In Akin Folorunso v. Shaloub (1994) 3 NWLR Part 333 page 413 at 430, “a hearing notice” was defined thus: “As a process of the court by which a party to the proceedings is notified of the date the case has been fixed in court where he is not otherwise aware of such a date.”
A DATE OF HEARING IS NOT PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION
The above provision of the law is very clear and plain. In no circumstance can it be interpreted that the date of hearing endorsed in Exhibit “A2” which is a date fixed by the court for the hearing of the substantive case is a privileged communication between counsel and client. This provision of the law...