The death toll in the collapsed 21- storey building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi Lagos has risen to 45 as rescue operations in the ill fated building entered the tenth day. The state’s commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said two more bodies have been recovered…
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State, has said the bill in the National Assembly, seeking the establishment of two campuses of the Nigerian Law School in each of the geopolitical zones in the country, is politically motivated. He said proponents of the bill titled, ‘A bill for an Act to amend the Legal Education…
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a 2021-2025 National Development Plan with an investment size of N348.7 trillion. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this after the virtual meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday. Ahmed noted that the five-year plan which succeeds the Economic Recovery and Growth…
The Ogun State Government has launched a case management and scheduling system to accelerate justice administration and dispensation by deploying Information Communications Technology (ICT). Launching the system inside the Ceremonial Court, Judiciary Complex, Abeokuta, Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun, said the system would enhance effectiveness and efficiency of justice administration system with data-driven technology-based initiatives. Speaking…
Death Penalty for Mr Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam – Singapore The Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association (CLA) is concerned to learn that Mr Nagaenthran having been convicted of a drug trafficking offence is scheduled for execution on 10th November. There are aspects of the case and the sentence of the death penalty which has been imposed which cause…
With the blue skies of Nassau a recent memory, there is still time for delegates to submit feedback forms. We are keen to hear your views which will inform the planning of our next Conference in 2023. Please follow the link to the short survey. Thank you for your support. The post Please share your…
Is Fiji still a democracy? By Graham Leung & Mary Chapman Graham Leung is a lawyer and former president of the Fiji Law Society. Mary Chapman was Secretary General of the Fiji Parliament between 1996 – 2006. Introduction Democracy takes different forms. But all draw on the principle of government of the people, by the…
Author : Vivian Kuan, YCLA Malaysia Committee member The Quincecare duty is derived from the English case of Barclays Bank plc v Quincecare [1992] 4 All ER 363. Simply put, a Quincecare duty is where the banker has the duty to refrain from executing an order if the banker is ‘has reasonable grounds’ (not necessarily…
I am delighted to have the opportunity to further contribute to the work of the YCLA, in my new role as Co-chair. Having been involved with the CLA since 2018, I have eagerly welcomed the developments the Association has made, ever striving to truly represent the diversity of views and opinions of its member states….
With a significant delegation from the Judicial office of Papua New Guinea attending the Commonwealth Law Conference Nassau 2021, we are delighted to further the warm relationship established with our colleagues from that jurisdiction, by featuring a report from Dr John Carey, the Executive Director of the PNG Centre for Judicial Excellence on a presentation…