UCHENNA OGUNEDO AKINGBADE, COORDINATOR OF THE FLAGSHIP SESSION, WILL BE ATTENDING THE NBA LAGOS BRANCH ANNUAL LAW CONFERENCE. I am honoured to be attending the NBA Lagos Branch Conference as the coordinator of the Flagship Session. Having served on the Law Week Planning Committee for three consecutive years, it is a privilege to coordinate this...
BARROOM BATTLES AND THE BURDEN OF EXAMPLE: RETHINKING CIVILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE (A Reflection on the Unfortunate Exchange Between Mike Ozekhome and Adebayo Ojo) By Sylvester Udemezue 1. The Decline of Decorum in the Legal Profession: The Nigerian legal profession has long stood as a bastion of intellectual rigour, civil discourse, and constitutionalism....
More Senior Advocates of Nigeria key in to build staff quaters as Submission of names of Allotees for the issuance of C.of.O by the F.C.T Minister comences. 15% Discount ends 30th June 2025. Call/Chat: 08060266163, 08067456723. Earn 5% Facilitator’s Fee when you refer someone. None-Lawyers and other professionals can join! Join our group below: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KXjkXASnonQ7rOCOyochOS...
Submission of names of Allottees for the issuance of C. of O. by the FCT Minister commences, as the Road linking our Estate to the Abuja City Center already under construction [See Page 23 to 29 of The Nation newspaper, Tuesday, 3rd June, 2025]. 15% Discount ends 30th June, 2025 Call/Chat: 08060266163, 08067456723. Join our...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗡𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 By Sylvester Udemezue Reacting to a breaking news-headline about the recent passing of a very respected Chief Justice of Nigeria, Emeritus, Hon Justice Mohammed Uwais, learned senior colleague and notable human rights advocate who is an...