Dikko & Mahmoud’s Post

Our Managing Partner, AB Mahmoud, SAN, OON was the keynote speaker at the just concluded Law Week 2024 hosted by the Nigeria Bar Association, Kano Branch. While delivering his insightful Keynote address titled " Turning Point: Interrogating the Impact of Certain Innovation on Enhancing the Administration and Delivery of Justice in Nigeria”, AB Mahmoud, OON, SAN delved into the important role of technology across all spheres of human activity including the workplace and in the administration of justice and legal services. He acknowledged the challenges in the application of technology and innovation and remarked on the acute insufficiency of resources and lack of coherent policy guidance in the application of technology in our court. He also offered valuable insights to stakeholders, on practical ways to apply technology and innovation within the evolving legal landscape. Mr Mahmoud SAN remarked, "...It is obvious that technology will continue to make inroads into every sphere of our lives including the Justice Sector. What is required in my view is that developing countries must begin to think deeply about this dependency relationship. We must invest in knowledge creation and create our own tech ecosystem that allows us to remain with the global ecosystem..."