legal fees

WHETHER A LEGAL PRACTITIONER IS REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF MONEY PAID TO HIM AS PROFESSIONAL FEES IS NOT FROM AN ILLICIT ACT OR PROCEEDS OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES

CASE TITLE:                           FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA v. CHIEF MIKE OZEKHOME (SAN) (2021) LPELR-54666 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE:               14TH MAY, 2021…

3 years ago

ON RECOVERY OF LEGAL FEES: A LEGAL PRACTITIONER WHO HAS RENDERED SERVICES ON CONTINGENCY BASIS IS STILL ENTITLED TO PAYMENT FOR THE VALUE OF SERVICES EVEN IF THE CLIENT TERMINATES

OLANREWAJU OSINAIKE, ESQ. v. CORONATION MERCHANT BANK LIMITED (2021) LPELR-53591(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH MARCH, 2021 JUSTICES: CHIDI NWAOMA UWA, JCA…

4 years ago