Before a counsel appears in Court, he/she must have planned
ahead of his or her appearance in Court.
With the system operated in the Nigerian legal System whereby a
legal practitioner can practice anywhere in the country, a lawyer
can travel all the way to Sokoto, Kaduna or any other Northern
State from a southern part of the country just to announce
appearance/handle a case. This involves the spending of money and
injecting of energy which will definitely be weighted on the
parties. However, what then will be the fate of a party after he or
she fails to even announce appearance simply because the court did
not sit without prior notification?
Your guess is as good as mine. Many Lawyers have experienced
this situation and there have been some arguments on how to solve
the problem once and for all. Some have argued that the judiciary
by convention should start compensating such litigants, while
others have argued that there should be a Law compelling the
Judiciary to compensate litigants and counsels on such cases of
disappointment.
What do Lawyers think about this? Is a Law actually necessary
for such a purpose? Nairalaw will like the
general public to share their thoughts on this matter which affects
not just the lawyers but laymen as well.
PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US!!
Vote Yes Or No
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Before a counsel appears in Court, he/she must have planned
ahead of his or her appearance in Court.
With the system operated in the Nigerian legal System whereby a
legal practitioner can practice anywhere in the country, a lawyer
can travel all the way to Sokoto, Kaduna or any other Northern
State from a southern part of the country just to announce
appearance/handle a case. This involves the spending of money and
injecting of energy which will definitely be weighted on the
parties. However, what then will be the fate of a party after he or
she fails to even announce appearance simply because the court did
not sit without prior notification?
Your guess is as good as mine. Many Lawyers have experienced
this situation and there have been some arguments on how to solve
the problem once and for all. Some have argued that the judiciary
by convention should start compensating such litigants, while
others have argued that there should be a Law compelling the
Judiciary to compensate litigants and counsels on such cases of
disappointment.
What do Lawyers think about this? Is a Law actually necessary
for such a purpose? Nairalaw will like the
general public to share their thoughts on this matter which affects
not just the lawyers but laymen as well.
PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US!!
Vote Yes Or No
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