Legal Principles – Nigerian LawCompass

Professional Ethics Important

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS — Duties of Legal Practitioners — Counsel’s Conduct of Case Binding on Client

"It seems that where as in this case, counsel appearing for the party decided to adopt a procedure for the prosecution of the case of that party which he thought...

Professional Ethics Important

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Court Etiquette – Reference to Judges – Improper Use of Personal Pronouns

"This is a very bad way of showing discourtesy to a lady Judge or infact any Judge at all by referring to him or her in third person pronoun. It...

Professional Ethics Important

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Court Etiquette – Reference to Judges – Improper Use of Personal Pronouns

"This is a very bad way of showing discourtesy to a lady Judge or infact any Judge at all by referring to him or her in third person pronoun. It...

MEDICAL LAW Important

MEDICAL LAW – Professional Discipline – Infamous Conduct – Standard Required

"A charge of infamous conduct must be of a serious infraction of acceptable standard of behaviour or ethics of the profession. It connotes conduct so disreputable and morally reprehensible as...

MEDICAL LAW Important

MEDICAL LAW – Duty of Medical Practitioner – No Duty to Transfer Patient Who Refuses Treatment on Religious Grounds

"There is no duty, contrary to what was suggested in the particulars of the first count, on the respondent to transfer the patient to another hospital merely because she had...

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Counsel’s Authority – Scope of Authority to Bind Client

"Counsel therefore being ordinarily retained to conduct a cause without any limitation, the apparent authority with which he is clothed when he appears to conduct the cause is to do...

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Waiver of Right to Object

"The right to challenge or impugn proceedings of any court or tribunal which was tainted by the adjudicator being disqualified by interest or likelihood of bias may be lost by...

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Standard of Proof Required

"To succeed in establishing bias, the party complaining must show: (i) that the personal relation is a party to the action; (ii) that the personal relation must have interest in...

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Interpretation of Legislation by Judge Related to Executive Officer

"It is plain to me, and I agree with the minority judgment of the court below that the serious misconception in the argument of learned counsel for the respondent is...

Professional Ethics Important

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Real Likelihood of Bias – Governor’s Spouse Interpreting Legislation Signed by Governor

"I cannot conceive of a real likelihood of bias on the part of the Honourable Justice Ige in this matter when, as a part of her official duty, she was...

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Distinguished Between Official Act and Personal Act of Public Officer

"There is a serious misconception on this part of learned counsel's submission namely that he is unable to separate Chief Bola Ige as husband and father from his office as...

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Judge as Spouse of Governor Who Signed Legislation – Whether Constitutes Real Likelihood of Bias

"The fact that the learned trial Judge at the time she tried the case was (and she still is) the wife of Chief Bola Ige and who was at the...