Legal Tip With CIA Series 11: Lawyer As Witness For Client
The imperative for counsel to avoid conflicts and perhaps embarrassment cannot be overemphasized.
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Legal Tip With CIA Series 12: Contingent Fee Arrangement
Unlike in criminal cases, where a legal practitioner is categorically not allowed to collect contingency fee for representation as a defence Counsel, the arrangement to charge for a contingent fee by a...
Alliance Law Firm collaborates with experts to prepare Nigerian lawyers for virtual court proceedings
Nigeria should look beyond COVID-19 and jump at the opportunities that virtual proceedings offer.
From ‘Nigerians the Fraudsters’ to ‘Nigeria the Home of Fraud’: The Cases Before Our Authorities and Their Culture of Silence
By Umar Sa’ad Hassan Most people seem to under-estimate how profound the yahoo yahoo problem actually is.
Uchenna Nwadialo reiterates “Verification Alert” to eligible voters
Dear friends, This is to notify you that the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (“ECNBA”) has now published the final voters list that would be used in the forthcoming elections...
IBA urges UN Member States to recognise, uphold and protect the role of lawyers
As the 44th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council begins, coinciding with the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers (‘UN Basic Principles’), the...
COVID-19: CJ of Delta state directs judiciary staff to work three days a week
Delta Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Marshal Umukoro, has directed judiciary staff in the state to work for three days a week, due to the ravaging coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
EFCC denies dropping charges against former AGF, Mohammed Adoke
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has denied dropping charges against a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly sues CAC over deregistration
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide has sued the Corporate Affairs Commission for N500bn for deregistering it.
Facebook,Twitter and others to face same EU rules on hate speech and harmful content
Facebook, Alphabet-owned YouTube, Twitter and other social media will for the first time be subject to EU broadcasting rules on hate speech and harmful content under European Commission guidelines announced on Thursday.