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| Ahmed Sekou Kromah Vs Mohammed Barry (2025) | 2025, Civil Procedure Law, Ethics, Property law (case law) | 2025 Opinions, appellate procedure, Civil Procedure Law §41.7, Default Judgment, judicial ethics, landlord-tenant dispute, Lawyer Misconduct, Property Law, Relief from Judgment, Summary Proceedings, Supreme Court of Liberia, Ultra Vires | ahmed-sekou-kromah-vs-mohammed-barry-2025 | 2025-opinions appellate-procedure civil-procedure-law-%c2%a741-7 default-judgment judicial-ethics landlord-tenant-dispute lawyer-misconduct property-law relief-from-judgment summary-proceedings supreme-court-of-liberia ultra-vires | 2025-1 civil-procedure-law-cases ethics property-law-case-law supreme-court | |
| Armstrong v Activa International Insurance (2025) | 2025, Civil Procedure Law, Ethics, Insurance Law | 2025 Opinions, action of debt by attachment, appellate jurisdiction, Bill of Exceptions, Bill of information, Civil Procedure, Debt Court, Enforcement of Judgment, indemnity bond, insurance law, jurisdictional timing, legal licensing requirement, Liberia National Bar Association, Monrovia, Montserrado County, Motion to dismiss appeal, motion to vacate payment order, perfection of appeal, Supreme Court of Liberia, surety liability, unauthorized practice of law | armstrong-v-activa-international-insurance-2025 | 2025-opinions action-of-debt-by-attachment appellate-jurisdiction bill-of-exceptions bill-of-information civil-procedure debt-court enforcement-of-judgment indemnity-bond insurance-law jurisdictional-timing legal-licensing-requirement liberia-national-bar-association monrovia montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss-appeal motion-to-vacate-payment-order perfection-of-appeal supreme-court-of-liberia surety-liability unauthorized-practice-of-law | 2025-1 civil-procedure-law-cases ethics insurance-law supreme-court | |
| Fadallah v. Gibson (2015) | 2015, Civil Procedure Law, Contract Law, Ethics, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law, Property Law | 2015 Opinions, abuse of judicial discretion, Appellate Review, Bill of information, burden of proof, cancellation of lease, civil law, co-administratrix, Due Process, Estate Administration, Evidence, factual determination, fraud allegation, hearing of law issues, Intestate Estate, judicial misconduct, Jurisdiction, lease agreement, Letters of Administration, mismanagement of estate, Monthly and Probate Court, Montserrado County, Motion to Dismiss, Probate Law, procedural irregularities, remand not warranted, Reversible Error, standard of proof, subject matter jurisdiction, summons and service, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension of judge, Void Judgment | fadallah-v-gibson-2015 | 2015-opinions abuse-of-judicial-discretion appellate-review bill-of-information burden-of-proof cancellation-of-lease civil-law co-administratrix due-process estate-administration evidence factual-determination fraud-allegation hearing-of-law-issues intestate-estate judicial-misconduct jurisdiction lease-agreement letters-of-administration mismanagement-of-estate monthly-and-probate-court montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss probate-law procedural-irregularities remand-not-warranted reversible-error standard-of-proof subject-matter-jurisdiction summons-and-service supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-of-judge void-judgment | 2015-1 civil-procedure-law-cases contract-law-cases ethics inheritance-law-cases property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Fangi v RL LRSC 7; 42 LLR 74 (2004) | 2004, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2004 Opinions, Appellate Review, Criminal Assizes C, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, disbanding of jury, Due Process, fair trial, impartial judge, judgment reversed, judicial ethics, jury misconduct, Jury Tampering, Jury Verdict, Montserrado County, motion for new trial, remand for new trial, Reversible Error, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property | fangi-v-rl-lrsc-7-42-llr-74-2004 | 2004-opinions appellate-review criminal-assizes-c criminal-law criminal-procedure disbanding-of-jury due-process fair-trial impartial-judge judgment-reversed judicial-ethics jury-misconduct jury-tampering jury-verdict montserrado-county motion-for-new-trial remand-for-new-trial reversible-error supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property | 2004-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In re Contempt Proceedings Against Cllr. Frank Musah Dean (2023) | 2023, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2023 Opinions, Abuse of Office, Acquittal, administration of justice, amici curiae briefs, amicus curiae, apology and retraction, attorney general, authority of the judiciary, clear and present danger, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, constitutional governance, constitutional law, contempt of court, contempt proceedings, controlled substances, court authority, criminal conspiracy, criminal contempt, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, criticism of judiciary, Dean of the Supreme Court Bar, derogatory remarks, dignity of the court, disrespect to court, fines, Frank Musah Dean Jr., free press, freedom of speech, impugning the judiciary, inherent powers of court, international ridicule, judicial independence, judicial power, judiciary, jury tampering allegations, Jury Trial, lawyers’ duty to courts, Ledgerhood J. Rennie, Legal Ethics, Minister of Information, minister of justice, Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism, Ministry of Justice, Misconduct, money laundering, not guilty verdict, post-trial comments, press conference, Professional Responsibility, protection of judicial process, public officers, public ridicule, publication of contemptuous statements, publication order, retraction of statement, Rule of Law, sanctions, scandalizing the court, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, undermining confidence in courts | in-re-contempt-proceedings-against-cllr-frank-musah-dean-2023 | 2023-opinions abuse-of-office acquittal administration-of-justice amici-curiae-briefs amicus-curiae apology-and-retraction attorney-general authority-of-the-judiciary clear-and-present-danger code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics constitutional-governance constitutional-law contempt-of-court contempt-proceedings controlled-substances court-authority criminal-conspiracy criminal-contempt criminal-law criminal-procedure criticism-of-judiciary dean-of-the-supreme-court-bar derogatory-remarks dignity-of-the-court disrespect-to-court fines frank-musah-dean-jr free-press freedom-of-speech impugning-the-judiciary inherent-powers-of-court international-ridicule judicial-independence judicial-power judiciary jury-tampering-allegations jury-trial lawyers-duty-to-courts ledgerhood-j-rennie legal-ethics minister-of-information minister-of-justice ministry-of-information-cultural-affairs-and-tourism ministry-of-justice misconduct money-laundering not-guilty-verdict post-trial-comments press-conference professional-responsibility protection-of-judicial-process public-officers public-ridicule publication-of-contemptuous-statements publication-order retraction-of-statement rule-of-law sanctions scandalizing-the-court separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia undermining-confidence-in-courts | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In Re Allison v Counsellor Jones LRSC 24 (2013) | 2013, Ethics | 2013 Opinions, Amici Curiae, Appellate Review, Attorney Discipline, attorney-client relationship, commingling of client funds, contemptuous conduct, contingent fee, conversion, demand for payment, disbarment, disciplinary proceedings, Due Process, excessive legal fees, failure to account, failure to remit client funds, Fiduciary Duty, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Jurisdiction, Legal Ethics, legal profession standards, mandate, misapplication of entrusted funds, misappropriation, Professional Misconduct, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from practice, trust account | in-re-allison-v-counsellor-jones-lrsc-24-2013 | 2013-opinions amici-curiae appellate-review attorney-discipline attorney-client-relationship commingling-of-client-funds contemptuous-conduct contingent-fee conversion demand-for-payment disbarment disciplinary-proceedings due-process excessive-legal-fees failure-to-account failure-to-remit-client-funds fiduciary-duty grievance-and-ethics-committee jurisdiction legal-ethics legal-profession-standards mandate misapplication-of-entrusted-funds misappropriation professional-misconduct supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-practice trust-account | 2013-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| IN RE Cllr. Gibson LRSC 5 (2017) | 2017, Ethics | 2017 Opinions, accounting for client funds, Amici Curiae, Attorney Discipline, breach of confidence, Code for the Moral and Ethical Conduct of Lawyers, contemptuous conduct, conversion of client funds, Debt Court Montserrado County, disciplinary proceedings, Due Process, Fiduciary Duty, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Lawyer-Client Relationship, Legal Ethics, misappropriation