15th October 2007

SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS

The Editor,
It’s good you showed up now. I was just telling my friend here how really, really good your book, “Understanding the Secrets of Successful Lawyers” is. It has transformed my life, my practice. I am now born again, (so to say). You know you gave me that book, years back but I never read it. But last week I looked for it and studied it. Really, what a wonderful book! My views about how to run my chambers has changed for the better. There is no client that can take me for a ride again. The only thing I ask of you about the book is that you should re-package it and make it fuller and more attractive.
Barrister Adefare
Editor’s Note: Thank you.

ERRORS
The Editor,
I want to implore you to employ more proof readers for the Squib. I say so because of the many errors in the published letter of Magistrate Awope in reaction to Lawyer Kembi’s petition. Published in your Vol.8 edition. Of course, I am sure the fault is not from the magistrate, it must be from your typists.
Editor’s Note: The errors are ours. We regret them. They were occurred at the text conversion stage during production and were not noticed.

ALABI C.J
The Editor,
I don’t like your story on the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Alabi. The man is a good Chief Judge. Before his time as Chief Judge, my department normally closed for work at 10.00 p.m everyday. But when he became Chief Judge, he changed the closing hour to 5.00 p.m. then I want to say that the fellow who attacked Justice Marsh in your latest edition, (Vol.8 No.3) is a stupid person. How dare he attack a judge like Justice Marsh who is so humble and accommodating that even his staff use his private toilets?
Editor’s Note: I see.

SQUIB
The Editor,
I can’t believe you are the Editor of the Squib. You look so gentle, nothing like a radical at all! But your magazine is doing a good job. Please keep it up.
Editor’s Note: Thank you.

SQUIB
The Editor,
I watched you on Galaxy Television at the weekend and I want to congratulate you on your contribution on the AGF/EFCC quarrel. You proved that there are still lawyers who will not promote thuggery, lawlessness in the name of fighting corruption. Femi Falana was talking arrant nonsense when he claimed that a judge cannot order that the police should not investigate a person. Just what does it mean when an order is given and said it is to operate as a stay on all actions against the applicants until the determination of a Fundamental Human Rights action? As a lawyer, hasn’t Falana himself obtained such orders in the past?
Editor’s Note: We may have to ask Femi Falana Esq. that.

ANGELS
The Editor,
I have just finished reading your newly released booklet, “Why Lawyers Are Angels…” It is an eye-opener to me even with my many years in practice. I have told you that you will always have my patronage. Every purchase (never mind critics) is money well spent.
G.O.A Ekisola Esq.
Editor’s Note: Thank you.

RIBADU
The Editor,
Can you please assist? I was told that Nuhu Ribadu attended the Law School in the 1983/1984 session but his name does not appear for that year. Yet another account says he was at the Law School for the 1985/1986 session, yet his name does not appear on the records. Please investigate.
Editor’s Note: We shall.

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