Disciplinary proceedings against legal practitioner

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• DR. OSARETIN GEORGE IZEVBUWA V. N.B.A. (2022)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  18 June 2021

  A summary of the Supreme Court decision in Izevbuwa v. N.B.A., addressing fair hearing rights and disciplinary committee proceedings.

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  • 1999 constitution section 36(1)→
  • Fair trial→
  • Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee→
  • Natural justice→
  • Nullity of proceedings→
  • Right to fair hearing→
  • Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners→
  • denial of fair hearing→

• NIGERIA BAR ASSOCIATION V. C. F. EBU (2011)→

  Court

  Legal Practitioner Disciplinary Committee

  Judgment date

  22 February 2011

  A detailed analysis of the case Nigeria Bar Association v. C. F. Ebu, covering professional misconduct allegations against a legal practitioner.

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  • Preponderance of evidence→
  • complaint dismissed→
  • conflict of interest→
  • disciplinary proceedings against legal practitioner→
  • lawyer-client confidentiality→
  • legal practitioner professional misconduct→
  • legal practitioners act, section 12→
  • presumption of misuse of confidential information→