of client funds, Professional Responsibility, Restitution, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from practice | in-re-cllr-gibson-lrsc-5-2017 | 2017-opinions accounting-for-client-funds amici-curiae attorney-discipline breach-of-confidence code-for-the-moral-and-ethical-conduct-of-lawyers contemptuous-conduct conversion-of-client-funds debt-court-montserrado-county disciplinary-proceedings due-process fiduciary-duty grievance-and-ethics-committee lawyer-client-relationship legal-ethics misappropriation-of-client-funds professional-responsibility restitution supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-practice | 2017-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re Complaint Against Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Code for the Moral and Ethical Conduct of Lawyers, Conflict of Interest, Grievance and Ethics Committee, lawyer discipline, Legal Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-complaint-against-cllr-cooper-w-kruah sr-2025 | 2025-opinions code-for-the-moral-and-ethical-conduct-of-lawyers conflict-of-interest grievance-and-ethics-committee lawyer-discipline legal-ethics professional-responsibility supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re Contempt proceedings of Counsellor Macfarland LRSC 4; 37 LLR 43 (1992) | 1992, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 1992 Opinions, administration of justice, appellate procedure, Attorney Discipline, Bill of information, contempt of court, court authority, court dignity, criminal contempt, enforcement of mandate, impartial tribunal, judicial disqualification, Legal Ethics, mandate, obstruction of justice, Professional Responsibility, recusal, sanctions, September 4, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-contempt-proceedings-of-counsellor-macfarland-lrsc-4-37-llr-43-1992 | 1992-opinions administration-of-justice appellate-procedure attorney-discipline bill-of-information contempt-of-court court-authority court-dignity criminal-contempt enforcement-of-mandate impartial-tribunal judicial-disqualification legal-ethics mandate obstruction-of-justice professional-responsibility recusal sanctions september-4 supreme-court-of-liberia | 1992-1 ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In re Flaawgaa Richard McFarland LRSC 14; 34 LLR 439 (1987) | 1987, Anti-Corruption, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 1987 Opinions, abuse of process, administration of justice, attacks on judiciary, constitutional law, constructive contempt, contempt of court, contempt proceedings, corruption allegations, disbarment, disciplinary proceedings, executive branch, Finality of Judgments, Flaawgaa R. McFarland, impeachment petition, judicial authority, judicial independence, judiciary, lawyers’ duties, Legal Ethics, Legal Profession, legislative branch, petition to Legislature, Professional Misconduct, reargument, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, unconstitutional appeal | in-re-flaawgaa-richard-mcfarland-lrsc-14-34-llr-439-1987 | 1987-opinions abuse-of-process administration-of-justice attacks-on-judiciary constitutional-law constructive-contempt contempt-of-court contempt-proceedings corruption-allegations disbarment disciplinary-proceedings executive-branch finality-of-judgments flaawgaa-r-mcfarland impeachment-petition judicial-authority judicial-independence judiciary lawyers-duties legal-ethics legal-profession legislative-branch petition-to-legislature professional-misconduct reargument separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia unconstitutional-appeal | 1987-1 anti-corruption ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| IN RE GEC REPORT AGAINST CLLR JACOB K. DAYRELL, SR. (2024) | 2024, Ethics | 2024 Opinions, acquisition of interest in subject matter of litigation, Amici Curiae, Appellate Review, Attorney Discipline, attorney fees, bill of costs, client property, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, collection of legal fees, commitment for nonpayment, Conflict of Interest, contingency arrangement, good faith of counsel, Grievance and Ethics Committee, landlord-tenant arrangement, Legal Ethics, Monrovia, Montserrado County, Mootness Doctrine, Professional Responsibility, retainer agreement, reversal of committee recommendation, Rule 13, settlement of dispute, Supreme Court of Liberia, warning to legal practitioners, withdrawal of complaint, writ of execution | in-re-gec-report-against-cllr-jacob-k-dayrell | 2024-opinions acquisition-of-interest-in-subject-matter-of-litigation amici-curiae appellate-review attorney-discipline attorney-fees bill-of-costs client-property code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics collection-of-legal-fees commitment-for-nonpayment conflict-of-interest contingency-arrangement good-faith-of-counsel grievance-and-ethics-committee landlord-tenant-arrangement legal-ethics monrovia montserrado-county mootness-doctrine professional-responsibility retainer-agreement reversal-of-committee-recommendation rule-13 settlement-of-dispute supreme-court-of-liberia warning-to-legal-practitioners withdrawal-of-complaint writ-of-execution | 2024-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In RE GEC Report Against Cllr. Thompson N. Jargba (2024) | 2024, Civil Procedure Law, Ethics, Evidence Law | 2024, Appeal bond, Appeal Procedure, Appellate Review, Attorney Discipline, benefit of doubt, burden of proof, client funding obligations, contradictory testimony, credibility of witnesses, disciplinary proceedings, dismissal of complaint, Failure to Perfect Appeal, Grievance and Ethics Committee, ineffective assistance of counsel, Lawyer-Client Relationship, Legal Ethics, Montserrado County, Notice of Completion of Appeal, Professional Responsibility, reprimand of counsel, standard of proof, summary proceedings to recover possession of real property, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-gec-report-against-cllr-thompson-n-jargba-2024 | 2024 appeal-bond appeal-procedure appellate-review attorney-discipline benefit-of-doubt burden-of-proof client-funding-obligations contradictory-testimony credibility-of-witnesses disciplinary-proceedings dismissal-of-complaint failure-to-perfect-appeal grievance-and-ethics-committee ineffective-assistance-of-counsel lawyer-client-relationship legal-ethics montserrado-county notice-of-completion-of-appeal professional-responsibility reprimand-of-counsel standard-of-proof summary-proceedings-to-recover-possession-of-real-property supreme-court-of-liberia | 2024-1 civil-procedure-law-cases ethics evidence-law supreme-court | |
| In re GEC Report on Attorney Teklo Maxwell Grigsby (2025) | 2025, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2025 Opinions, Administrative Conduct, Attorney Discipline, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Judicial Oversight, Judiciary Law Section 17.7, Lawyer-Client Relationship, Legal Ethics, Liberia Supreme Court, Professional Misconduct, Small Arms Commission | in-re-gec-report-on-attorney-teklo-maxwell-grigsby-2025 | 2025-opinions administrative-conduct attorney-discipline grievance-and-ethics-committee judicial-oversight judiciary-law-section-17-7 lawyer-client-relationship legal-ethics liberia-supreme-court professional-misconduct small-arms-commission | 2025-1 ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In re GEC Report on Cllr. Augustine Toe (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Amici Curiae, apology, Article 75, Bong County, civility, client–lawyer relationship, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, disciplinary proceedings, Grievance and Ethics Committee, insult to client, Legal Ethics, Misconduct, Professional Conduct, regulation of legal practice, Supreme Court of Liberia, warning | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-augustine-toe-2025 | 2025-opinions amici-curiae apology article-75 bong-county civility client-lawyer-relationship code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics disciplinary-proceedings grievance-and-ethics-committee insult-to-client legal-ethics misconduct professional-conduct regulation-of-legal-practice supreme-court-of-liberia warning | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re GEC Report on Cllr. Benedict F. Sannoh (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Bea Mountain Mining Corporation, Code of Moral and Ethical Conduct of Lawyers, contingency fee, contractual capacity, disciplinary proceedings, Due Process, Gola Konneh District, Grand Cape Mount County, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Judicial Review, Legal Ethics, legal fees, Professional Conduct, retainer agreement, Rule 16, Standing, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-benedict-f-sannoh-2025 | 2025-opinions bea-mountain-mining-corporation code-of-moral-and-ethical-conduct-of-lawyers contingency-fee contractual-capacity disciplinary-proceedings due-process gola-konneh-district grand-cape-mount-county grievance-and-ethics-committee judicial-review legal-ethics legal-fees professional-conduct retainer-agreement rule-16 standing supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re GEC report on Cllr. Denise Saychee Sokan (2025) | 2025, Civil Procedure Law, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Alimony