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The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has been asked to restrain telecoms operator, MTN from listing its shares in the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) pending the determination of a suit filed by a lawyer, Dr. Charles Mekwunye against it and four other firms. In the appeal marked as CA/L/1349/16, Mekwunye is seeking an order…

Lawyers are singing discordant tunes about the legality of section 293 (1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), which authorizes the detention of citizens beyond the 24 hours time stipulated in the constitution. Section 293 (1) specifically says ‘a suspect arrested for an offence, which a magistrate court has no jurisdiction to try…

An associate counsel at the law firm of Wole Olanipekun & Co., Omolade Adeyemi has emphasized on the importance of arbitration, which serves as a dispute resolution mechanism in energy sector.    According to her, a dispute that is arbitrable or not must be determined. She said one of the things to determine is whether…

The International Career Development And Training Workshop themed “Class Action: Past Present and Future” targets new legal practitioners at various level as well as Judges and Magistrates who want to improve their performance and those who are new to the role but want to reach high levels.

Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has described one of the oldest practicing lawyer in the country, Pa Tunji Gomez, as an ambassador that is worthy of emulation.He said the nonagenarian lawyer’s life should be an inspiration to lawyers in the discharge of their profession for the betterment of the society.

The respondents are Mak Mera Nigeria Limited, Mr. Adewale Olorunsola, Chief Michael Andrew Olorunfemi, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, the director, Department of Petroleum Resources, the minister of Petroleum Resources and Corporate Affairs Commission.

Recall that the committee was inaugurated last year to undertake a holistic action towards reforming the prisons. Such actions include reviewing cases of likely rights abuse and over crowding.

Eyimofe Atake (SAN), a doctoral degree holder in law with specialization in ligation, arbitration, maritime, admiralty, international trade, oil and gas laws, turned 60 years two weeks ago.

What is happening to us? Where are our voices? This is not the Lagos I grew up and still live in. Lagos is a city with so much socio-political energy driven by the finest of our intellectual class since 1999.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch is rolling out the red carpet to celebrate one of its foremost elders and veteran Bar activist, Pa Tunji Gomez who turns 90 years on March 18, 2018.

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) has fulfilled its pledge to introduce contemporary issues in Commercial Law and Practice to University undergraduates...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) is expected to deliver the keynote address at the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Criminal Justice Reform Conference.