The adversarial nature of the administration of justice has of necessity engrafted the lawyer as an important participant in it. The lawyer is like a sphinx-a mysterious phenomenon with a woman’s head and a lion’s body. As “an officer of the Court”, the lawyer is expected to present the client’s case before a Judge in …
Public Interest and Privilege in the Relationship between Lawyers and Clients Read More »
In the next couple of weeks, a lot will depend on whether Nigeria is able to answer this question in the negative: CAN A SOVEREIGN NATION LIKE NIGERIA WAIVE ITS IMMUNITY AND BE SUED LIKE ANY OTHER LITIGANT IN FOREIGN COURTS? Not only does Nigeria stand to lose a huge portion of its foreign assets …
The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Ngere vs OkuruketXIV” (NGERE) has raised a novel point with regard to the application of the principle against self review by a High Court judge. This common law principle is of great antiquity and is stated in the case of Preston Banking Co.vs William Allsup & Sons …
The word ‘noble’was one of the first English words I knew. This is because I grew up to see that I lived at No 3, Noble Street, Yaba when I became aware of my identity as a human being from about the age of 5 years. Our family house remains there till today and an …
SUSTAINING THE NOBILITY OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF THE SILK Read More »
Viewed from any angle, Law is an intriguing, intricate and complex subject. The attempt to define it has involved the best efforts of the greatest thinkers in many fields of human endeavour, ranging from natural sciences to theology. The struggle, which has lasted for many centuries, continues till today. Many lawyers are familiar with the …
The rank of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (to be simply called “senior advocate” throughout this lecture) is about 43 years old, in the sense that the first two lawyers to be conferred with the rank, Dr. N B Graham-Douglas (then the Hon. Attorney General of the Federation(AGF) and Chief Rotimi Williams were so appointed …
THE SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA: PILLAR OR PREDATOR? Read More »
On February 6th 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill which repealed certain sections of the Investment and Securities Act 2007 namely sections 118- 128 (excluding section 121(1) (d)) of the ISA 2007. Based on the statement issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the effect of this …