payment, Alleged unethical conduct, Amici Curiae, Case still pending/no trial held, Cllr. Denise Saychee Sokan, Complaint dismissed, Court clerk investigation recommended, Divorce proceedings, Forged notices of assignment, Fraudulent bill of divorcement, GEC findings affirmed, Grievance and Ethics Committee (GEC), Judge Ousman F. Feika, Lack of communication allegations, Mrs. Stephanie Randall, Professional ethics/Rule 5–17, Sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-denise-saychee-sokan-2025 | 2025-opinions alimony-payment alleged-unethical-conduct amici-curiae case-still-pending-no-trial-held cllr-denise-saychee-sokan complaint-dismissed court-clerk-investigation-recommended divorce-proceedings forged-notices-of-assignment fraudulent-bill-of-divorcement gec-findings-affirmed grievance-and-ethics-committee-gec judge-ousman-f-feika lack-of-communication-allegations mrs-stephanie-randall professional-ethics-rule-5-17 sixth-judicial-circuit-civil-law-court supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 civil-procedure-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| In re GEC report on Cllr. Frank Musah Dean, Jr. et al (2025) | 2025, Anti-Corruption, Criminal Law, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Abuse of Office, Article 75 of the 1986 Constitution, Associate Magistrates Theresa W. Dermie, Atty. Orlando Tamba, Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, City Solicitor, Counsellor Frank Musah Dean Jr., criminal mischief, Ethical Investigation, Executive Discretion, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Judicial Review, Judiciary Law §17.7(1), Kish-Trokon Beadeh, Land Dispute, Legal Ethics, minister of justice, Moral and Professional Code of Ethics, Nolle Prosequi, Professional Misconduct, Prosecutorial Discretion, RIA Magisterial Court, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-frank-musah-dean jr-et-al-2025 | 2025-opinions abuse-of-office article-75-of-the-1986-constitution associate-magistrates-theresa-w-dermie atty-orlando-tamba chief-justice-sie-a-nyene-g-yuoh city-solicitor counsellor-frank-musah-dean-jr criminal-mischief ethical-investigation executive-discretion grievance-and-ethics-committee judicial-review judiciary-law-%c2%a717-71 kish-trokon-beadeh land-dispute legal-ethics minister-of-justice moral-and-professional-code-of-ethics nolle-prosequi professional-misconduct prosecutorial-discretion ria-magisterial-court separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property | 2025-1 anti-corruption criminal-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| In Re GEC Report on Cllr. Jacob K. Dayrell, Sr. (2024) | 2024, Ethics | 2024 Opinions, acquisition of interest in subject matter, Appellate Review, Attorney Discipline, attorney-client relationship, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, Conflict of Interest, contingency and fee arrangements, good faith of counsel, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Legal Ethics, legal fees and retainers, mitigation and remorse, Mootness Doctrine, Professional Responsibility, restitution and settlement, reversal of disciplinary recommendation, Rule 13 ethics, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension of counsel, withdrawal of complaint | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-jacob-k-dayrell | 2024-opinions acquisition-of-interest-in-subject-matter appellate-review attorney-discipline attorney-client-relationship code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics conflict-of-interest contingency-and-fee-arrangements good-faith-of-counsel grievance-and-ethics-committee legal-ethics legal-fees-and-retainers mitigation-and-remorse mootness-doctrine professional-responsibility restitution-and-settlement reversal-of-disciplinary-recommendation rule-13-ethics supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-of-counsel withdrawal-of-complaint | 2024-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re GEC report on Cllr. John Saah Nyumah (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Accounting Failures, Amici Curiae, Century Law Offices, Client Funds, Cllr. John Saah Nyumah, Commingling, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Justice Jamesetta Howard Wolokollie, Lawyer Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Letitia A. Reeves, Potential Suspension, Professional Discipline, Refund Ordered, Rose Sherman, Rule 15 (Code of Moral and Professional Ethics), S.S.S. Law Chambers, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-john-saah-nyumah-2025 | 2025-opinions accounting-failures amici-curiae century-law-offices client-funds cllr-john-saah-nyumah commingling grievance-and-ethics-committee justice-jamesetta-howard-wolokollie lawyer-misconduct legal-ethics letitia-a-reeves potential-suspension professional-discipline refund-ordered rose-sherman rule-15-code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics s-s-s-law-chambers supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In RE GEC Report on Cllr. Johnny Momoh (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, absence of ethical violation, affirmation of committee recommendation, Amici Curiae, Appellate Review, attorney-client relationship, Brewerville City, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, disciplinary proceedings, dismissal of complaint, Ethical Complaint, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Jurisdiction, Lawyer Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Montserrado County, Motion to Dismiss, pending civil actions, private conduct of lawyer, Professional Responsibility, Standing, Supreme Court Bar, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-johnny-momoh-2025 | 2025-opinions absence-of-ethical-violation affirmation-of-committee-recommendation amici-curiae appellate-review attorney-client-relationship brewerville-city code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics disciplinary-proceedings dismissal-of-complaint ethical-complaint grievance-and-ethics-committee jurisdiction lawyer-misconduct legal-ethics montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss pending-civil-actions private-conduct-of-lawyer professional-responsibility standing supreme-court-bar supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re GEC report on Cllr. Moifee Kanneh (2025) | 2025, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2025 Opinions, Attorney Discipline, Ethical Complaint, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Judiciary Law Section 17.7, Lawyer-Client Relationship, Legal Ethics, Liberia Supreme Court, Ministry of Justice, Professional Misconduct, Prosecutorial Authority | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-moifee-kanneh-2025 | 2025-opinions attorney-discipline ethical-complaint grievance-and-ethics-committee judiciary-law-section-17-7 lawyer-client-relationship legal-ethics liberia-supreme-court ministry-of-justice professional-misconduct prosecutorial-authority | 2025-1 ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In Re GEC Report on Complaint Against Attorney At Law Morris A. Kaba (2016) | 2016, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics | 2016 Opinions, abandonment of client, administration of justice, Amici Curiae, Appeal Perfection, appellate procedure, appellate rights, armed robbery, Attorney Discipline, attorney duties, attorney misconduct investigation, Bill of Exceptions, constitutional right of appeal, Criminal Appeal, criminal conspiracy, criminal defendants, criminal facilitation, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, disciplinary proceedings, Due Process, duty of diligence, duty to client, ethical responsibility, ethical violations, ethics investigation, failure to complete appeal, Failure to Perfect Appeal, Grand Bassa County, Grievance and Ethics Committee, ineffective assistance of counsel, ineffective legal representation, Judicial Inquiry Commission, lawyer dereliction, lawyer negligence, Lawyer-Client Relationship, legal accountability, legal disciplinary sanctions, Legal Ethics, legal malpractice, Legal Profession, legal representation, Liberia National Bar Association, Notice of Completion of Appeal, Nunc Pro Tunc, Procedural Default, professional diligence, professional ethics, Professional Misconduct, Professional Responsibility, representation of indigent defendants, right to counsel, Rule 21, Rule 5, Rule 6, Rules Governing the Moral and Ethical Conduct of Lawyers, Supreme Court disciplinary powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, Supreme Court supervision of the Bar, suspension from practice, suspension of attorney | in-re-gec-report-on-complaint-against-attorney-at-law-morris-a-kaba-2016 | 2016-opinions abandonment-of-client administration-of-justice amici-curiae appeal-perfection appellate-procedure appellate-rights armed-robbery attorney-discipline attorney-duties attorney-misconduct-investigation bill-of-exceptions constitutional-right-of-appeal criminal-appeal criminal-conspiracy criminal-defendants criminal-facilitation criminal-law criminal-procedure disciplinary-proceedings due-process duty-of-diligence duty-to-client ethical-responsibility ethical-violations ethics-investigation failure-to-complete-appeal failure-to-perfect-appeal