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case of breach of contract involving a Lagos based up and coming
lawyer, Mr. Keshi Elvis of Megafield Solicitors and Nollywood actress,
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, holding at Ikeja Magistrate court is due to come
up on Tuesday, July 9, 2013.HVP exclusively reported the story in September, 2012 when the claimant went to court to seek redress. It would be recalled that Mr. Elvis went to court to demand for the balance of his retainership agreement for 2010 (N150,000) and the retainership agreement for 2011 ( 200,000) as well as fee for services rendered between this period which amounted to N1,150,000.
However, in a counter affidavit from Omotola’s counsel, Festus Keyamo , and which was made available to HVP , the actress admitted owning the complainant the sum of N350,000, and not N1,150,000″as claimed.
When the case opened for hearing last March, Omotola’s counsels on behalf of Redhot Concepts Limited and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde filed preliminary objections, arguing that going by the Legal Practitioner’s Act, a legal practitioner who wants to file action for charges against a client is expected to commence same through the High Court of the state where the legal practitioner carries on his practice or where the client resides.
