THE AI-POWERED ADVOCATE: BALANCING INNOVATION, ETHICS, AND THE GREEN PEN DOCTRINE | Clementina E. Ukiri, Esq. (De Dominus Litis)
Introduction The legal profession is built on tradition, strict adherence to precedent, and the painstaking crafting of language. From the meticulous drafting of property covenants to complex corporate compliance briefs, the traditional lawyer's toolkit has long relied on physical volumes, leather-bound law reports, and hours of manual transcription. Today, however, the landscape is shifting. Artificial intelligence has firmly crossed the threshold into the legal ecosystem. For the modern Nigerian practitioner, the question is no lon…
THE ANATOMY OF A MANDATE: PROFESSIONAL SOLIDARITY AND THE "GROUNDWORK GAP" | Amb. Barr. Clementina E. Ukiri (De Dominus Litis)
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…
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IT IS AN ISSUE OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT WITCH HUNTING, MAZI AFAM OSIGWE, SAN TO CHIEF JIBRIN SAM OKUTEPA, SAN.
Dear Chief Jibrin Sam Okutepa, SAN, I read your write-up with more amusement than anger. In order to portray yourself as a victim of political oppression and a witch-hunt, you accused me of abuse of office, forgery, and, indeed, professional misconduct. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I would ordinarily have ignored your post but for the fear that your misleading public narrative may be believed and thereby portray me as one guilty of your allegations. You will, therefore, understand why I have to respond to you in the same medium…
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN NBA IKORODU BRANCH, IDRIS KOLAWOLE THANY, ESQ. APPEALS LPDC DIRECTION TO THE SUPREME COURT. ACTIVATES AUTOMATIC STAY TO CONTINUE IN PRACTICE. - By Clementina E. Ukiri, Esq.
PRESS RELEASE! ABUJA, NIGERIA – September 29, 2025 – I.K. Thany & Co. has announced the filing of a comprehensive 12-ground Notice of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Nigeria challenging the two-year suspension imposed on the firm's Principal Partner, Idris K. Thany, Esq., by the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). The filing of the appeal automatically activates a stay of execution , ensuring Mr. Thany's right to practice remains legally intact until the Supreme Court delivers its final judgment. Sec…