grand-bassa-county grievance-and-ethics-committee ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-legal-representation judicial-inquiry-commission lawyer-dereliction lawyer-negligence lawyer-client-relationship legal-accountability legal-disciplinary-sanctions legal-ethics legal-malpractice legal-profession legal-representation liberia-national-bar-association notice-of-completion-of-appeal nunc-pro-tunc procedural-default professional-diligence professional-ethics professional-misconduct professional-responsibility representation-of-indigent-defendants right-to-counsel rule-21 rule-5 rule-6 rules-governing-the-moral-and-ethical-conduct-of-lawyers supreme-court-disciplinary-powers supreme-court-of-liberia supreme-court-supervision-of-the-bar suspension-from-practice suspension-of-attorney | 2016-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| In Re GEC Report on Counsellor Rufus Moore (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Attorney Discipline, Cllr. Rufus Moore, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, Emmanuel D. Lathro, enforcement by Marshal, Grievance and Ethics Committee (GEC), implied contract, Legal Ethics, Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), Monrovia, Professional Conduct, restitution order, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension until restitution, vehicle rental dispute, Wologizzi Group of Companies, word of honor | in-re-gec-report-on-counsellor-rufus-moore-2025 | 2025-opinions attorney-discipline cllr-rufus-moore code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics emmanuel-d-lathro enforcement-by-marshal grievance-and-ethics-committee-gec implied-contract legal-ethics liberia-national-bar-association-lnba monrovia professional-conduct restitution-order supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-until-restitution vehicle-rental-dispute wologizzi-group-of-companies word-of-honor | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In Re GEC Report on Counsellors T. Dempters Brown and Margaret Nigba (2025) | 2025, Administrative Law, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, absence of ethical violation, absence of lawyer-client relationship, administrative investigation, affirmation of committee recommendation, Amici Curiae, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, Conflict of Interest, disciplinary proceedings, dismissal of complaint, Ethical Complaint, fact-finding committee, frivolous complaint, GEC investigative report, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Independent National Commission on Human Rights, jurisdiction of grievance and ethics committee, Lawyer-Client Relationship, Legal Ethics, media statements by public officials, Montserrado County, Professional Responsibility, recusal, referral to Ministry of Justice, sexual exploitation and abuse allegations, sexual harassment allegations, Supreme Court Bar, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-gec-report-on-counsellors-t-dempters-brown-and-margaret-nigba | 2025-opinions absence-of-ethical-violation absence-of-lawyer-client-relationship administrative-investigation affirmation-of-committee-recommendation amici-curiae code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics conflict-of-interest disciplinary-proceedings dismissal-of-complaint ethical-complaint fact-finding-committee frivolous-complaint gec-investigative-report grievance-and-ethics-committee independent-national-commission-on-human-rights jurisdiction-of-grievance-and-ethics-committee lawyer-client-relationship legal-ethics media-statements-by-public-officials montserrado-county professional-responsibility recusal referral-to-ministry-of-justice sexual-exploitation-and-abuse-allegations sexual-harassment-allegations supreme-court-bar supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 administrative-law ethics supreme-court | |
| In re JIC Report Against His Honor Octavious B. Doe (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, abuse of discretion, ethical misconduct, inconsistent obligation, Judicial Canons, judicial discipline, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, misconduct investigation, Probate Court, public interest, Sinoe County, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension | in-re-jic-report-against-his-honor-octavious-b-doe-2025 | 2025-opinions abuse-of-discretion ethical-misconduct inconsistent-obligation judicial-canons judicial-discipline judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission misconduct-investigation probate-court public-interest sinoe-county supreme-court-of-liberia suspension | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re JIC report on Hassan Zonbo (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, administrative sanction, Amici Curiae, Appellate Review, Bomi County, bond procedures, Due Process, Judicial Canon Fourteen, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, Magisterial Court, magistrate discipline, Misconduct, Restitution, Supreme Court of Liberia, territorial jurisdiction, Tubmanburg | in-re-jic-report-on-hassan-zonbo-2025 | 2025-opinions administrative-sanction amici-curiae appellate-review bomi-county bond-procedures due-process judicial-canon-fourteen judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission magisterial-court magistrate-discipline misconduct restitution supreme-court-of-liberia territorial-jurisdiction tubmanburg | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re JIC report on His Honor Abraham Siryon (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Bomi County, contempt risk, debt stipulation, ethical misconduct, fiduciary conflict, inconsistent duties, Judicial Canons, judicial discipline, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, practice of law by magistrate, promissory note, Supreme Court of Liberia, surety obligations, suspension, Tubmanburg Magisterial Court | in-re-jic-report-on-his-honor-abraham-siryon-2025 | 2025-opinions bomi-county contempt-risk debt-stipulation ethical-misconduct fiduciary-conflict inconsistent-duties judicial-canons judicial-discipline judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission practice-of-law-by-magistrate promissory-note supreme-court-of-liberia surety-obligations suspension tubmanburg-magisterial-court | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re JIC Report on Judge Scheaplor R. Dunbar (2025) | 2025, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Appeal, Article 73, Due Process, Judge Scheaplor Dunbar, judicial discipline, Judicial Immunity, Judicial Inquiry Commission, Specific Performance, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-jic-report-on-judge-scheaplor-r-dunbar-2025 | 2025-opinions appeal article-73 due-process judge-scheaplor-dunbar judicial-discipline judicial-immunity judicial-inquiry-commission specific-performance supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases contract-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| In re JIC report on Magistrate Eric Cooper (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, administrative error, Appellate Review, Bensonville, ethical misconduct investigation, Judicial Canons, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, Jurisdiction, Land Dispute, Magisterial Court, magistrate discipline, Montserrado County, Supreme Court of Liberia, theft of property by deception, ultra vires action | in-re-jic-report-on-magistrate-eric-cooper-2025 | 2025-opinions administrative-error appellate-review bensonville ethical-misconduct-investigation judicial-canons judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission jurisdiction land-dispute magisterial-court magistrate-discipline montserrado-county supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property-by-deception ultra-vires-action | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re JIC Report on Magistrate James E. Dudu (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Article 73, Due Process, Ethics in Judiciary, Judicial Canons, judicial discipline, Judicial Immunity, Judicial Inquiry Commission, Magistrate Misconduct, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-jic-report-on-magistrate-james-e-dudu-2025 | 2025-opinions article-73 due-process ethics-in-judiciary judicial-canons judicial-discipline judicial-immunity judicial-inquiry-commission magistrate-misconduct supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re JIC report on Magistrate Melvin Bah (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, administrative sanction, Amici Curiae, Appellate Review, Due Process, improper judicial conduct, Judicial Canon Eight, Judicial Canon Ten, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, Magisterial Court, magistrate discipline, Misconduct, Montserrado County, Paynesville, Restitution, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-jic-report-on-magistrate-melvin-bah-2025 | 2025-opinions administrative-sanction amici-curiae appellate-review due-process improper-judicial-conduct judicial-canon-eight judicial-canon-ten judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission magisterial-court magistrate-discipline misconduct montserrado-county paynesville restitution supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In Re JIC Report