Category: Nigeria


  • 3 Legal Practitioners Remuneration (For Business, Legal Service And Representation) Order 2023 Paragraph 3 of the Legal Practitioners Remuneration (For Business, Legal Service And Representation) Order 2023 is about Exclusion of certain expenses. It provides as follows: (1) The remuneration prescribed in scales 1 to 5 set out in the Schedule to this Order shall…

  • 2 Legal Practitioners Remuneration (For Business, Legal Service And Representation) Order 2023 Paragraph 2 of the Legal Practitioners Remuneration (For Business, Legal Service And Representation) Order 2023 is about Remuneration with respect to other matters. It provides as follows: The scale of charges for any business or service not provided in this Order shall be…

  • 1 Legal Practitioners Remuneration (For Business, Legal Service And Representation) Order 2023 Paragraph 1 of the Legal Practitioners Remuneration (For Business, Legal Service And Representation) Order 2023 is about Regulation of remuneration generally. It provides as follows: (1) The remuneration of a legal practitioner for business and service rendered shall in respect of-(a) any consultation…

  • Rule 23 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 23 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part V. It provides as follows: (1) Exemption These Rules shall not apply to: (a) a legal practitioner in respect of moneys received, held or paid by him as a member of the public service of the…

  • Rule 22 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 22 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part IV (Inspection and Enforcement). It provides as follows: Every requirement to be made by the Bar Council to a legal practitioner under these Rules shall be made in writing under the hand of the Secretary and…

  • Rule 21A Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 21 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part IV (Inspection and Enforcement). It provides as follows: In a case where the Bar Council exercises its powers under Rule 21 hereof either on their own motion or on the request of a Branch of the…

  • Rule 21 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 21 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part IV (Inspection and Enforcement). It provides as follows: (1) In order to ascertain whether these Rules have been complied with, the Bar Council, acting either; (a) on their own motion; or(b) on a written statement on…

  • Rule 20 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 20 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part III (Trust accounts). It provides as follows: (1) Every solicitor-trustee shall at all times keep properly written up such books and accounts as may be necessary: (a) to show separately all his dealings with money held,…

  • Rule 19 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 19 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part III (Trust accounts). It provides as follows: Notwithstanding the provisions of these Rules a legal practitioner shall not be under obligation to pay into a trust bank account money held or received by him which is…

  • Rule 18 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 18 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part III (Trust accounts). It provides as follows: No money other than money permitted by Rule 17 of these Rules to be drawn from a trust bank account shall be so drawn unless the Bar Council upon…