EVIDENCE ACT (AS AMENDED BY THE EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023)

Section 194: Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence.

2023Section 194 of 263Federal Republic of Nigeria

If any party to a suit or proceeding gives evidence in such suit or proceeding, whether at his own instance or otherwise, he shall not be deemed to have by this reason consented to such disclosure as is mentioned in section 192 and, if any party to a suit or proceeding calls any such legal practitioner as a witness, he shall be deemed to have consented to such disclosure only if he questions such legal practitioner on matters which, but for such question he would not be at liberty to disclose.

Cite this section

Section 194, EVIDENCE ACT (AS AMENDED BY THE EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023) (2023).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/evidence-act-as-amended-by-the-evidence-amendment-act-2023/section/194/