Equity in motion

Equity Law firm is a student’s chambers founded in year 2000 by a group of revolutionary law student led by Kunle Adaramola. Their vision was to create a new order for the study of law with the philosophy that the 21st century legal profession will not only be shaped by the ability of law students to pass their exams in various courses but also their ability to use excellent research and advocacy skills to tackle contemporary legal issues. Among other things, ELF does the following:  Development of advocacy skills among members. Participation in law based competitions. Representing students at the LASU High Court and Court of Appeal. Aiding success habits of partners. Organizing symposia and lectures towards nation building and legal development. Representing Nigeria in international moot/mock court trials Equity Law firm has striven hard to meet these set standards and more. This is evidenced by the following: PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED 2000      LAW AND ORDE...

(This article was written in Nigeria over arguments that ensued in 2013 on Child marriage) Oxford advanced learners dictionary 6 th  edition defines child  as “a young human being who is not yet an adult”. An adult is a fully grown person who is legally responsible for their actions. Also, laws defining who a child is have attributed Adult hood to the age of 18 (eighteen), therefore a  child  who hasn’t grown to the status of an adult is within the range of  age 0 – 17. Why then should we enforce marriage on a child who is not an adult, a child who is not legally responsible for his or her actions? A CRITIQUE Marriage is the union of a man and woman of marriageable age with the exclusion of others. It is worthy to note that the only law that has direct application to children in Nigeria is the  CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS LAW (CYPL), THE CHILDS RIGHT ACT 2003 IS ALSO APPLICABLE ON CHILDREN (SIGNED IN   LAW ON THE 31 ST  DAY OF JULY 200...