{
  "id": 14684661,
  "title": "Blue Silks: Non-litigation lawyers file lawsuits against Supreme Court chief registrar’s LPDC petition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/blue-silks-non-litigation-lawyers-file-lawsuits-against-supreme-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:29:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/15/blue-silks-non-litigation-lawyers-file-lawsuits-against-supreme-court-chief-registrars-lpdc-petition/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigerian non-litigation lawyers have filed lawsuits against the Supreme Court chief registrar's Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) petition. The plaintiffs, under the Incorporated Trustees of Association of Legislative Drafting Practitioners (ALDRAP), are challenging a petition filed by Chief Registrar Mr. Kabir Akanbi. The suit, numbered NICN/ABJ/363/2026, seeks to declare the LPDC's decision unconstitutional and orders for substituted service. The plaintiffs argue that the petition violates constitutional sections and LPDC rules, constituting double jeopardy and bias due to Akanbi's position. They also request an injunction to prevent the LPDC from entertaining future petitions against the plaintiffs and Akanbi's future involvement in Blue Silks rank cases.",
  "summary": "Nigerian non-litigation lawyers have approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and the National Industrial Court of Nigeria to challenge a petition against the Blue Silks rank, filed before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, LPDC, by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Mr Kabir Akanbi. A suit brought before the National […] Blue Silks: Non-litigation lawyers…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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