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, GCON (1936–2025). On Friday, 6th June 2025, as the country woke up to the celebration of the Eid el Adha, the sad news of the eclipse of an era in our legal history, the loss of a collosus in our judicial landscape broke. The quintessential...
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENT: WHEN PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES WON’T BE MANDATORY
CITY LAWYER LAW REPORT In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 19th day of July, 2024 Before Their Lordships Adamu Jauro Jummai Hannatu Sankey Obande Festus Ogbuinya Habeeb Adewale Olumuyiwa Abiru Mohammed Baba Idris Justices, Supreme Court SC.853/2018 Between MOHAMMED DOGONYARO AUDU APPELLANT ...
‘NONSO AZIH’S PROFILE AND MANIFESTO PUBLISHED BY NBA
Dear Learned Seniors and Colleagues, As you may be aware, the Electoral Committee of NBA Lagos has cleared me to contest for the office of the Chairman of NBA Lagos in the elections scheduled to hold later this month (Monday 30 June 2025). The Electoral Committee also recently published my manifesto and profile on its website. Kindly use the link...
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