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JUDGE ALLEGEDLY DIRECTS POLICE ORDERLY TO WALK OUT COUNSEL WHILE ADDRESSING THE COURT

Litigation lawyers (and Judges alike) especially in busy cities like Lagos usually approach the courtrooms on Mondays feeling refreshed and enthusiastic about the new week. But for Learned Counsel (name withheld), the experience of Monday, 18 October 2021, in court is one that may hardly be forgotten. He entered the Court feeling refreshed and enthusiastic […]

stephenazubuike
October 18, 2021
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Case Law

Sacking your lawyer: Costly mistake you should never make.

Nature of lawyer-client relationship Lawyer-client relationship is a relationship that has at least three natures. Firstly, the relationship is contractual in that it is a product of contract whereby a client seeks the services of a lawyer in exchange for payment of professional fees. Thus, the contractual relationship is governed by established principles of Contract […]

stephenazubuike
November 27, 2019
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Legal Tips Digest

17 THINGS TO NOTE BEFORE YOU GO INTO THAT WITNESS BOX.

You may find yourself in the best position to act as a witness in a case pending before a court of law for some reasons which include the fact that you are either the plaintiff or the defendant directly involved in the case. It may also be that you are an eye witness to the […]

stephenazubuike
April 3, 2018
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Legal Tips Digest

7 THINGS YOU MUST DO TO GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR LAWYER.

1. Make sure you instruct your lawyer in writing. A lawyer is naturally expected to act only on a client’s definite and legitimate instruction. This instruction may be oral or in written form. It is however advisable to instruct your lawyer in writing. By this, you will never lose sight of what you want […]

stephenazubuike
March 28, 2018
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Case Law

A lawyer has a duty not to use offensive and insulting language on the court – Notable pronouncement by Sankey, JCA.

Maitumbi v. Baraya [2017] 2 NWLR (Pt. 1550) 347 at 409-410, paras. B-G, per Sankey, JCA: “One last word before I am done. It is quite disheartening to note the brazen, insalubrious and un-warranted attack on this court by learned counsel for the appellants when referring to this court’s previous finding in the unreported case of […]

stephenazubuike
March 9, 2017
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