Legal Practitioners Remuneration (For Business, Legal Service And Representation) Order 2023

Commencement [16th Day of, May, 2023]

In exercise of the powers conferred on it by section15 (3) of the Legal Practitioners Act Cap L11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Legal Practitioners Remuneration Committee makes the following Order–

Paragraph:

1. Regulation of remuneration generally

2. Remuneration with respect to other matters

3. Exclusion of certain expenses

4. Drafts to be client’s property

5. A Legal practitioner may elect to charge differently

6. Security against remuneration interest on disbursement

7. Legal practitioner to issue terms of engagement in writing

8. Fees chargeable to be as specified in Scales

9. Rules for the operation of fees specified in the Scales

10. Legal practitioner charging remuneration lower than as prescribed in Scales 1 to 5

11. Committee to receive report on remuneration

12. Exemption of Pro Bono work

13. Revocation

14. Interpretation

15. Citation

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