Nigeria’s LPDC dismisses Afe Babalola’s petition to disbar Dele Farotimi

Nigeria’s Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) in its report (B8B/LPDC/1571/2024), has rejected the request from Chief Afe Babalola’s SAN law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the practising licence of lawyer and author Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. A petition submitted by a lawyer from Emmanuel […]

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Afe Babalola petitions LPDC, wants Farotimi removed from Nigerian lawyers’ list

Law Firm of Afe Babalola has submitted a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee seeking the removal of a lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, from the roll of Nigerian legal practitioners. The petition alleged that Farotimi violated certain provisions of the rules of professional conduct for lawyers. The 90-page petition, dated December […]

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