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“SWITCHING MERCHANTS” OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION: HOW WOLE OLANIPEKUN & CO. ALLEGEDLY WOOED A MULTINATIONAL FOR BRIEF

SAIPEM SCANDAL: WHY INNOSON’S MOTION AGAINST CHIEF OLANIPEKUN WILL NOT FLY

In a press release issued on 6 December 2022, the Chairman/CEO of Innoson Vehicles has approached the Court of Appeal, Awka Division, seeking an order of the Court disqualifying Chief Wole Olamipekun, SAN as a Counsel to Guaranty Trust Bank in Appeal No. CA/E/288/2013. The grounds for the application are related to the “Saipem Scandal”. […]

stephenazubuike
December 6, 2022
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Crime Report

LAWYER DEALT A “BLOW IN MOTION” WHILE MOVING A MOTION: SHOULD NBA TEMPER JUSTICE WITH MERCY?

A lawyer, John Yuwa Esq, has addressed a petition to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) against another lawyer named M. K. Gurumyen Esq. According to the petition published by BarristerNG, Mr. Yuwa alleged that on 23 September 2021, he appeared before the Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State, for a […]

stephenazubuike
September 25, 2021
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Case Law

Counsel has a duty not to deliver personal attacks on opposing counsel.

Madukaegbu v. State [2018] 10 NWLR (Pt. 1626) 26 at 58, paras. B-C, per Eko, JSC: “The very emotional, and highly vituperative counter-affidavit, the facts of which were supplied by the prosecuting counsel, E. I. Okafor, Esq., did not deny most of the salient facts in the supporting affidavit, including exhibit A. Mr. Okafor, quite […]

stephenazubuike
July 23, 2018
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Case Law

It is unethically irresponsible for counsel to furnish authority with wrong citation.

Kassim v. State [2018] 4 NWLR (Pt. 1608) 20 at 48, paras. A-C, per Eko, JSC: “Relying on Alake v. The State (1991) 7 NWLR (Pt. 2003) (sic) learned counsel for the respondent submits that there is nothing sacrosanct about proof beyond reasonable doubt. I am sure the citation for Alake v. The State […]

stephenazubuike
March 21, 2018
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