Over the summer, a judgethrew out the convictionof Brendan Dassey, who had been serving a prison sentence for murder in the death of Teresa Halbach. The case was the subject of the hit NetFlix series Making a Murderer. The court
Over the weekend, LawNewz reported that while jury selection is supposed to begin in two weeks for the trial in the lawsuit over the business practices of President Elect Donald Trump’s“Trump University” business classes, Trump
Corruption is one of the most deadly social and ethical problems facing Nigeria today. It is perhaps for this reason that one of the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy outlined under Section
The judiciary and it supervisory organ, the National Judicial Council (NJC), have been in the eye of the storm lately due to allegations of corruption within the system. The fallout of this disturbing development
It was like a scene in Nigeria’s movie industry Nollywood last Thursday when a judge of the Federal High Court, Lagos descended into the arena and argued a case before him in a fundamental
The federal government on Monday formally filed a 15 count criminal charge against a 63 year-old serving Judge of the federal High Court- Justice Adeniyi Francis Adetokunbo Ademola and his wife Mrs. Olabowale Toluwatope Ademola
It would be interesting to know how this pans out. Yes, some Nigerian lawyers have issued a notice of intention to sue the University of Oxford, over an alleged wrong definition of words “Mortgagee
DNY59/E+/Getty Images. To the list of things law school may not have prepared you for, dealing with an attorney grievance filed against you may well be one of them. In those heady days of
Jamie Grill/Getty Images. Jamie Grill/Getty Image Think of all of the ways a legal career can get off track: fail the bar exam, fail it again, get a negative performance appraisal, lose a major
Ways to Improve a Legal Practice’s Bottom Line Stephen Swintek/Stone/Getty Images. Fourth in a series on How Small Law Firms Can Perform Better With pressure on small firms all around — from the glut of
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