Category: Learned Scribbles

Jul 08 2022

LAW APPRENTICESHIP 101: A SHORT PRIMER ON RESPONDING TO COURT PROCESSES

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Dear Young Lawyer or not-so-young-lawyer, how are you doing today? Do you have processes to respond to and you don’t seem to know where to begin from? May I extend...

Rejoinder: Strange Case; did the Court do justice in this Case?

Jun 29 2022

Learned Scribbles

Rejoinder: Strange Case; did the Court do justice in this Case?

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Justice is 3-way street which is justice for the state, justice for the complainant and justice for the accused. To nobody was justice served in this instance...A Criminal Prosecutor reacts...

Strange Case – did the Court do justice in this Case?

Jun 24 2022

Learned Scribbles

Strange Case – did the Court do justice in this Case?

by fredericknkobowo

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Clears throat and sprinkles pretend cough somewhere** Dear reader, welcome to another episode of; “My Lord May I?” In this episode, I will narrate to you the happenings in an...

What Law movies don’t teach Law Students – Part 2

Jun 03 2022

Learned Scribbles

What Law movies don’t teach Law Students – Part 2

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In the season premiere of this post, I could not get into dealing with all the areas I mentioned. So, here we go for a season two of the post....

May 27 2022

Learned Scribbles

A Short episode about Goofing witnesses

by fredericknkobowo

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Now let’s be clear, suing is one thing and getting a favorable judgment is an entirely different thing. Technically speaking, both are even arrived at by different means. The first...

What Law movies don’t teach Law Students

May 18 2022

Learned Scribbles

What Law movies don’t teach Law Students

by fredericknkobowo

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Law movies are great. I can assure you. Or do I have to convince you beyond reasonable doubt? Let’s consider the facts. The suspense of each episode leaves you on...

Litigation Note 5 – Pleadings, Evidence and such other things

Apr 28 2022

Learned Scribbles

Litigation Note 5 – Pleadings, Evidence and such other things

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I remember the class and the lecturer. But the day of the week I cannot recall at this moment. The class was the Law of Evidence and the Lecturer was...

Litigation Note 4 – A random compilation

Apr 28 2022

Learned Scribbles

Litigation Note 4 – A random compilation

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In this note, I have compiled various thoughts passed down by senior colleagues and gotten by observation. They are couched in short paragraphs and sure wont bore you to the...

Litigation Note 3 – Learning Pathways Cont’d

Mar 28 2022

Learned Scribbles

Litigation Note 3 – Learning Pathways Cont’d

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When we start off after being given proper license to wear our wigs and gowns without fear or favour, we know we still have a number of things to learn....

Litigation Note 2 – The Lawyer’s Learning Pathways

Mar 09 2022

Learned Scribbles

Litigation Note 2 – The Lawyer’s Learning Pathways

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Thank goodness our first appearance is off the table. We are however still grinding our legal teeth – the litigation pair that is. But there is that strain. The slight...