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EP#43 - Sho ni Client? Bill am

EP#43 - Sho ni Client? Bill am

Update: 2021-01-27
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Billing clients as a lawyer in Nigeria is nothing like the series 'Suits'. In this episode, Keyukemi and Esther Uttih talk about billings and accounts in property transactions. The conversation covers:



  1. the rules governing billings

  2. the fees and retainers

  3. how to deal with clients who refuse to pay for legal services rendered

  4. how to remedy overcharging by lawyers (taxation of professional fees)

  5. how to charge according to the defined scales

  6. ethical issues arising from billing



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