Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Rules, 2020 🇳🇬

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Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Rules, 2020

  • Published in Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette on 7 September 2020
  • Assented to on 3 September 2020
  • Commenced on 3 September 2020
  • [This is the version of this document from 7 September 2020.]
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 12(4) of the Legal Practitioners Act Cap L11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, ABUBAKAR MALAMI, SAN Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and President, General Council of the Bar make the following rules-

1. Amendment of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, 2007.

The Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, 2007 is amended by deleting the following rules, namely: 9(2), 10, 11, 12 and 13.

2. Citation.

These Rules may be cited as the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Rules, 2020.

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