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(2017) JELR 38276 (CA)

Court of Appeal 20 Jan 2017 Nigeria
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- The appellant is seeking to change its counsel on record to Mr. Oluwakemi Balogun, who is the appointed Receiver/Manager over the appellant. - The appellant argues that the current counsel on record, J.A. Badejo SAN, no longer has the aut

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Suit Number:CA/L/193/2014(R2)
Judges:TIJJANI ABUBAKAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Olamide Balogun, Esq. with him, O. A. Owolabi, Esq. For Appellant Olatunji Muritala, Esq. For Respondent

BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): This is an Application filed by way of a Motion on Notice on 26/5/2015 by the Appellant/Applicant and brought pursuant to Section 393(4) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act CAP C20 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004, Order 7 Rule 1, Order 2 Rule 5 and Order 6 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2011 and Rule 29(2) and 56 of the Rules of the Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, 2007 and praying this Court for an order granting leave to the Appellant to change its counsel on record to Mr. Oluwakemi Balogun, SAN of Oluwakemi Balogun and Co. who is duly appointed Receiver/Manager over the Appellant.

In support of the application is an Affidavit of 12 paragraphs deposed to by one Olabisi Olajide, a legal practitioner in the law firm of Oluwakemi Balogun and Co, annexed to which are Exhibits A, B and C. In response, the Respondent filed on 17/9/2015 a Counter affidavit of 9 paragraphs deposed to by one Stanley Okorie, adm…

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