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NOTICE OF BRIEFING SESSION BY THE MENTORING COMMITTEE OF THE BODY OF BENCHERS
ATTENTION: BODY OF BENCHERS PROBE NJC SCRIBE OVER N800M PAYMENT
Tribute in Honour of Hon. Judge Prince Bola Ajibola, KBE, CFR, SAN, Life Bencher, Former Chairman, Body of Benchers
the body of benchers visit the FCT Minister
ADDRESS BY HON. JUSTICE S. U. ONU, JSC CHAIRMAN OF THE BODY OF BENCHERS AT THE CALL TO BAR CEREMONY OF THE NEWLY GRADUATED STUDENTS OF THE NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL ON JUNE 14TH 2005.
SPEECH PRESENTED BY HON. JUSTICE MUSTAPHA AKANBI, AT THE OCCASION OF CALL TO BAR CEREMONY HELD AT NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL, LAGOS ON THURSDAY 12TH OCTOBER, 1995
ADDRESS BY HON. JUSTICE OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, CFR, LIFE BENCHER, CHAIRMAN, BODY OF BENCHERS AT THE CALL TO BAR CEREMONIES HELD AT THE EAGLE SQUARE, ABUJA, ON TUESDAY, 27TH, JULY, 2021
BECOMING THE FIRST FEMALE CHAIRMAN OF THE BODY OF BENCHERS NIGERIA
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY O.C.J. OKOCHA, MFR, SAN, JP DSSRS, CHAIRMAN, BODY OF BENCHERS
FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY OF BENCHERS
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Call to Bar
One of the vital functions of the Body of Benchers is the formal Call to the Bar of persons desirous of becoming Legal Practitioners.
Discipline of erring Lawyers
Another vital function of the Body of Benchers is the discipline of erring lawyers in Nigeria.
Regulating the legal profession
The Body of Benchers makes certain regulations towards upholding the core values of the legal profession.
MENTORING PROGRAMME
COMMITTEES OF THE BODY OF BENCHERS
The Body of Benchers has both Standing and Adhoc Committees which are usually constituted from time to time.
The Standing Committee are as follows:
1. Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee.
2. Screening Committee.
3. Ethics and Compliance Committee.
4. Benchers Appointment Committee.
5. Publicity Committee.
6. Recruitment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee.
7. Mentoring Committee.
Adhoc Committees are as follows:
1. Finance Committee
2. Building Committee
Here are the numbers of Candidates Called to the Bar