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…
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…
