A closer look at the Benue judgment, competing retainerships, the N8 billion consent judgment and the professional dispute that eventually reached the LPDC. By Kachi E. Agwu Abuja, Nigeria — Recent public discussion surrounding the decision against Chief J-KGadzama, SAN, by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has understandably generated strong reactions. For the general public, the language of a disciplinary sanction against a Senior Advocate can create an immediate impression of serious wrongdoing. But there is a much longer and morecomplicated story behind the matter. At its centre is…
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