Nigeria: Court Declares LPDC's Decision Suspending Senior Lawyer Gadzama From Legal Practice Unconstitutional
The court said the LPDC lacked jurisdiction and barred any enforcement of the suspension, citing the absence of an effective appeal mechanism.
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BREAKING: Federal High Court Declares Suspension of Joe Gadzama Unconstitutional
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has overturned the three-year suspension imposed on Joe Gadzama, SAN by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). In a judgment the court declared the enforcement of the disciplinary direction against him unconstitutional and raised fundamental questions about the treatment of professional disputes within Nigeria’s legal disciplinary system. The […]
"Unconstitutional And Unlawful In The Absence Of An Effective Appellate Mechanism" — Court Sets Aside The LPDC's Three-Year Suspension Of Gadzama, SAN
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the reliefs sought by Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN, against the three-year suspension imposed on him by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, declaring the enforcement of the disciplinary Direction against him unconstitutional. In a judgment delivered on Monday, the court declared the Direction of the committee delivered […]
Abuja Court Declares Senior Lawyer Gadzama’s Three-Year Suspension By LPDC Unconstitutional
The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared unconstitutional the implementation and enforcement of a three-year suspension imposed on Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief J-K Gadzama, by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). The court, in a judgment delivered on Monday, granted the reliefs sought by Gadzama in his challenge to the disciplinary action arising from a long-running dispute over legal representation and professio…
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