Wahala don land for Nigeria legal sector as NBA don set clear rules for lawyer payment. Dis matter no be small thing o, dem don finally talk say Legal Practitioners’ Remuneration Order 2023 no be optional again, e go dey bind every lawyer wey dey operate for naija.
Dis gist come from di National Executive Council of di Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) wey gather for Maiduguri last week Thursday. Na dem confirm say di report wey Remuneration Committee led by Chief Emeka Obegolu, SAN, bring come, get plans wey go help improve di financial condition of our lawyers dem.
Dem talk sey di committee don already run some serious work at di grassroots level, moving around di country to yarn with lawyers. Dem even do some workshops and conferences wey dey encourage lawyers to rein in dem fees and no allow client waka away without understanding wetin dem suppose pay.
As e be, dis new rules dey emphasize sey any lawyer wey still dey chop small money wey nor match wetin dem suppose collect go face di music. Dem no be joking again o! NBA Kafanchan branch no dey comply as dem still dey hold dem own side. Dem don send dem warning make dem join di team or face wahala.
NBA still talk say dem go start town hall meetings across di country to further push dis matter so everybody go dey on di same page. Dis na part of di new vision wey di current president, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, get to protect lawyers, especially young ones wey dey just enter di industry.
Dem even launch campaign wey dem call ‘No Lawyer Should Be Shortchanged’ to make sure say everybody sabi wetin na di right fee for legal services. Dis na important strategy to reduce wahala wey dey come from clients wey no wan pay wetin dem suppose pay. Na true say a lawyer wey get di right pay go fit do better job.
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