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			Complaint by the Nigerian Bar Association against a lawyer before the LPDC cannot be withdrawn.
		
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				March 13, 2017			
- Posted by: Stephen Azubuike
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			A lawyer has a duty not to use offensive and insulting language on the court – Notable pronouncement by Sankey, JCA.
		
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				March 9, 2017			
- Posted by: Stephen Azubuike
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			Failure to indicate the particular counsel who signed a court process where more than one name appeared is not fatal.
		
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				March 9, 2017			
- Posted by: Stephen Azubuike
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			A Court has a duty not to impose light sentence for the offence of rape.
		
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				March 7, 2017			
- Posted by: Stephen Azubuike
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			A court cannot insist that a particular counsel in a chambers must conduct a case.
		
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				March 6, 2017			
- Posted by: Stephen Azubuike
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			Continuous absence of counsel in a case amounts to obstruction of the cause of justice and therefore contempt of court.
		
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				March 4, 2017			
- Posted by: Stephen Azubuike
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			Certified true copies of public documents must bear the signature, name and official title of the certifying officer.
		
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				March 4, 2017			
- Posted by: Stephen Azubuike
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			Amendment can cure a defective pleading signed in the name of a law firm.
		
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				March 4, 2017			
- Posted by: Stephen Azubuike
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			Out-of-Court Settlement is binding even without the approval or sanction of the Court.
		
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				February 28, 2017			
- Posted by: Jeremiah Aimionsevbuse
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			Compensation for unlawful arrest and detention is AUTOMATIC!
		
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				February 24, 2017			
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