on Magistrate Richard K. Flomo (2025) | 2025, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2025 Opinions, abuse of judicial authority, amicus curiae, Bong County, Bong Mines Magisterial Court, bribery, Dobli Z. Barclay, ethical misconduct, Grievance and Ethics Committee, interference with court judgment, judicial accountability, Judicial Canons, judicial discipline, judicial ethics, judicial impartiality, Judicial Inquiry Commission, Judicial Institute, judicial investigation, Magistrate Misconduct, political activity by judges, revocation of appointment, Richard K. Flomo, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension without pay, violation of oath | in-re-jic-report-on-magistrate-richard-k-flomo-2025 | 2025-opinions abuse-of-judicial-authority amicus-curiae bong-county bong-mines-magisterial-court bribery dobli-z-barclay ethical-misconduct grievance-and-ethics-committee interference-with-court-judgment judicial-accountability judicial-canons judicial-discipline judicial-ethics judicial-impartiality judicial-inquiry-commission judicial-institute judicial-investigation magistrate-misconduct political-activity-by-judges revocation-of-appointment richard-k-flomo supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-without-pay violation-of-oath | 2025-1 ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| IN RE Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) Report Against His Honor Joe Paegar LRSC 4 (2017) | 2017, Customary Law, Ethics | 2017 Opinions, abuse of judicial office, Amici Curiae, ancestral land, associate magistrate, Canon Thirty-One, Canon Twenty-Five, Conflict of Interest, customary land, Due Process, forfeiture of salary, Grand Bassa County, illegal sale of land, JIC report, Judicial Canons, judicial discipline, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, land administration, land grabbing, magistrates court, Professional Misconduct, public confidence in judiciary, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from office, Wee Statutory District | in-re-judicial-inquiry-commission-jic-report-against-his-honor-joe-paegar-lrsc-4-2017 | 2017-opinions abuse-of-judicial-office amici-curiae ancestral-land associate-magistrate canon-thirty-one canon-twenty-five conflict-of-interest customary-land due-process forfeiture-of-salary grand-bassa-county illegal-sale-of-land jic-report judicial-canons judicial-discipline judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission land-administration land-grabbing magistrates-court professional-misconduct public-confidence-in-judiciary supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-office wee-statutory-district | 2017-1 customary-law ethics supreme-court | |
| In re Judicial Inquiry on Logan Broderick LRSC 28; 40 LLR 263 (2000) | 2000, Ethics | 2000 Opinions, accountability of judges, Administrative Law, Article 3, Article 75, Chief Justice authority, constitutional law, Due Process, executive interference, impeachment, Judicial Administration, Judicial Canons, judicial discipline, judicial ethics, judicial independence, Judicial Inquiry Commission, Judiciary Law, Rules of Court, separation of powers, Sinoe County, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension of judge, Third Judicial Circuit | in-re-judicial-inquiry-on-logan-broderick-lrsc-28-40-llr-263-2000 | 2000-opinions accountability-of-judges administrative-law article-3 article-75 chief-justice-authority constitutional-law due-process executive-interference impeachment judicial-administration judicial-canons judicial-discipline judicial-ethics judicial-independence judicial-inquiry-commission judiciary-law rules-of-court separation-of-powers sinoe-county supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-of-judge third-judicial-circuit | 2000-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re Petitons of Attorneys McFarland et al LRSC 41; 29 LLR 394 (1981) | 1981, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 1981 Opinions, admission to the bar, Bar Admission, judiciary oversight, Legal Ethics, legal practice standards, Legal Profession, Liberian National Bar Association, petition for admission, professional misconduct concerns, Professional Responsibility, qualification of attorneys, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-petitions-of-attorneys-mcfarland-et-al-lrsc-41-29-llr-394-1981 | 1981-opinions admission-to-the-bar bar-admission judiciary-oversight legal-ethics legal-practice-standards legal-profession liberian-national-bar-association petition-for-admission professional-misconduct-concerns professional-responsibility qualification-of-attorneys supreme-court-of-liberia | 1981-1 ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| IN RE Sillah, Sr. et. al LRSC 9 (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2017 Opinions, Admission Requirements, Article 75 Constitution of Liberia, Bar Admission, Bar Examination, Board of Bar Examiners, Code of Conduct, constitutional law, Continuing Legal Education, Counsellors-at-Law, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Judicial Oversight, Judiciary Law, Legal Ethics, legal practice, Legal Profession, Liberian National Bar Association, Moral and Ethics Committee, procedural requirements, Professional Discipline, standard of legal practice, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-sillah-sr-et-al-lrsc-9-2017 | 2017-opinions admission-requirements article-75-constitution-of-liberia bar-admission bar-examination board-of-bar-examiners code-of-conduct constitutional-law continuing-legal-education counsellors-at-law grievance-and-ethics-committee judicial-oversight judiciary-law legal-ethics legal-practice legal-profession liberian-national-bar-association moral-and-ethics-committee procedural-requirements professional-discipline standard-of-legal-practice supreme-court-of-liberia | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In re Suspension of Cllr. Garlawolu et al LRSC 17; 34 LLR 471 (1987) | 1987, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 1987 Opinions, administration of justice, apology and mitigation, Attorney Discipline, constructive contempt, contempt of court, contempt proceedings, dignity of the court, direct contempt, disciplinary sanctions, inherent powers of the court, judicial authority, lawyers’ duties, Legal Ethics, petition for reconsideration, Professional Misconduct, Relief from Judgment, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from practice | in-re-suspension-of-cllr-garlawolu-et-al-lrsc-17-34-llr-471-1987 | 1987-opinions administration-of-justice apology-and-mitigation attorney-discipline constructive-contempt contempt-of-court contempt-proceedings dignity-of-the-court direct-contempt disciplinary-sanctions inherent-powers-of-the-court judicial-authority lawyers-duties legal-ethics petition-for-reconsideration professional-misconduct relief-from-judgment supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-practice | 1987-1 ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In Re The Petitions of Stephen J.C.S Kai, Andrew Nimle Bropleh et al. (2025) | 2025, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2025 Opinions, Admission Requirements, Attorneys-at-Law, Bar Admission, Bar Examination, Continuing Legal Education, Counsellors-at-Law, Dispensation, Examination Committee, Judicial Institute, Legal Ethics, Legal Profession, Legal Reform, Liberia National Bar Association, Liberia Supreme Court, Moral and Ethics Committee, New Judiciary Law, Professional Conduct, Section 17.6, Supreme Court Bar | andrew-nimle-bropleh-et-al-2025 in-re-the-petitions-of-stephen-j-c-s-kai | 2025-opinions admission-requirements attorneys-at-law bar-admission bar-examination continuing-legal-education counsellors-at-law dispensation examination-committee judicial-institute legal-ethics legal-profession legal-reform liberia-national-bar-association liberia-supreme-court moral-and-ethics-committee new-judiciary-law professional-conduct section-17-6 supreme-court-bar | 2025-1 ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In re: GEC Report on Cllr. Albert S. Sims (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, attorney-client relationship, Counsellor Albert S. Sims, duty of diligence, Grievance and Ethics Committee, lawyer accountability, lawyer discipline, Legal Ethics, Misconduct, Professional, Rule 5, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-albert-s-sims-2025 | 2025-opinions attorney-client-relationship counsellor-albert-s-sims duty-of-diligence grievance-and-ethics-committee lawyer-accountability lawyer-discipline legal-ethics misconduct professional rule-5 supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re: GEC Report on Cllr. Samuel Nyazeegbuo (2025) | 2025, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Civility in Advocacy, Disciplinary Action, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Judicial Decorum, Lawyer Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Professional Conduct, Rules 17 and 40, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-samuel-nyazeegbuo-2025 | 2025-opinions civility-in-advocacy disciplinary-action grievance-and-ethics-committee judicial-decorum lawyer-misconduct legal-ethics professional-conduct rules-17-and-40 supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| In