Dressing, addressing, and redressing Nigeria’s lawyers, and judges
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The division between the two professions was well recognised by the end of the 16th century and by the end of the 17th was quite firm….While…
“Esquire ” not “Barrister”: The Latin roots, noble origins, and Nigerian practice of proper legal appellation for lawyers
By PCI Nwosu, Esq., LP.. The law is a profession of precision. In language, as in argument, imprecision erodes authority. Nowhere is this more evident in Nigeria today than in…