Section 10 of the Legal Practitioners Act: Establishment of Disciplinary Committee (Nigeria Lawyers)
Citation: Legal Practitioners Act 1975, Chapter L11 (Cap. L11), Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004
10. Establishment of Disciplinary Committee
(1) There shall be a committee to be known as the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee (in this Act referred to as “the Disciplinary Committee”) which shall be charged with the duty of considering and determining any case where it is alleged that a person whose name is on the roll has misbehaved in his capacity as a legal practitioner or should for any other reason be the subject of proceedings under this Act.
(2) The Disciplinary Committee shall consist of —
(a) the Attorney‐General of the Federation, who shall be chairman;
(b) the Attorneys‐General of the States in the Federation;
(c) twelve legal practitioners of not less than ten years’ standing appointed by the Benchers on the nomination of the Association.
[Second Schedule.]
(3) The provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act shall have effect in relation to the Disciplinary Committee.
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