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Whatever Lola wants… EJINSIGHT - ejinsight.com


Neville Sarony
July 15, 2021 06:00
What is the significance of the title Senior Counsel in Hong Kong? Whatever it is, the Secretary for Justice wants to change it.
Focus, if you will, on the word counsel which is a synonym for barrister, of which there are two ranks, Senior and Junior.
All barristers who are not Senior Counsel (SC), regardless of their age, are designated Junior counsel.
The word barrister is derived from the physical barrier in a courtroom between counsel and the judge or judges who sit on the bench.
Traditionally, the procedure by which someone becomes a barrister in England and Wales is termed ‘Called to the Bar’ and historically, only the Inns of Court, Gray’s Inn, Lincoln’s Inn, the Middle and Inner Temples are permitted to call someone to the Bar. ....

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A Critique of the Court of Appeal Judgement in FRN v Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN)


This article by Mayowa Owolabi, seeks to review the state of our Laws (statutory and case law) and the applicable rules of professional conduct as it relates to acceptance of briefs, and the obligation to ascertain that funds charged and received as professional fees by Lawyers in Nigeria, are not derived from unlawful activities, in comparison to global trends and what conforms with international best practice
Background
In a recent Judgement which was delivered by the Court of Appeal on the 14th of May, 2021in a case constituted as App No: CA/L/174/19-FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA v CHIEF MIKE OZEKHOME (SAN); the Court upheld the Ruling of the Federal High Court which held that an earlier exparte order of the Federal High Court which froze the account of the Respondent to the appeal was improperly procured, and was therefore, rightfully discharged. ....

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