{
  "id": 668767,
  "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-668767",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:43:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/no-legal-basis-for-cjns-ban-on-barrister-title-law-society/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian Law Society rejects the Chief Justice of Nigeria’s directive to ban the ‘Barrister’ title, citing no legal basis in existing legislation. Read More: https://punchng.com/no-legal-basis-for-cjns-ban-on-barrister-title-law-society/",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-12T12:00:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
}