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INCREASE IN CASES OF IMPERSONATION OF LAWYERS IN NIGERIA: MAKING A CASE FOR REFORMS
Abstract
Lawyering and legal practice requires proper certification by the regulatory bodies in the legal profession in line with extant legislations. It is getting worrisome to see persons not called to the bar rendering services to undiscerning clients, albeit, illegally. The vice of impersonation is on the increase within the Nigerian legal market. Cases of fake lawyers across the Nigerian legal hemisphere are being reported almost on a monthly basis. The aim of this paper is to reconcile the extant provisions dealing with impersonation of lawyers in Nigeria and examines contemporary impersonation practices in other jurisdictions. The research methodology is doctrinal. The paper ends with suggested reforms such as a review of the provisions of extant statutes in this respect and call for other socio – legal alternatives towards curbing the menace.
Keywords: impersonation, Nigerian legal market, undiscerning clients.