STATEMENT BY DR CHARLES DIOHA, CHAIRMAN, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ANAOCHA BRANCH: EFCC HAS NO GENERAL STATUTORY POWER TO REGULATE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS’ PROFESSIONAL FEES
My attention has been drawn to a statement attributed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), warning legal practitioners against charging their clients professional fees in foreign currencies and threatening prosecution for doing so. The statement was reportedly made following a meeting between officials of the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 and the NBA Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law. As Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Anaocha Branch, I consider it necessary to state that the EFCC must distinguish its…
NAVIGATING THE JURISDICTIONAL CONUNDRUM: THE LPDC APPEAL CRISIS AND THE ALADEJOBI WATERSHED | LYDIA EHISUORIA OHONSI, ESQ.
LYDIA EHISUORIA OHONSI, ESQ. Abstract The legal profession in Nigeria is anchored on stringent ethical standards, with the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) serving as the primary statutory tribunal for the adjudication of professional misconduct. However, the appellate framework for challenging the directions of the LPDC has degenerated into a profound crisis, characterised by statutory contradictions, a resultant jurisdictional vacuum, and significant constitutional implications. At the heart of this crisis is the conflict …
