The recent courtroom drama involving the social media influencer Chidiebere Mark (Justice Crack) and his erstwhile counsel, Marshall Abubakar, at the Federal High Court Abuja, is more than a viral headline. For the discerning legal practitioner, it is a sobering case study on the fragile intersection of professional etiquette, the law of agency, and litigation strategy. When seniority is invoked as a sword rather than a shield, and when a client’s family undermines counsel in open court, the resulting legal skeleton reveals a systemic failu…
CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT: THE EDITORIAL BOARD CHAIRMAN’S VIEW Presented by the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch, written by Tochukwu Onyiuke, SAN, (Editorial Board Chairman,Partner Accendolaw Partners LP ) THE CHAIRMAN’S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As the global economy pivots toward a borderless, decentralized f...