The Executive Committee of NBA Ikeja Branch met on Thursday, the 18th October 2018 to consider the proposed High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2018 with particular reference to the fallout of the recent Summit on the said 2018 proposed Civil Procedure Rules by the Lagos State Judiciary. Continue reading NBA IKEJA constitutes committee on Lagos High Court rules
Malawi Law Society congratulates Emeka Obegolu on PALU Presidency
The Law Society of Malawi has congratulated ,the President of PAN African Lawyers Union(PALU), Emeka Obegolu on his elections as the President of the association. Continue reading Malawi Law Society congratulates Emeka Obegolu on PALU Presidency
Just in-Lawyers Table Tennis Open Jerseys arrive-To be distributed at the stadium
The Jerseys for the 2018 Lawyers Table Tennis Open(Mfon Usoro Cup) have arrived for distribution to registered participants of the tournament.
According to the organisers,the jerseys come in different colours to signify how far the event has come since inception in 2009.
Lawyers from across the country are expected to participate in the tournament’s finals which will hold on the 27th of October 2018.
Since Inception ,the following people have won the tournament: Continue reading Just in-Lawyers Table Tennis Open Jerseys arrive-To be distributed at the stadium
Plans to remove Zuckerberg as Facebook Chairman underway
Several public funds that hold shares in Facebook on Wednesday backed a proposal to remove Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman, saying the social media giant mishandled several high-profile scandals. Continue reading Plans to remove Zuckerberg as Facebook Chairman underway
LCA is hiring Lawyers
The Lagos Court of Arbitration is hiring Lawyers.
The organisation has opened application for the positions of ADR Counsels,NYSC Lawyers and Legal interns. Continue reading LCA is hiring Lawyers
EFCC obtains court order to detain Fayose for two weeks
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has obtained a remand order from a Federal Capital Territory High Court to keep former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State for two weeks, The PUNCH can confirm. Continue reading EFCC obtains court order to detain Fayose for two weeks
Lawyers Table Tennis(Mfon Usoro Cup) Registration closes as Preliminaries begin on the 20th of October
Registration has closed in the 2018 Lawyers Table tennis Open(Mfon Usoro Cup) with about 100 lawyers from across the country indicating interest to participate in the 2018 edition which will be the 10th Anniversary of the event.
The Preliminaries will commence on Saturday ,20th of October at the National Stadium for Lawyers in Lagos while lawyers from other parts of the country will join the competition on 27th of October,the day of the grande finale .
Lagos Judiciary begins legal year activities -See Programme
The Lagos State Judiciary shall begin the activities of the new legal year on Monday 15th of October 2018. Continue reading Lagos Judiciary begins legal year activities -See Programme
Man who called a woman ‘stupid’ on WhatsApp is sentenced to two months in jail
An Emirati man was sentenced to two months in jail after calling a woman ‘stupid’ over WhatsApp. Continue reading Man who called a woman ‘stupid’ on WhatsApp is sentenced to two months in jail
AWLA Conference: Betty Iddrisu(Ghana), Funke Adekoya(Nigeria),Pearl Kupe(Botswana),Carol Daudi(Kenya) to speak
Hon Betty Mould-Iddrisu,the founder and Pioneer President of African Women Lawyers Association(AWLA) will be among the high profile delegates and speakers to attend the international conference of AWLA coming up in Lagos at the end of October.
Other delegates and speakers include Funke Adekoya SAN ,Hon Justice Amelia Izuako and Nkechi Ali Balogun from Nigeria. Edna Kuma and Nana Oye Lithur from Ghana.
Caroline Kamende Daudi from Kenya and Dr Pearl Kupe from Botswana.
The conference is slated to hold from the 31st of October to the 3rd of November at the Nigerian Law school,Lagos and registration is still on going on awlanigeria.org.
The conference will have delegates from all over the world converging to in Lagos to continue the conversation on matters that affect women including the Maputo Protocol,The African Woman in sustainable development-Road map to 2030 etc
The hotlines and emails for the conference registration has been released as +2348035353306,+234803314899, admin@awla2018.org, awlanigeria2015@gmail.com