The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended constitutional lawyer Chief Mike Ozekhome from using the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings against him.
The decision was reached during the committee’s 173rd General Meeting held on June 23, 2026.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Kabir Akanbi, the committee said the suspension was approved under Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
“The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), at its 173rd General Meeting held on 23rd June 2026, approved the suspension of Chief Mike Ozekhome, from the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria.”
The committee explained that the suspension would remain in effect “pending the final determination of the disciplinary proceedings, presently before the Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee of the LPPC and other proceedings.”
According to the LPPC, the measure was necessary to protect the integrity and reputation of the prestigious SAN title while the issues under review are being addressed.
The committee also directed Ozekhome not to hold himself out as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria for the duration of the suspension.
It further reaffirmed its commitment to “upholding the highest standards of professional ethics, integrity, and discipline within the legal profession,” and to “ensuring that the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria continues to command public confidence and respect.”
The development comes amid ongoing legal challenges involving the senior lawyer.
In January, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) filed criminal charges against Ozekhome over allegations of fraud and forgery connected to a disputed property located at 79 Randall Avenue, Neasden, London.
The matter was later taken over by the Attorney-General of the Federation. Prosecutors alleged that forged documents, including a Nigerian passport, were used in support of ownership claims relating to the property.
The dispute also attracted international attention after a UK First-tier Property Tribunal dismissed claims advanced by Ozekhome and others, citing evidence of “fraud, impersonation, and forged documents” in connection with the ownership of the house.
