Anambra Judge accuses lawyers of coming to court ill prepared

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By Madu Obi

An Anambra High Court Judge, Justice Vincent Agbata has said that up to 90% of lawyers do not prepare their cases before coming to court.

Agbata made the allegation in his court in Nnewi while welcoming a lawyer newly called to the bar.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Reverend Father (Dr) Edwin Obiora, who introduced the lawyer who was called to the bar in March this year, said she graduated from the Abuja Law School.

Welcoming the new lawyer, Justice Agbata enjoined her to keep on reading law, especially the Evidence Act.

He said: "Keep on reading law. Get yourself the Evidence Act and make it familiar with you.

"Over 90% of lawyers don't prepare their cases before coming to court. This is the truth and the trend cuts across both old and new lawyers."

"When we were newly called to the bar, what we did was to bring up everything we were taught in the university and Law School in Evidence Act and start reading them afresh.

"So, keep on reading the law, especially the Evidence Act, as if you are taking exams tomorrow."

The judge said he became acquainted with the law by doing so and admonished new lawyers to toe similar line.