Legal Practitioners (82)
HELD:
"The law has now been settled since the case of Okafor v. Nweke (2007) 10 NWLR (pt.1043) 521, that a Law Firm is not a Legal Practitioner known by the law and therefore cannot legally sign and/or file any process in our Courts.
HELD:
"On issue 1, I do not agree with the submission of the counsel that the writ is incompetent. The law on what makes a writ competent is settled. The writ must be signed by a legal practitioner and not a law firm.
HELD:
"I agree with his reasoning and conclusions. Again the vexed question of signing of Court processes by a non legal practitioner - a law firm.
HELD:
"The law has now been settled since the case of Okafor v. Nweke (2007) 10 NWLR (pt.1043) 521, that a Law Firm is not a Legal Practitioner known by the law and therefore cannot legally sign and/or file any process in our Courts.
HELD:
"Now, it is a requirement in most High Courts (Civil Procedure) Rules in Nigeria, including that of the High Court of Oyo State, that an Originating Process shall be prepared by either the Claimant himself, or his Legal Practitioner.
HELD:
"It is trite that it is the seal or signature, of the author on a document that authenticates the document. A legal document or process of Court must be settled or signed by either the legal practitioner of the choice of the litigant or the litigant himself.
HELD:
"In total support, I wish to add a few words of my own, on signing of Court process, In the name of firm or partnership, contrary to the Provisions of Section 2(1) and 24 of the Legal Practitioners Act LFN, 2004.
HELD:
"The question that follows is whether J.H.C. OKOLO SAN & CO is a legal practitioner recognized by the law? From the submissions of both counsels, it is very clear that the answer to that question is in the negative.
HELD:
"Legal practice is a very serious business that is to be undertaken by serious minded practitioners particularly as both the legally trained minds and those not so trained always learn from our examples.
HELD:
"section 2(1) of the Legal Practitioners Act, cap 207 of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 provides thus: " Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person shall be entitled to practice as a barrister and solicitor if, and only if, his name is on the roll."