LAW HISTORY SERIES OCTOBER EDITION: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GANI FAWEHINMI

Good day ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you to October’s edition of our Law History Series, which has always been about unearthing unknown facts in the legal profession, discussing historical events in the legal profession, and also celebrating legal luminaries. This month has been a memorable one for us in Nigeria as so many events […]

LAW HISTORY SERIES SEPTEMBER EDITION: THE FIRST COUPLE TO BECOME SANs

Happy new month ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to another monthly edition of Law History Series which is aimed at promoting and unearthing the history, unknown facts of our beloved legal profession. In this edition, I will be discussing two individuals who, over the years, have established themselves as one of the best in […]

Law History Series: First Female Senior Advocates from the three Regions in Nigeria

Good day everyone, this is another edition of the Law History Series (August Edition). Before forging ahead, I must appreciate the positive feedback I got from our readers as regards the July edition and how it has been very educative. So, some of our readers wanted me to write about female icons in the legal […]

Law History Series: First Senior Advocates of Nigeria

A few weeks ago, I started researching lawyers who became Senior Advocates of Nigeria at an early age. The positive responses I got pushed me to dig deep and discover more interesting facts about the Nigerian legal profession. After carrying out some surveys aimed at ascertaining how much our law students and the general public, […]

THE SALIENT DRAWBACK DECELERATING THE ADVANCEMENT OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN NIGERIA

I sat in court waiting for my case to be called; unfortunately my case was the last on the cause list. However as a new wig, I knew the best I could do in the circumstance was to learn from the masters (older counsel) in the profession. So I did. About sixteen cases on the […]