re: GEC report on Cllr. Samuel Pearson (2025) | 2025, Ethics, Family Law, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law | 2025 Opinions, Attorney Discipline, Beneficiaries’ Rights, Conflict of Interest, Decedents Estates Law, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Intestate Succession, Legal Ethics, Letters of Administration, Liberia Supreme Court, Restitution, Rule 29(3), Undue Influence | in-re-gec-report-on-cllr-samuel-pearson-2025 | 2025-opinions attorney-discipline beneficiaries-rights conflict-of-interest decedents-estates-law grievance-and-ethics-committee intestate-succession legal-ethics letters-of-administration liberia-supreme-court restitution rule-293 undue-influence | 2025-1 ethics family-law-cases inheritance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| In Re: Judicial Inquiry Commission Report on HIis Honor T. Richard Browne LRSC 45 (2015) | 2015, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2015 Opinions, abuse of power, administrative justice, amicus curiae, appellate oversight, Article 20(a), constitutional law, contempt of court, Criminal Procedure, Due Process, falsification of process, fundamental rights, Grand Bassa County, Judicial Canons, judicial ethics, judicial inquiry, Judicial Inquiry Commission, judicial misconduct, Magisterial Court, magistrate discipline, Second Judicial Circuit Court, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension without pay, tampering with court records, unlawful detention | atty-kaba-et-al-v-his-honor-browne-lrsc-45-2015 | 2015-opinions abuse-of-power administrative-justice amicus-curiae appellate-oversight article-20a constitutional-law contempt-of-court criminal-procedure due-process falsification-of-process fundamental-rights grand-bassa-county judicial-canons judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry judicial-inquiry-commission judicial-misconduct magisterial-court magistrate-discipline second-judicial-circuit-court supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-without-pay tampering-with-court-records unlawful-detention | 2015-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In re: Judicial Inquiry Commission report on His Honor Francis Danuweli LRSC 38 (2016) | 2016, Ethics | appellate superintendence, Bong County, Canon 39, contempt of court, Debt Court, ethics training, Francis A. Danuweli, Judicial Canon 13, Judicial Canon 25, Judicial Canon 28, judicial discipline, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, Labor Commissioner Henry N. Davis, Liberia, Magattfried Tehmeh, Ministry of Labor, repayment order, Supreme Court, suspension | in-re-judicial-inquiry-commission-report-on-his-honor-francis-danuweli-lrsc-38-2016 | appellate-superintendence bong-county canon-39 contempt-of-court debt-court ethics-training francis-a-danuweli judicial-canon-13 judicial-canon-25 judicial-canon-28 judicial-discipline judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission labor-commissioner-henry-n-davis liberia magattfried-tehmeh ministry-of-labor repayment-order supreme-court suspension | 2016-1 ethics supreme-court | |
| Judicial inquiry Commission (JIC) Report against Judge Kennedy Peabody (2025) | 2025, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Property Law | 2025 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, Disciplinary Action, judicial accountability, Judicial Canons, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, judicial misconduct, Land Dispute, Montserrado County, Paynesville, self-interest, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension | judicial-inquiry-commission-jic-report-against-judge-kennedy-peabody-2025 | 2025-opinions abuse-of-discretion code-of-conduct conflict-of-interest disciplinary-action judicial-accountability judicial-canons judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission judicial-misconduct land-dispute montserrado-county paynesville self-interest supreme-court-of-liberia suspension | 2025-1 constitutional-law-cases ethics property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Kamand v Jun (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Commercial Law, Contract Law, Ethics | 2023, 2023 Opinions, abuse of process, action of debt by attachment, Appeal, April 19, Attorney Discipline, Certiorari, civil law, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, Commercial Code, Commercial Court, Concurrent Jurisdiction, continuance, Debt Court, default judgment application, dilatory tactics, disputed signature, doctrine of recency, fines, fraud allegation, judgment during trial, jurisdictional threshold, loan agreement, mandamus to resume jurisdiction, mixed issues of law and fact, Monrovia, Montserrado County, motion to refuse jurisdiction, New Judiciary Law, petition for writ of certiorari, plain meaning rule, promissory note, sanctions, Statutory interpretation, subject matter jurisdiction, Supreme Court of Liberia | kamand-v-jun-2023 | 2023 2023-opinions abuse-of-process action-of-debt-by-attachment appeal april-19 attorney-discipline certiorari civil-law code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics commercial-code commercial-court concurrent-jurisdiction continuance debt-court default-judgment-application dilatory-tactics disputed-signature doctrine-of-recency fines fraud-allegation judgment-during-trial jurisdictional-threshold loan-agreement mandamus-to-resume-jurisdiction mixed-issues-of-law-and-fact monrovia montserrado-county motion-to-refuse-jurisdiction new-judiciary-law petition-for-writ-of-certiorari plain-meaning-rule promissory-note sanctions statutory-interpretation subject-matter-jurisdiction supreme-court-of-liberia | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases commercial-law-cases contract-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| Kissa v Stublefield et al LRSC 5; 1 LLR 342 (1899) | 1899, Civil Procedure Law, Ethics, Property Law | absence of contemptuous intent, abuse of discretion, Appellate Review, assent of court officer, attorney conduct, Civil Procedure, contempt of court, costs of suit, Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas, equity jurisdiction, execution, improper joinder of contempt and main action, independent contempt proceeding, Injunction, interference with property in custodia legis, ministerial officer, Montserrado County, property under levy, reversal of contempt finding, right to due process in contempt proceedings, sheriff duties, writ of execution, writ of injunction | kissa-v-stublefield-et-al-lrsc-5-1-llr-342-1899 | absence-of-contemptuous-intent abuse-of-discretion appellate-review assent-of-court-officer attorney-conduct civil-procedure contempt-of-court costs-of-suit court-of-quarter-sessions-and-common-pleas equity-jurisdiction execution improper-joinder-of-contempt-and-main-action independent-contempt-proceeding injunction interference-with-property-in-custodia-legis ministerial-officer montserrado-county property-under-levy reversal-of-contempt-finding right-to-due-process-in-contempt-proceedings sheriff-duties writ-of-execution writ-of-injunction | 1899-1 civil-procedure-law-cases ethics property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Kocik v. The Management of Kanu Equipment (2024) | 2024, Civil Procedure Law, Ethics, Labor Law | 2024 Opinions, Appeal bond, appellant duty to serve notice, appellate procedure, attorney negligence, Bill of Exceptions, Civil Procedure Law §51.4, Civil Procedure Law §51.9, Costs, dismissal of appeal, evidentiary burden, Failure to Perfect Appeal, Judicial Institute training, Judicial Review, Labour Law, mandate to lower courts, mandatory appeal requirements, mere allegations insufficient, Monrovia, Montserrado County, Motion to dismiss appeal, National Labor Court, Notice of Completion of Appeal, Professional Misconduct, service by appellant, service of notice of completion, sheriff not authorized to serve notice, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension of counsel, unfair labor practices | christian-kocik-v-the-management-of-kanu-equipment-2024 kocik-v-the-management-of-kanu-equipment-2024 | 2024-opinions appeal-bond appellant-duty-to-serve-notice appellate-procedure attorney-negligence bill-of-exceptions civil-procedure-law-%c2%a751-4 civil-procedure-law-%c2%a751-9 costs dismissal-of-appeal evidentiary-burden failure-to-perfect-appeal judicial-institute-training judicial-review labour-law mandate-to-lower-courts mandatory-appeal-requirements mere-allegations-insufficient monrovia montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss-appeal national-labor-court notice-of-completion-of-appeal professional-misconduct service-by-appellant service-of-notice-of-completion sheriff-not-authorized-to-serve-notice supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-of-counsel unfair-labor-practices | 2024-1 civil-procedure-law-cases ethics labor-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Liminco v. Judge Paye et al. LRSC1 (2017) | 2017, Civil Procedure Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics | 2017 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Appellate Review, arbitration clause, assignment of rights, breach of contract, Civil Procedure, Conflict of Interest, conflict of jurisdiction, constitutional