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Supreme Court: Direct Appeals From LPDC to Apex Court Unconstitutional

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*Says “Section 12(7) Of Legal Practitioners Act Is Unconstitutional To Extent It Allows Direct LPDC Appeals” The Supreme Court has held that it lacks jurisdiction to entertain a direct appeal from a direction of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), declaring that section 12(7) of the Legal Practitioners Act, to the extent that it purports […] The post “Direct Appeals From LPDC Cannot Lie To Supreme Court” — Apex Court Rules In 5–2 Majority Decision appeared first on TheNigeriaLawyer.

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Supreme Court: Direct Appeals From LPDC to Apex Court Unconstitutional | Briefly