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ELIAS & ANOR
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ECOBANK (NIG) PLC

(2016) JELR 37024 (CA)

Court of Appeal 8 Apr 2016 Nigeria
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- The Applicants are seeking to have part of a judgment reviewed, varied, or annulled. - The part of the judgment in question includes remarks made by a judge about the conduct of the Appellants' counsel. - The Applicants argue that the rem

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Suit Number:CA/L/873/2014
Judges:AMINA ADAMU AUGIE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria SIDI DAUDA BAGE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Dr Charles Mekwunye with him, John Ochada, Esq. For Appellant A. N. Okoye, Esq. For Respondent
Other Citations:(2017) 2 NWLR (Pt. 1549) 175

AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): This Court (per Ikyegh, JCA, Iyizoba, JCA, and Obaseki-Adejumo, JCA) delivered its Judgment in this Appeal No. CA/U873/2013 on 28/10/2015. The name of counsel, who adopted the Appellants' Brief of Argument, was not reflected at the end of the Judgment, and in the Judgment itself, Obaseki-Adejumo, JCA, who wrote the lead Judgment, said as follows -

"In his brief of argument Appellants' counsel was silent on the contemptuous conduct of the Appellants by demolition of the property. It is the duty of counsel to exhibit a high level of decorum, candour and fairness to the Court and to other lawyers. See Chukwu and Anor. v. INEC and Ors. [2014] LPELR-22221 (SC). This Court Per Oredola JCA, in Orisakwe and Sons Ltd. and Anor v. Afribank Plc. [2012] LPELR-20094 P.51, paras. C-E held:

"Counsel appearing before any Court owes a bounden duty to be diligent, treat the Court with respect, honesty and mutual courtesy. Above all, to assist the Co…

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