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History Of The Legal Profession Flashcards

1
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The last amendment of the RPC rules was in….. and it came into effect in…..

A

The last amendment of the RPC rules was in 2023 and it came into effect in January 2024

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2
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The first set of RPC rules was made in….

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1967

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3
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The RPC rules have been amended how many times and in what years?

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4 times - 1979, 2007, 2020 and 2023

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4
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The Supreme Court Ordinance was promulgated in……

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1863

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5
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As at…… there were….. Magistrate

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As at 1862 there were 7 Magistrates

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6
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What are the 3 periods of history in the legal profession

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1876 - 1914

1914 - 1962

1962 till date

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7
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What are the 4 inns

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Middle temple

Inner temple

Grays inn

Lincolns inn

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The NLS was established in…….

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1962

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9
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The 7 magistrates in 1862 were made of…..

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3 barristers

2 writing clerks

1 commander of the West Indian garrison in Lagos

1 merchant

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10
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How many dining terms were required in the period of 1876-1914

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12 dining terms

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The term for local attorneys is……renawable for another…….

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6 months renewable for another 6 months

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12
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The appointment of local attorneys came an end in…..

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1908 - The Osho Davies case

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13
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The Supreme Court ordinance of 1876 was repealed by…..

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The Supreme Court ordinance of 1943

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14
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The unsworth committee was made in……

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1959

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15
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The unsworth committee was made up of…..

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Attorney General of the Federation
Solicitor General of the Federation
Regional Attorney General
Legal Secretary of the Southern Cameroons
6 Distinguished Legal Practitioners

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16
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Where was the first faculty of law established?

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University college, Ibadan

17
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What 2 Acts were created by the recommendations of the unsworth committee?

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The legal practitioners act

The legal education act

18
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The Nigerian law school was established in what year

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1962

19
Q

Where was the first Nigerian law school located?

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213, Igbosere road, Lagos

20
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The Nigerian Law school ran its first …. months course for ….. students between….. and……

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The Nigerian Law school ran its first 3 months course for 8 students between January and April 1963

21
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The legal practitioners act was promulgated in… and was amended in…. and finally in…..

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The legal practitioners act was promulgated in 1962 and was amended in 1990 and finally in 2004

22
Q

Under what laws can a non-nigerian be called to bar?

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Decree no 9 of 1992 and section 5 of the legal education act

23
Q

Under what act can a person be exempted from attending courses at law school

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Professional bodies special provisions act 1973

Professional bodies (legal profession) exemption order 1973

24
Q

What law can be used to exempt a person from going through law school at all

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Legal notice 439 dated 5th day of July 1989

25
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What law can be used to exempt a person from writing bar part I

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Legal notice 446 dated the 3rd day of August 1989

26
Q

What were the three categories of people allowed to practice law between 1876 and 1914

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Professionally qualified lawyers

Article attorney or lawyers article in the firm of a professionally qualified lawyer

Local attorneys

27
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What are the qualifications to become a barrister in the Supreme Court of England between 1876 and 1962

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Must keep to 12 dining terms

Must pass bar 1 and bar finals

Must have been called to bar by the benchers of his inn

Must be called to the Supreme Court of Britain

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What are the qualifications to become a solicitor in the Supreme Court of England between 1876 and 1962

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Must have passed solicitors, part one and solicitors finals

Must have West African school certificates

The articled to a firm of solar stores in England for a minimum of four years

29
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What are the conditions to be an articled lawyer

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Must have saved in the law of a practicing lawyer or solicitor in Nigeria or the Gold Coast

Must have done so for atleast 5 years

Must have passed examinations by persons issued by the CJN

30
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What are the qualifications to be appointed as a local attorney?

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Must be fit and proper as testified to buy a judge or two district commissioners

Must have basic academic qualifications

Must sit and pass exams conducted by the CJN to test knowledge

31
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What are the four ways to become a legal practitioner between 1914 and 1962 under the Supreme Court civil procedure rules

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Practice for two years in the country are called to bar

Practice for two years in the court of a British colony

Read for one year and the law office of a lawyer of not less than five year standing

Read for two years in Nigeria and the law office of a lawyer of not less than ten years standing

32
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What section of the Supreme Court civil procedure rules 1945 provides for four additional ways to become a legal practitioner

A

Order 16 rule 1

33
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What are the three kinds of people that can practice law in Nigeria today?

A

Those entitled to practice generally

Those entitled to practice for the purpose of a particular office

Those entitled to practice for the purpose of a particular proceeding

34
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What are the conditions to be enrolled in Nigerian bar on bisexual four of the LPA

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You must be Nigerian

Must be of good character

You must have the qualifying certificate

35
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Why are entitled to practice generally are divided into….

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Those entitled by the Supreme Court by being called to bar

Those entitled by virtue of the regulation made by the general of the federation

36
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What are the qualifications for those entitled purpose of a particular proceeding

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You must be entitled to practice at advocate your country

Your countries, the real system must be similar to Nigeria

Fees must be paid to the registrar of the Supreme Court

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