Tag: law reform

Dakas CJ Dakas pledges to accelerate Nigerian law reform and overhaul outdated laws

Following his inauguration last week as the new Chair of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission, Professor Dakas CJ Dakas is looking to accelerate legal reforms by targeting obsolete statutes and collaborating with the National Assembly

Ghana’s long-awaited overhaul of restrictive pathway to bar will create a more inclusive profession

Various stakeholders from student bodies to lawyers to the former head of Ghana’s School of Law have come out in support of the Attorney-General’s announcement on Monday of sweeping reforms to Ghana’s legal education system

Nigeria considers expanding Supreme Court while narrowing its legal focus to tackle cases backlog

On Friday, Senator Osita Izunaso revealed the Nigerian Senate was currently reviewing his proposal to increase the maximum number of the country’s Supreme Court Justices from 21 to 30