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Nigerian Lawyers
Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee Fines Lawyer N200,000 For Delaying Hearing
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has imposed a fine of N200,000 on lawyer, A. O. Amagwula for causing…
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Law Enforcement
Female Lawyer Faces Disciplinary Panel Over Alleged Abuja Land Fraud Linked To Barewa Old Boys Association
Legal practitioner Stella Oyiogu has been summoned before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) over allegations of willful misconduct…
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NBA
Retired Judge Accuses NBA Of Failing To Address Petitions Against Senior Lawyers
Retired Justice Taiwo Taiwo has criticized the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) for…
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NBA
Peoples’ Club President Petitions NBA Over Lawyers’ Role In Leadership Crisis
The President of Peoples’ Club of Nigeria/International, Chief Joseph Ilonze, has filed a petition with the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary…
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Metro News
LPDC Rejects Afe Babalola’s Request To Disbar Dele Farotimi
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has dismissed a petition from Chief Afe Babalola’s law firm, Emmanuel Chambers,…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Incompetent Representation: Comparing The Legal Profession’s Response In Canada And Nigeria By Johnson Babalola, Esq.
Competence is a fundamental expectation when clients retain lawyers to represent them in legal matters. Whether a case involves…
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Litigation
Sowore And Two Lawyers Hit With N150m Defamation Lawsuit
Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, along with two lawyers, Uchenna Oriji and Ogbonna Arochukwu, is facing a…
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Jobs & Careers
LPDC Sanctions Four Legal Practitioners For Professional Misconduct
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has announced sanctions against four legal practitioners found guilty of various professional misconducts.…
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Law Enforcement
LPDC Suspends Lawyer, George Obidiaso For Two Years Over Professional Misconduct
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has handed down a two-year suspension to lawyer George Nnaemeka Obidiaso for professional…
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Law Enforcement
Senior Lawyer Suspended For Insulting Magistrate: LPDC Takes Swift Action
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) of the Body of Benchers has issued a hefty penalty against a…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Professional Misconduct: LPDC Suspends Lawyer For Five Years
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has suspended a lawyer, Olumide Tayo-Lawal from carrying on the trade or business…
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Litigation
Court Declares NBA Investigation Against Lawyer A Nullity
Justice A.A Halilu of Court 53, High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo, has declared the report…
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Opinion
The Argument For And Against Ifunanya “The Baddest Lawyer” Is Embarrassing By Sabastine Anyia, Esq.
The legal profession is a noble profession. It is meant for those who are found to be fit…
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Nigerian Lawyers
LPDC Petition: ‘Baddest Lawyer’ Ifunanya Grant Dares NBA To Do Its Worst
The self-acclaimed “baddest” girl in the legal profession in Nigeria, Miss Ifunanya Excel Grant, has dared the umbrella body, Nigerian…
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Nigerian Lawyers
NBA Set To Probe Ndifon, Kano Judge Bribery Saga…Petitions LPDC Over Suspended Adamawa INEC REC And Ifunanya Grant (AKA “Baddest Lawyer”)
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has resolved to investigate the allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of the…
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Nigerian Lawyers
NBC To Appeal Judgment Barring It From Imposing Fines
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it will appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, nullifying its powers…
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