Justice Ishaq Bello, acting
Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, has advocated
for continuous education for lawyers, particularly in the use of English
language.
Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, has advocated
for continuous education for lawyers, particularly in the use of English
language.
Bello stated this on
Wednesday in Abuja at the launch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) stamp
and affinity products.
Wednesday in Abuja at the launch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) stamp
and affinity products.
The Acting Chief Judge said
that it was becoming rather irritating for lawyers to appear before a judge and
continuously mix up their tenses in trying to present their cases.
that it was becoming rather irritating for lawyers to appear before a judge and
continuously mix up their tenses in trying to present their cases.
He observed that the
declining standard of lawyers could be noticed in the quality of legal
practice, where a lawyer stands from the bar saying “I didn’t did it” or “I saw
them passes”.
declining standard of lawyers could be noticed in the quality of legal
practice, where a lawyer stands from the bar saying “I didn’t did it” or “I saw
them passes”.
He urged the leadership of
the NBA to do more to further encourage the continued education of lawyers,
saying the trend was becoming quite irritating.
the NBA to do more to further encourage the continued education of lawyers,
saying the trend was becoming quite irritating.
“All lawyers must go through
what is called Language Usage Course (LUC); all lawyers must be exposed to the
dynamics of global evolving legal landscape,” he said.
what is called Language Usage Course (LUC); all lawyers must be exposed to the
dynamics of global evolving legal landscape,” he said.
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