A federal high court located in Abuja has mandated that the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) form a new legal association for the nation.Read full article
Bolaji Ayorinde, Mela Nunge, Garba Gajam, Emeka Ichoku, Chioma Ferguson, and Tejumola Adigun, among other attorneys, sued the CAC for failing to register their group as a legal practitioner body in the nation. Justice Gladys Olotu rendered the decision.
The names "Nigerian Law Society," "Nigerian Bar Society," "Nigerian Lawyers' Society," and "Association of Legal Practitioners of Nigeria" were reportedly submitted to the CAC by the plaintiffs, who claimed that the names taken into consideration for registration as a body of lawyers were not similar to that of the Nigerian Bar Association and could not deceive the public.
The plaintiffs' right to peaceful assembly and association is protected by Section 40 of the Constitution, Article 10 of the ACHPR, and Article 20 of the UDHR, according to Justice Olotu, who found in their favor.