The Lagos State High Court is set to commence its annual vacation on July 21, marking the end of the 2024/2025 legal year of the state judiciary.
The vacation will conclude on September 12, as announced in a notice signed by the Chief Registrar of the state judiciary, Mr Tajudeen Elias.
Mr Elias stated that the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, approved the vacation in accordance with Order 49, Rule 4(D) of the High Court of Lagos Civil Procedure Rules, 2019.
“Notwithstanding the long vacation, the Criminal Division of the High Court of Lagos State may sit throughout the vacation,” Elias stated.
The Chief Registrar noted that applications for urgent hearings may be brought by summons in chambers before either the vacation judge or the judge to whom the substantive case is assigned.
He also confirmed that the 2025/2026 legal year of the Lagos State Judiciary will commence on September 15, with the legal year service scheduled for September 22.