law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Default Judgment, Due Process, ECOWAS Court, Enforcement of Judgment, Estoppel, fraud, iron ore agreement, judicial misconduct, Jurisdiction, Legal Ethics, Mining Law, Ministry of Justice, Montserrado County, Natural Resources, notice of assignment, public auction, Receivership, Reversal, Service of Process, Sixth Judicial Circuit, special jury, Supreme Court of Liberia, verification of pleadings, Writ of Prohibition | liminco-v-judge-paye-et-al-lrsc1-2017 | 2017-opinions abuse-of-discretion appellate-review arbitration-clause assignment-of-rights breach-of-contract civil-procedure conflict-of-interest conflict-of-jurisdiction constitutional-law contract-law corporate-law default-judgment due-process ecowas-court enforcement-of-judgment estoppel fraud iron-ore-agreement judicial-misconduct jurisdiction legal-ethics mining-law ministry-of-justice montserrado-county natural-resources notice-of-assignment public-auction receivership reversal service-of-process sixth-judicial-circuit special-jury supreme-court-of-liberia verification-of-pleadings writ-of-prohibition | 2017-1 civil-procedure-law-cases commercial-law-cases constitutional-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| National Elections Commission (NEC) et al. v National Patriotic Party (NPP) LRSC 19 (2015) | 2015, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Ethics | 2015 Opinions, 6.8(b)), appellate procedure, Article 83(c), Bill of Exceptions, Bill of information, certification of election, constitutional law, contempt of court, Costs, dismissal for failure to perfect, Due Process, Election Dispute, elections law, frivolous pleadings, Jim Womba Tornonlah, Lawyer Misconduct, lifting of stay, mandate, Margibi County, misrepresentation, mootness, National Elections Commission, National Patriotic Party, NEC, New Elections Law (Sections 6.7, obstruction of justice, People’s Unification Party, perfection of appeal, political party dispute, professional ethics, recognizance bond, returns to bill of information, Rules 24 and 31 (Code of Moral and Professional Ethics), Service of Process, special senatorial election, stay order, Supreme Court Bar, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from practice, Writ of Prohibition | nec-et-al-v-npp-lrsc-19-2015 | 2015-opinions 6-8b appellate-procedure article-83c bill-of-exceptions bill-of-information certification-of-election constitutional-law contempt-of-court costs dismissal-for-failure-to-perfect due-process election-dispute elections-law frivolous-pleadings jim-womba-tornonlah lawyer-misconduct lifting-of-stay mandate margibi-county misrepresentation mootness national-elections-commission national-patriotic-party nec new-elections-law-sections-6-7 obstruction-of-justice peoples-unification-party perfection-of-appeal political-party-dispute professional-ethics recognizance-bond returns-to-bill-of-information rules-24-and-31-code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics service-of-process special-senatorial-election stay-order supreme-court-bar supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-practice writ-of-prohibition | 2015-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| Netty-Blanquett v RL et al LRSC 23 (2009) | 2009, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Evidence Law | 2009 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Appellate Review, Brewerville Magisterial Court, Concurrent Jurisdiction, constitutional rights, Criminal Assizes C, Criminal Law, Due Process, illegal execution of warrant, inventory of seized items, judicial duty, judicial hierarchy, Jurisdiction, Magistrate Misconduct, Monrovia City Court, Montserrado County, motion to return property, National Security Agency, reversal of judgment, search and seizure, specificity of warrant, statutory authority, suppression of evidence, Supreme Court of Liberia, ultra vires acts, unlawful search, warrant | netty-blanquett-v-rl-et-al-lrsc-23-2009 | 2009-opinions abuse-of-discretion appellate-review brewerville-magisterial-court concurrent-jurisdiction constitutional-rights criminal-assizes-c criminal-law due-process illegal-execution-of-warrant inventory-of-seized-items judicial-duty judicial-hierarchy jurisdiction magistrate-misconduct monrovia-city-court montserrado-county motion-to-return-property national-security-agency reversal-of-judgment search-and-seizure specificity-of-warrant statutory-authority suppression-of-evidence supreme-court-of-liberia ultra-vires-acts unlawful-search warrant | 2009-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics evidence-law supreme-court | |
| OTIS GBALA V. OMEGA INSURANCE (2024) | 2024, Civil Procedure Law, Ethics, Labor Law | 2024 Opinions, administration of justice, Appeal bond, Appeal Procedure, Appellate Review, attorney responsibility, bill of costs, Bill of Exceptions, Bill of information, Civil Law Court, Civil Procedure Law Rev. Code 1:45.5, Code for the Moral and Ethical Conduct of Lawyers, contempt of court, Decent Work Act of 2015, dignity of the court, disclosure procedure, Employment Law, Enforcement of Judgment, ethical discipline, fine and penalty, judgment enforcement, judicial authority, Judicial Review, jurisdiction of National Labor Court, Labor Law, Legal Ethics, Ministry of Labor, Monrovia, Montserrado County, motion to compel, National Labor Court, Notice of Completion of Appeal, payment in lieu of reinstatement, Procedural Law, professional accountability, Professional Misconduct, reinstatement, Republic of Liberia, Rev. Code 1:44.33, sanctions against lawyers, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unfair Labor Practice, unmeritorious litigation, waiver and laches, Wrongful Dismissal | otis-gbala-v-omega-insurance-2024 | 2024-opinions administration-of-justice appeal-bond appeal-procedure appellate-review attorney-responsibility bill-of-costs bill-of-exceptions bill-of-information civil-law-court civil-procedure-law-rev-code-145-5 code-for-the-moral-and-ethical-conduct-of-lawyers contempt-of-court decent-work-act-of-2015 dignity-of-the-court disclosure-procedure employment-law enforcement-of-judgment ethical-discipline fine-and-penalty judgment-enforcement judicial-authority judicial-review jurisdiction-of-national-labor-court labor-law legal-ethics ministry-of-labor monrovia montserrado-county motion-to-compel national-labor-court notice-of-completion-of-appeal payment-in-lieu-of-reinstatement procedural-law professional-accountability professional-misconduct reinstatement republic-of-liberia rev-code-144-33 sanctions-against-lawyers supreme-court-of-liberia unfair-labor-practice unmeritorious-litigation waiver-and-laches wrongful-dismissal | 2024-1 civil-procedure-law-cases ethics labor-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Rules Governing Procedures of Court LRSC 47; 39 LLR 454 (1999) | 1999, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 1999 Opinions, Administrative Law, adoption order, code of ethics, court rules, David A. B. Jallah, Frances Johnson-Morris, Frank W. Smith, Gloria Musu Scott, Henry Reed Cooper, Jonathan Williams, Judicial Canons, judicial conduct, judicial reform, lawyer conduct, Legal Profession, rules of procedure, Supreme Court of Liberia | rules-governing-procedures-of-court-lrsc-47-39-llr-454-1999 | 1999-opinions administrative-law adoption-order code-of-ethics court-rules david-a-b-jallah frances-johnson-morris frank-w-smith gloria-musu-scott henry-reed-cooper jonathan-williams judicial-canons judicial-conduct judicial-reform lawyer-conduct legal-profession rules-of-procedure supreme-court-of-liberia | 1999-1 ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| Sackor v RL LRSC 1; 21 LLR 394 (1973) | 1973, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Evidence Law | 1973 Opinions, appellate procedure, burden of proof, certified record, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, comment on evidence, constitutional law, conviction reversed, Criminal Law, denial of fair trial, ethics of lawyers, failure to record proceedings, fair trial, Fourth Judicial Circuit, impartial trial, improper jury charge, incomplete record, ineffective assistance of counsel, judicial misconduct, jury instructions, jury of the vicinity, Jury Trial, Maryland County, murder, non-existent testimony, prejudicial error, Presumption of Innocence, procedural irregularities, proof beyond reasonable doubt, prosecutorial responsibility, public trial, reliance on record, remand for new trial, Reversible Error, Supreme Court of Liberia, trial record | sackor-v-rl-lrsc-1-21-llr-394-1973 | 1973-opinions appellate-procedure burden-of-proof certified-record code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics comment-on-evidence constitutional-law conviction-reversed criminal-law denial-of-fair-trial ethics-of-lawyers failure-to-record-proceedings fair-trial fourth-judicial-circuit impartial-trial improper-jury-charge incomplete-record ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-misconduct jury-instructions jury-of-the-vicinity jury-trial maryland-county murder non-existent-testimony prejudicial-error presumption-of-innocence procedural-irregularities proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt prosecutorial-responsibility public-trial