Legal Principles – Nigerian LawCompass

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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...

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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...

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Real Likelihood of Bias – Test to Be Applied

"The test to be applied in determining whether or not there is bias is whether a reasonable man, in all the circumstances, might suppose that there was an improper interference...

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Real Likelihood of Bias – Test for Disqualification of Judge on Ground of Marital Relationship with Public Officer

"To disqualify a person from acting in a judicial or quasi-judicial capacity upon the ground of interest (other than pecuniary or proprietary) in the subject-matter of the proceeding, a real...

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

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Waiver of Right to Object

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Standard of Proof Required

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

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

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

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

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Real Likelihood of Bias – Test to Be Applied

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Bias – Real Likelihood of Bias – Test for Disqualification of Judge on Ground of Marital Relationship with Public Officer

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Fees and Billing – Bill of Charges – Non-Itemisation Not Fatal Where No Objection Raised

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS – Fees and Billing – Bill of Charges – Form and Contents – Suggested Guidelines

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Legal Practitioners – Conflict of Interest – Principles for Restraining Counsel from Appearing