{
  "id": 662773,
  "title": "CJN’s ban on ‘Barrister’ title, replacement with ‘Esquire’ not backed by law – Nigerian Law Society",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/cjns-ban-on-barrister-title-replacement-with-esquire-not-backed-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:00:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/12/cjns-ban-on-barrister-title-replacement-with-esquire-not-backed-by-law-nigerian-law-society/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Nigerian Law Society has declared that the directive by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, banning the use of ‘Barrister’ and replacing it with ‘Esquire’ as the title for Nigerian lawyers, is not established by statutes. The CJN had directed lawyers and court officials to, with immediate effect, stop using the […] CJN’s ban on ‘Barrister’ title, replacement with…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "No legal basis for CJN’s ban on ‘Barrister’ title — Law society",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/no-legal-basis-for-cjns-ban-on-barrister-title-law-society",
        "published": "2026-08-12T12:48:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}