BEYOND THE COURTROOM: EXPANDING THE FRONTIERS OF LEGAL PRACTICE
There is something I have come to understand about the legal profession. The courtroom is an important part of our calling, but it is not the entirety of our possibilities.
There is something I have come to understand about the legal profession. The courtroom is an important part of our calling, but it is not the entirety of our possibilities.
The recent statement attributed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), warning Nigerian lawyers against charging clients in foreign currencies and describing the practice as “illegal and unethical,” raises an important question of law: What specific written law makes the mere charging of professional fees in foreign currency a criminal offence?