The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has turned down the request by Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), to revoke the law practising license of lawyer and author, Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi.
Legit.ng reported that the Afe Babalola law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, earlier wrote to the LPDC to remove the name of Dele Farotimi from lawyers in Nigeria, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct.
Ola Faro, a partner in the law firm, who signed the petition, alleged that the embattled Farotimi violated several ethics of the profession in his book.
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However, in its report on Tuesday, December 24, the LPDC determined that the alleged offences occurred in Farotimi’s capacity as an author, not during his practice as a legal professional.
As reported by Channels TV, the LPDC chairman, Justice Isaq Usman Bello, concluded that the LPDC lacked jurisdiction to address complaints about publications and advised aggrieved parties to seek redress in regular courts.
