Lawyers in the house enlighten us on what criteria is adopted for qualifications of senior advocate of Nigeria.

Connection Connection Connection!!
You Know how Nigeria is Bozz..

Don't think connection is d right criteria. Because Wole Olanipekun's son, Deji, became a SAN last year at age 34. So am wondering. Lawyers help us out

SAN has no value now.... no more election tribunal and interlocutory injunctions. We have seen it all..... I understand that over two dozen followed Saraki to court.....

The registrar of supreme court classified nomination of SAN based on 2 categories : advocacy n academics categories. Over 100 applied for SAN in 2016 but only 19 were considered for advocacy and 2 for academics. Criteria for selecting can only b hinted by legal luminaries.

Waiting on lawyers to throw more light please

1 you must have spent at least 10 years at the Nigerian Bar(eligible)
2 participated in at least 3 Supreme Court, 6 Appeal court cases and 8 high court cases alternatively you can present just 6 Supreme Court cases. The cases must be very important eg Saraki vs FRN (if decided) Amaechi vs INEC etc
3 A Partnership deed that is at least five years old.
4 You must have embarked on "pro bono" cases (free trial advocacy)
5 A state of the art law chambers and at least 5 junior lawyers working under you and other support staff.
6 You must be a principal partner or principal in your law firm.
7 Paid the required application fees and your practicing fees

Thanks adaweezy....its clearer now. Wondering why Keyamo was denied. But these highlighted criteria are just basic not an absolute guarantee. I think d Nigerian factor may play out especially during screening. God bless our lawyers.

Informative, but this a tall order. You've forgotten to add politics and poitiking to it.

adaweezy:
1 you must have spent at least 10 years at the Nigerian Bar(eligible)
2 participated in at least 3 Supreme Court, 6 Appeal court cases and 8 high court cases alternatively you can present just 6 Supreme Court cases. The cases must be very important eg Saraki vs FRN (if decided) Amaechi vs INEC etc
3 A Partnership deed that is at least five years old.
4 You must have embarked on "pro bono" cases (free trial advocacy)
5 A state of the art law chambers and at least 5 junior lawyers working under you and other support staff.
6 You must be a principal partner or principal in your law firm.
7 Paid the required application fees and your practicing fees

omowolewa:
Informative, but this a tall order. You've forgotten to add politics and poitiking to it.

that is d Nigerian factor