� Prior to the amendment of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers, membership of the NBA was compulsory for all lawyers and the stamps and seals were sold at N4,000 for 72 pieces and were given upon payment of NBA dues. The effect of the above is that without the stamp,a lawyer could not submit any document or letter to the court.Now,the issue is whether or not the amendment is legal or otherwise?Going by section 12(4) of the Legal Practitioners Act,the AGF is vested with the power to amend the provisions of the RPC as the the President of the General Council of the Bar.Though the NBA released a statement stating clearly they were not aware neither were they informed of the amendment until the amendment went public and thus, due process were not followed.

▪▫▪▫▪▫

A fundamental issue is the consequences of the amendment of the RPC.The earlier position of the RPC is that without the stamp,a lawyer could not submit any document or letter to the court.But now,the opposite is the case. Moreover, the sale of the stamp and seal was one of the major sources of NBA’s revenue which has made them self-sufficient over the years, the recent amendment may render the institution broke and vulnerable to the influence of Politicians.


http://www.legalideasforum.com/2020/09/analysis-of-rpc-amendment-and-its.html
©2020

� Prior to the amendment of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers, membership of the NBA was compulsory for all lawyers and the stamps and seals were sold at N4,000 for 72 pieces and were given upon payment of NBA dues.
The effect of the above is that without the stamp,a lawyer could not submit any document or letter to the court.Now,the issue is whether or not the amendment is legal or otherwise?Going by section 12(4) of the Legal Practitioners Act,the AGF is vested with the power to amend the provisions of the RPC as the the President of the General Council of the Bar.Though the NBA released a statement stating clearly they were not aware neither were they informed of the amendment until the amendment went public and thus, due process were not followed.

▪▫▪▫▪▫

A fundamental issue is the consequences of the amendment of the RPC.The earlier position of the RPC is that without the stamp,a lawyer could not submit any document or letter to the court.But now,the opposite is the case.
Moreover, the sale of the stamp and seal was one of the major sources of NBA’s revenue which has made them self-sufficient over the years, the recent amendment may render the institution broke and vulnerable to the influence of Politicians.


http://www.legalideasforum.com/2020/09/analysis-of-rpc-amendment-and-its.html
*©2020*