Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee Rules, 2020 🇳🇬

Nigeria 1 Citing Cases

Legal Practitioners Act, 1962

S.I. 8

Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee Rules, 2020

Published in Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette on 24 March 2020
Assented to on 5 March 2020
Commenced on 5 March 2020
[This is the version of this document from 24 March 2020.]

In the exercise of powers conferred by section 10(7) of the Legal Practitioners' Act Cap. L11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Rules-

1. Short Title.

These Rules may be cited as the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee Rules, 2020.

2. Interpretation.

In these Rules-"the Act" means the Legal Practitioners Act, Cap. L11, as amended.“the Association” means the Nigeria Bar Association.“Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice of Nigeria.“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee.“Applicant" means a person making an Application."Disciplinary Committee" or "the Committee" means the Legal Practitioner…

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