The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) says lawyers applying for the 2023 award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) would pay N1 million as a fee.
According to the notice by its Secretary/Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarki Bello, the application began on January 1 and closes on March 31, 2023.
The notice stated that the invitation was in accordance with Section 5(2) of the Legal Practitioners Act, 2004, and Regulation 10 (1) (4) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of SAN 2022.
It reads: “The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (‘the LPPC’ or ‘the Committee’) hereby makes a formal call for applications preparatory to the award of the rank for the Year 2023.
“Commencing with this year’s exercise, applications shall only be made online and prospective applicants are directed to visit www.lppconline.com to make their applications.”
The prospective applicants are notified that each person “must pay a non-refundable processing fee of N1 million only to any of the following accounts held in the name of the ‘Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (SAN)’: Account Number: 1014103141, at Zenith Bank PLC and Account No. 0213662834 at GTBank PLC.
“Upon conclusion of payment, an applicant should upload a copy of the evidence of payment on the application portal.
“The applicant will receive an email notification from the LPPC Secretariat confirming the applicant’s payment and clearing the applicant to proceed with the application process online,” the notice stated.
The LPPC warned that any submission made after the deadlines “shall be treated as a non-submission”.
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is a title that may be conferred on legal practitioners in Nigeria of not less than ten years of standing and who have distinguished themselves in the legal profession.