reliance-on-record remand-for-new-trial reversible-error supreme-court-of-liberia trial-record | 1973-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Sky Insurance Company v. His Honor Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr. (2024) | 2024, Criminal Law, Ethics, Insurance Law | 2024 Opinions, Appeal, appellate procedure, bail bond, Bill of information, Brewerville Magisterial Court, burglary, contempt of court, criminal appearance bond, Criminal Court C, Criminal Law, Enforcement of Judgment, failure to produce defendant, forfeiture of bond, insurance law, judicial mandate, Legal Ethics, Magisterial Court, Montserrado County, motion for change of venue, Professional Misconduct, sanction of counsel, Summary Proceedings, Supreme Court of Liberia, surety liability, Theft of Property, unmeritorious litigation | sky-insurance-company-v-his-honor-yamie-quiqui-gbeisay-sr-2024 sky-insurance-v-his-honor-yamie-quiqui-gbeisay | 2024-opinions appeal appellate-procedure bail-bond bill-of-information brewerville-magisterial-court burglary contempt-of-court criminal-appearance-bond criminal-court-c criminal-law enforcement-of-judgment failure-to-produce-defendant forfeiture-of-bond insurance-law judicial-mandate legal-ethics magisterial-court montserrado-county motion-for-change-of-venue professional-misconduct sanction-of-counsel summary-proceedings supreme-court-of-liberia surety-liability theft-of-property unmeritorious-litigation | 2024-1 criminal-law-cases ethics insurance-law supreme-court | |
| Sogbandi et al. v Morlu et al. LRSC 50 (2014) | 2014, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Maritime Law, Traffic Law | 2014 Opinions, Administrative Law, alternative remedies, Appellate Review, Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Conflict of Interest, constitutional law, declaratory judgment, Due Process, exhaustion of administrative remedies, fraud allegations, government property, judicial and quasi-judicial acts, Jurisdiction, Legal Ethics, Liberia Maritime Authority, mandate, premature filing, prohibition denied, public officials, Supreme Court of Liberia, vehicle ownership, Writ of Prohibition | sogbandi-et-al-v-morlu-et-al-lrsc-50-2014 | 2014-opinions administrative-law alternative-remedies appellate-review bureau-of-maritime-affairs conflict-of-interest constitutional-law declaratory-judgment due-process exhaustion-of-administrative-remedies fraud-allegations government-property judicial-and-quasi-judicial-acts jurisdiction legal-ethics liberia-maritime-authority mandate premature-filing prohibition-denied public-officials supreme-court-of-liberia vehicle-ownership writ-of-prohibition | 2014-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases ethics maritime-law traffic-law supreme-court | |
| Sumo v Bongay et al (2026) | 2026, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Evidence Law, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law, Probate law, Property Law | 2026 Opinions, abandonment of defense, abuse of discretion, affirmation of judgment, Appellate Review, Appleby v Freeman, Article 20(a) Constitution of Liberia, burden of proof, Burney v Jantzen, Civil Law Court, conflicting title, continuance, credibility of witnesses, denial of continuance, documentary evidence, Due Process, Ejectment, Estate Administration, eviction, failure to appear, failure to file post-trial motion, failure to superintend precept, Fraudulent Deed, inheritance, interference with possession, Intestate Estate, Intestate Estate of Massaquoi v AME Church, judicial discipline, Jurisdiction, Jury Verdict, Kpoto v Williams, Land Dispute, Ledlow v. Republic, Legal Ethics, Letters of Administration, Liberia Land Authority, Margibi County, Marshall City, Massaquoi v Republic, Metco v Chase Manhattan Bank, Montserrado County, National Archives, notice and opportunity to be heard, Possession, preponderance of evidence, probate and registration, probate venue requirement, Professional Misconduct, property ownership, quiet enjoyment, Real Property, restitution of possession, Richards v Barclay, Salifu v Lassannah, sanction of counsel, Schiefflin Township, subpoena, Supreme Court of Liberia, survey evidence, suspension from practice, title deed, Togba v Republic, Vijayaraman v Xoanon Liberia Ltd., waiver of rights, warranty deed, Wolo v. Wolo, writ of possession, wrongful withholding | sumo-v-bongay-et-al-2026 | 2026-opinions abandonment-of-defense abuse-of-discretion affirmation-of-judgment appellate-review appleby-v-freeman article-20a-constitution-of-liberia burden-of-proof burney-v-jantzen civil-law-court conflicting-title continuance credibility-of-witnesses denial-of-continuance documentary-evidence due-process ejectment estate-administration eviction failure-to-appear failure-to-file-post-trial-motion failure-to-superintend-precept fraudulent-deed inheritance interference-with-possession intestate-estate intestate-estate-of-massaquoi-v-ame-church judicial-discipline jurisdiction jury-verdict kpoto-v-williams land-dispute ledlow-v-republic legal-ethics letters-of-administration liberia-land-authority margibi-county marshall-city massaquoi-v-republic metco-v-chase-manhattan-bank montserrado-county national-archives notice-and-opportunity-to-be-heard possession preponderance-of-evidence probate-and-registration probate-venue-requirement professional-misconduct property-ownership quiet-enjoyment real-property restitution-of-possession richards-v-barclay salifu-v-lassannah sanction-of-counsel schiefflin-township subpoena supreme-court-of-liberia survey-evidence suspension-from-practice title-deed togba-v-republic vijayaraman-v-xoanon-liberia-ltd waiver-of-rights warranty-deed wolo-v-wolo writ-of-possession wrongful-withholding | 2026-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases ethics evidence-law inheritance-law-cases probate-law property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| The Liberian Bank for Development & Investment v BMC Workers of Bong Mining Company (2025) | 2025, Banking Law, Civil Procedure Law, Commercial Law, Contract Law, Ethics | 2010 Settlement, Appeal, Attorney Ethics, Banker–Depositor Relationship, Bong Mining Company (BMC), Civil Law Court Montserrado, Client Consent, Damages for Wrong, Judgment Satisfaction (10-year), Judicial Notice, LBDI, Liberia Case Law 2025, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Ministry of Finance Circular 1-1983, Redundancy Payments, Settlement Release, Statute of Limitations, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unmeritorious Suit, Writ of Prohibition | the-liberian-bank-for-development-investment-v-bmc-workers-of-bong-mining-company-2025 | 2010-settlement appeal attorney-ethics banker-depositor-relationship bong-mining-company-bmc civil-law-court-montserrado client-consent damages-for-wrong judgment-satisfaction-10-year judicial-notice lbdi liberia-case-law-2025 memorandum-of-understanding-mou ministry-of-finance-circular-1-1983 redundancy-payments settlement-release statute-of-limitations supreme-court-of-liberia unmeritorious-suit writ-of-prohibition | 2025-1 banking-law civil-procedure-law-cases commercial-law-cases contract-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| Traditional Women of Konobo Statutory District v His Honor Mitchell LRSC 10 (2016) | Constitutional Law, Ethics | 2016 Opinions, abuse of authority, administrative authority of the Supreme Court, Article 20(a) Constitution of Liberia, Due Process, Grand Gedeh County, human rights, James A. A. Pierre Judicial Institute, Judicial Canons, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, judicial misconduct, Konobo Statutory District, magistrate discipline, oversight of judiciary, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from office, traditional justice, women’s rights | traditional-women-of-konobo-statutory-district-v-his-honor-mitchell-lrsc-10-2016 | 2016-opinions abuse-of-authority administrative-authority-of-the-supreme-court article-20a-constitution-of-liberia due-process grand-gedeh-county human-rights james-a-a-pierre-judicial-institute judicial-canons judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission judicial-misconduct konobo-statutory-district magistrate-discipline oversight-of-judiciary supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-office traditional-justice womens-rights | constitutional-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| Tubman v Murdoch LRSC 26; 4 LLR 179 (1934) | 1934, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 1934 Opinions, alteration of judgment, application to vacate, constitutional law, Due Process, Enforcement of Judgment, ex post facto, Harper, Injunction, injunction relief, judicial ethics, Jurisdiction, lack of notice, Maryland County, monetary award, parties to a suit, possessory action, Privity, Supreme Court of Liberia, Void Judgment, writ of execution | 1934-opinions alteration-of-judgment application-to-vacate constitutional-law due-process enforcement-of-judgment ex-post-facto harper injunction injunction-relief judicial-ethics jurisdiction lack-of-notice maryland-county monetary-award parties-to-a-suit possessory-action privity supreme-court-of-liberia void-judgment writ-of-execution | 1934-1 constitutional-law-cases ethics judiciary-law supreme-court |