Section 9 Legal Practitioners Act Section 9 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Liability for negligence. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Subject to the provisions of this section, a person shall not be immune from liability for damage attributable to…

Section 8 Legal Practitioners Act Section 8 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Right of audience, and precedence. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Subject to the provisions of the next following subsection and of any enactment in force in any…

Section 7 Legal Practitioners Act Section 7 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Enrolment. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Subject to the provisions of this section, a person shall be entitled to have his name enrolled if, and only if-…

Section 6 Legal Practitioners Act Section 6 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Privilege of law officers. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act but subject as provided in section 8 (4) and the First…

Section 5 Legal Practitioners Act Section 5 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Conferment, etc., of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee…

Section 4 Legal Practitioners Act Section 4 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Call to the Bar. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. Subject to the provisions of this section, a person shall be entitled to be called to the Bar…

Section 3A Legal Practitioners Act Section 3A of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Power to accept Gifts. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: 1. The Body of Benchers may accept gifts of money or movable or immoveable property upon such terms and…

Section 3 Legal Practitioners Act Section 3 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Establishment of Bodyof Benchers. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) There shall be a body of legal practitioners of the highest distinction in the legal profession in Nigeria…

Section 2 Legal Practitioners Act Section 2 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Entitlement to practise. It is under ‘Practice as a Legal Practitioner‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person shall be entitled to practise as abarrister and solicitor if,…

Section 1 Legal Practitioners Act Section 1 of Legal Practitioners Act 1975 is about Establishment of bar council. It is under ‘The General Council of the Bar‘ of the sections of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) There shall be a body to be known as the General Council of the Bar (hereinafter in…