The Malaysian Bar organised a peaceful protest interference with the independence of the Malaysian judiciary. It was held on 17 June 2022. It was called “Walk for Judicial Independence “. CLA was informed that an Extraordinary General Meeting of members of the Malaysian Bar had been convened on 27 May 2022 in response to attempts…
The CLA, in conjunction with the Birmingham Law Society and the University of Birmingham, held a Conference on 21st and 22nd July 2022 at the University of Birmingham. The Conference was entitled A Race to the Commonwealth. The aim was to have a race and diversity and sports law discussion in advance of the Commonwealth…
The Editor of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association Americas Hub newsletter invites submission of articles. The articles must be on recent legal issues and events in Commonwealth countries within the Hub and this includes Canada. • All submissions should indicate the Author’s name, designation and organisation/law firm, email address and country in the body of the…
Dear Colleagues, As many of you may be aware, yesterday, the 10th of August 2022, we lost one of our members – Mr. Ogaga Emoghwanre – to the cold hands of death. Until his demise, Ogaga was a member of the Benin Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (“NBA”) who served the NBA at different…
A Lagos State Coroner Inquest set up to reveal why a 21-storey building collapsed in Gerard Road, Ikoyi, revealed that the building collapsed due to negligence by agencies responsible for approval and supervision of the building project. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, made this pronouncement while revealing the outcome of the Inquest. On 1st…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has revoked the bail it earlier granted to Mohammed Usman who is the third defendant in the 14-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, preferred against the former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. The charge sheet by the EFCC, accuses Usman who was the Director…
The President of National Sports for Judiciary, Mr Emeka Ndili, announced on Wednesday in a statement that Kogi State will host the National Sports for Judiciary starting from August 21. “More than 400 athletes are being expected to converge at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja, for the sporting events. “Already, inspection of the facilities at the…
Reports coming in confirm that in the matter between Incorporated Trustees of The Nigerian Bar Association Vs Attorney General of Federation [AGF] – Re: FHC/ABJ/CS/77/22, in which the AGF had attempted to amend the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), the federal high court has ruled in favour of the NBA and granted all its prayers….
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has made series of very important recommendations at the conclusion of its 2022 Annual Conference which was recently held in Abuja. Amongst the recommendation were that disobedient to judgment of court should be made a criminal offence, sanctioning of legal practitioners who frustrate…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure has sacked Taiwo Abdulrasaq Adegboye as the Alawo of Awo community in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State. According to records from the Court of Appeal, in case number: CA/AK/58/2021, the court presided over by Honourable Justice Lokulo Sodipo, in the lead judgment read by Honourable Justice…