VERBATIM
- Peter Moses
- Jul 27, 2015
- 1 min read
“So, for sustainable progress, law must always be remodelled to align with the pressing expectations of the people it serves. And now that a new agenda to reserve decades-old decadence is unfolding in Nigeria, the nation's legal system must be braced up to the reality of changing times and the legitimate expectations of the people must be met,” excerpt from “That law may not obstruct 'change',” -AN ARTICLE WRITTEN BY A LAGOS LAWYER, BARRISTER IWILADE AKINTAYO
Legal Joke
The lawyer was beginning to grasp at straws during his cross-examination. "You say, Mrs. Dawson, that this took exactly five minutes?" The witness replied that she was sure. "I am going to give you a test. I want you to tell me when exactly five minutes has passed--starting now." The lawyer was intently watching a stopwatch taken from his briefcase. At five minutes, to the second, the witness gave the signal. The lawyer told her, "That's quite remarkable. How did you gauge the time so accurately?" Mrs. Dawson replied, "I watched the clock on the wall behind you.”
Leaning legal Lingo
SUB JUDICE: under judicial consideration.
ULTRA PETITA: beyond that which is sought.
VINCULUM JURIS: A legal bound.
VIGILANTIBUS ET NON DORMIENTIBUS JURA SUBVENIUNT: the law assists those that are vigilant with their rights, and not those that sleep thereupon.
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