*Calls For Disciplinary Action Against Lawyers Who Have Penchant For Forum Shopping.
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Former National Welfare Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Adesina Adegbite has commended m members of the NBA Keffi Branch, the Chairman for a successful Bar and Bench Summit.
The branch on Thursday, held a one day summit for the lawyers and the judges in the state. The event which was held at the Moot Court, Faculty of Law, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State, on Theme: “IMPROVING THE BAR/BENCH RELATIONSHIP FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF JUDICIAL REFORMS”, had Adesina Adegbite, in attendant as a Special Guest and Discussant
AA , who advocated for disciplinary action against lawyers who have penchant for forum shopping highlighted the following as his contributions:
1. Emphasized the need to have a practice focused curriculum at the Nigerian Law School, to allow for better training for lawyers while at the law school.
2. Called for the need to instill and enforce discipline among the Nigerian legal practitioners, both young and seniors, especially as it relates to conduct of lawyers both within and outside the courtrooms.
3. Urged members of the Bench to treat lawyers appearing before them courteously and called on lawyers to accord the Bench with deserved reference.
4. Condemned shabby dressing among lawyers.
5. Advocates for immediate referral of lawyers who abused court processes to the LPDC, especially those with the penchant for engaging in forum shopping
Congratulated the Keffi Branch under the Chairmanship of Ede Moses for putting together a most successful and well attended summit. He 1also specially appreciated Dr. Hassan Liman SAN (revered bar leader in Keffi and Nasarawa State) who was a guest speaker and doubled as the representative of the Keynote Speaker, HRH Hon. Justice Sidi Bage, JSC (Rtd) for his well articulated and scholarly presentation.
He also appreciated Mr. Yusuf Usman Shehu (former Attorney General of Nasarawa State and former Secretary, Council of Legal Education) for his detailed and practical paper.
The Panel Session which was chaired by Hon. Justice Aisha Bashir Aliyu – the Honourable Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, represented by Justice Simon Aboki, had in attendance all heads of courts in Nasarawa State, several judges of the Nasarawa State High Court, Magistrates, the Dean Faculty of Law, Nasarawa State University, Prof Ahmed Adedoyin-Raji and several other dignitaries.
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