…to have placed in the dock decisions of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) on allegations of misconduct by lawyers.In a five-to-two decision, a seven-member panel of the court declared section 12(7) of the Legal Practitioners Act (as amended) (LPA) unconstitutional, with the result that the court wil…

…in the Legal Practitioners Amendment Bill. Osigwe proposed that appeals from the LPDC should instead go to the Court of Appeal. He said the NBA strengthened its international partnerships during the two-year tenure, including collaborations with United Nations agencies, UNICEF, the British High Commission, the United S…