Tribune Online Alleged defamation: LPDC rejects Afe Babalola’s bid to debar Dele Farotimi The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has rejected a request by Chief Afe Babalola SAN’s law firm – Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the law practicing license of a lawyer and author, Tomilola Titus Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. Farotimi was brought before the LPDC based on […] Alleged defamation: LPDC rejects Afe Babalola’s bid to debar Dele Farotimi Tribune Online
The main conceptual idea of the text is that the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) declined to revoke the law license of lawyer Dele Farotimi despite allegations of defamation and professional misconduct brought by Afe Babalola's law firm. The LPDC ruled that Farotimi's alleged offenses occurred outside his professional capacity as a lawyer and were related to his work as an author. They therefore lacked jurisdiction to address the complaints and advised seeking legal recourse in regular courts. In essence, the text highlights the distinction between a lawyer's professional conduct and their actions as private individuals.
