Rule 13 Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners
Rule 13 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners (RPC) 2023 is about Notification of legal practice. It is under Part 1 (Practice as a Legal Practitioner) of Chapter 1 (Conduct) of the Rules. It provides as follows:
(1) A person who commences private legal practice either alone or in association or partnership with another or others shall, not later than 30 days after commencement of such legal practice and, if he continues to carry on the practice, deliver a notice in the prescribed form to the Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association within whose jurisdiction the law office is situated.
(2) The Notice referred to in paragraph (1) of this rule shall state the—
(a) name of the legal practitioner ;
(b) address where the legal practice is carried on ;
(c) date the legal practitioner was called to the Bar in Nigeria ; and
(d) date his name was entered in the Roll of Legal Practitioners in Nigeria.
(3) The Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association to which the Notice is delivered shall enter the particulars in the notice in a register or database kept for that purpose.
(4) A legal practitioner who after having been registered under paragraph (3) of this rule, changes his name or address for legal practice, shall deliver to the Branch where he is so registered a notice in the prescribed form showing particulars of the changes made.
