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Client poaching, use of forged document: Full story behind LPDC’s three year suspension of J. K. Gadzama, SAN from legal practice

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has suspended Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, from legal practice for three years, after finding him guilty of poaching and hijacking clients already represented by another lawyer, relying on a forged authority document, and pursuing a judgement
August 4, 2026