The Federal Excessive Courtroom Lagos Division goes digital. From April 27, 2026, all new case filings should be performed electronically.
The Courtroom has introduced that guide submitting of recent circumstances will finish on April 24. From then on, legal professionals should use the brand new e-filing platform. Instances already filed earlier than the transition will proceed beneath the guide system till judgment.
In accordance with a press release, any understatement of claims or misrepresentation of paperwork will appeal to a ₦10,000 penalty per submitting, plus excellent charges.
To entry the platform, legal professionals should receive a Authorized Mail account. Legislation corporations should additionally add their CAC registration paperwork. Oath-related paperwork will undergo the e-Affidavit portal, although deponents should nonetheless seem earlier than a Commissioner for Oaths.
Faridah Abdulkadiri
Times Nigeria