Category: 2025 Opinins

Article 75 of the Constitution of Liberia (1986) grants the Supreme Court the exclusive authority to regulate the practice of law in this jurisdiction and, from time to time to make rules of court for the purpose of regulating the practice, procedures and manner by which cases shall be commenced and heard before it and all other subordinate courts.

In consonance with its constitutional mandate to regulate the practice of law, the Supreme Court promulgated the Code of Moral and Professional Ethics which is the ethical guidelines for lawyers within this jurisdiction. This Code comprises elements that constitute violations or

The Code of Moral and Professional Ethics are the ethical guidelines for lawyers which contains elements that constitute violations or breached of the Code for which lawyers are held accountable for violations of the Code. The Supreme Court, pursuant to Article 75 of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia, is mandated by the Constitution of Liberia to make rules of court and shall prescribe such code for lawyers appearing before it.

In consonance of this, on July 18, 2023, Mr. Sam Gaye filed a complaint before Her Honor, Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, Chief Justice of the Republic of Liberia, against Counsellor Albert

On June 21, 2023, Ms. Marie Nellon of Brewerville City filed a complaint with the Office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Her Honor Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh against Counsellor J. Johnny Momoh of the J. Johnny Momoh Law Chambers for an alleged ethical violation(s). In her complaint, Ms. Nellon narrated that she had cohabitated with Counsellor J. Johnny Momoh, respondent for more than eight years on the G-4 Road, Brewerville City, Montserrado County, resided at her house for five years and subsequently, three years in the new house that they jointly built in YED Community, Brewerville,