Section 18: Pro bono monitoring enjoyment of privileges.

(1) A legal practitioner who institutes or conducts pro bono cases on behalf of persons entitled to legal aid under this Act shall register such cases with the Council, which shall keep record of and monitor the progress of such matters.
(2) A legal practitioner who applies to be appointed to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria shall be required to show evidence of diligent conduct of not less than three pro bono cases in the legal year immediately preceding his application.
(3) It shall be a professional misconduct for any legal practitioner to abandon or otherwise neglect such cases.