2019 August

REPOSITIONING LEGAL EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (2) In the period after independence, positive action was taken by the government and most of the recommendations of the Unsworth Committee were implemented through the Legal Education Act of 1963 and the Legal Practitioners Act of 1962. The Nigerian Law School was set up in 1962. It ran

REPOSITIONING LEGAL EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (2) In the period after independence, positive action was taken by the government and most of the recommendations of the Unsworth Committee were implemented through the Legal Education Act of 1963 and the Legal Practitioners Act of 1962. The Nigerian Law School was set up in 1962. It ran

REPOSITIONING LEGAL EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (1) The Legal profession in Nigeria derives its origin from the English Legal System and Legal profession. It dates back only to the latter half of the 19th century.  This is as a result of our historical links with Great Britain. In 1861, Lagos became a British colony and