*Calls For 2021 SAN Rank Application
The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee has called for applications for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for the year 2021.
This is contained in a notice signed by Hadiza Mustapha, the Secretary of the LPPC and Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, which was made available to TheNigeriaLawyer.
The LPPC issued the notice as “a formal call for SAN applications preparatory to the award of the rank for the year 2021”, pursuant to “the combined provisions of Section 5 (2) of the Legal Practitioners Act, Laws of the Federation 2004 and Regulation 9, Guidelines of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee 2018.”
Besides, it was stated that applicants are expected to pay a non-refundable fee of #600,000 as a processing fee.
“As a corollary to the above, any submission after the deadline of January 31, 2021 at 4pm, shall be treated as a non-submission,” the notice added.
TheNigeriaLawyer recalls that LPPC had on September 23 released the first shortlist of 137 candidates who applied for the SAN rank in 2020 while the final list is to emerge after the interview of the candidates comprising 116 advocate and 21 academic applicants, among other selection procedures.
Consequently, the new call for applications is for the year 2021, as the LPPC is rounding off the process of selecting the successful applicants for the conferment of the rank for the year 2020. (Thenigerialawyer)
