Workload Has Made Judges To Lose Sense Of Humour — Babalakin, SAN

Dr. Bolanle Olawale Babalakin SAN, the Senior Partner at
Babalakin & Co., and Chairman of The Bi-Courtney Group of companies
said that judges have lost their sense of humour.

Wale Babalakin SAN who made this statement Thursday, during the
book launch held at Civic Center, Lagos state, in honour of Justice
Olabode Rhodes Vivour JSC(rtd), noted that heavy workload has made
judges to lack humour lately and this has become burden to the
judges.

The Learned Silk recounted an incident in court when he was
still under the pupillage of the late Legal Luminary, Chief F.R.A
Wiliams SAN.

He said that on a particular day, he was in court with the late
Learned Silk and a lawyer cracked up the ribs of both lawyers and
the judge while he was trying to convince the court over a matter
he was involved with F.R.A Williams.

During the launch, he extolled the virtues of the retiring
jurist and also mentioned the brilliance of His Lordship during his
time at the bar especially as the Director of Public Prosecution,
he claimed that his exit is a cause for reflection and he also
decried the decline in legal practice these days.

He also mentioned that frivolous petitions by lawyers targeted
against judges are not also helping matters.

Dr. Bolanle Olawale Babalakin SAN, the Senior Partner at
Babalakin & Co., and Chairman of The Bi-Courtney Group of companies
said that judges have lost their sense of humour.

Wale Babalakin SAN who made this statement Thursday, during the
book launch held at Civic Center, Lagos state, in honour of Justice
Olabode Rhodes Vivour JSC(rtd), noted that heavy workload has made
judges to lack humour lately and this has become burden to the
judges.

The Learned Silk recounted an incident in court when he was
still under the pupillage of the late Legal Luminary, Chief F.R.A
Wiliams SAN.

He said that on a particular day, he was in court with the late
Learned Silk and a lawyer cracked up the ribs of both lawyers and
the judge while he was trying to convince the court over a matter
he was involved with F.R.A Williams.

During the launch, he extolled the virtues of the retiring
jurist and also mentioned the brilliance of His Lordship during his
time at the bar especially as the Director of Public Prosecution,
he claimed that his exit is a cause for reflection and he also
decried the decline in legal practice these days.

He also mentioned that frivolous petitions by lawyers targeted
against judges are not also helping matters.