Lagos AG Urges Lawyers On Professional Ethics

Lagos State Attorney
General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye has urged aspiring lawyers to imbibe the ethics of the legal profession through character building, intelligence and personal comportment at all times.
IPaye gave the advice at the first Appellate Moot Court Competition of University of Lagos Law Students Association.
He urged them to make hard work and commitment their watchwords.
He emphasised that the idea behind the competition was to give opportunity to students to develop their writing skills, improve on research and sharpen their advocacy skills.
The commissioner said his Ministry decided to sponsor the competition to encourage aspiring lawyers to identify and build arguments through research.
The exercise was based on a judgment delivered at the High Court and the students were required to come up with Appellate, Respondent and Reply brief of arguments.
Ipaye hailed the level of commitment and extensive research the students displayed during the exercise.
The commissioner, who encouraged more students to take part in the competition, promised to ensure that his ministry continues to sponsor the competition yearly.
The competition was rated by a four-man panel, comprising Justice Bage of the Federal Court of Appeal, Justice Lettef Lawal-Akapo and Justice Atinuke Oluyemi, both of the Lagos state High Court. A Director of Public Prosecution in the Ministry of  Justice, Mrs. Idowu Alakija, was also a member of the Profession.
“There is order, decorum and Mode of dressing in court, which must be strictly adhere to by lawyer” he added.
The four chambers within the faculty participated in the competition.
They are Kayode Eso Students Chamber, Gani Fawehinme Students Chamber, Justice Oputa Students Chamber and Teslim Elias Students Chamber.
All participating chambers were presented with cash gifts and certificates of participation.
The overall winning chamber, Justice Oputa Students Chamber representing the respondent got a cash gift of N100,000 books and certificate of participation.
The runner-up, Teslim Elias student chamber, got N60,000, books and a certificate of participation.