LEGAL AID ACT, 2011

Section 14: Legal practitioners.

2011Section 14 of 25Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Panels of Legal Practitioners willing to act for persons receiving legal aid (whether gratuitously or otherwise) shall prepare and be maintained by staff of the Council and there may be separate Panels for different purposes and, for different courts and different districts.
(2) A legal practitioner shall be entitled to have his name on the appropriate panel or panels unless the designated staff of the Council thinks that there is reason (arising out of his conduct when acting or selected to act for persons receiving legal aid or his professional conduct generally or, in the case of a member of the firm) for excluding him.
(3) Where a legal practitioner is aggrieved by any decision excluding him (whether permanently or temporarily) from any panel he may refer the matter to the Director-General and if he is not satisfied with the decision of the Director-General he may appeal to the Governing Board.

Cite this section

Section 14, LEGAL AID ACT, 2011 (2011).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/legal-aid-act-2011/section/14/