A matter pending at the High Court had suffered several previous adjournments at the instance of the Defendant whose counsel insisted on remaining within the […]
Legal practitioners must maintain the honour of the court, create a courteous atmosphere (decorum) in the court, and uphold the dignity of the legal profession. […]
In the course of representation of a client, if the client deliberately disregards instructions or an obligation as to payment of expenses; Counsel may withdraw […]
A legal practitioner can terminate an engagement where his best endeavours to restrain and prevent his client from committing any breach of the law is […]
Hypothetically, a client engaged the services of a legal practitioner to secure bail without any express agreement to the terms of engagement. Subsequently, the client […]
As comparable to the ‘Cab rank’ rule which ensures that lawyers take the rough with the smooth, the Rules of Professional Conduct stipulates that lawyers […]
lawyers must at all times, seek the improvement of the law, access to the legal system, and the administration of justice, and the quality of service rendered to the legal profession.