This came about two months after the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit seeking validation for the Blue Silk’ rank for legal practitioners in Nigeria fashioned after the statutorily recognised SAN.

Nigerian Law Society, Body of Senior Counsel Declare Autonomy to Confer Blue Silks Rank

The Nigerian Law Society (NLS), an independent body of lawyers, has criticised the objection raised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) against its conferment of the Blue Silk…