About Lawyers Guide
Lawyers' Guide Nigeria's complete offline legal library - 1,000+ case summaries, 10,000+ legal principles, every Act of the Federation, court rules for all States, legal drafts, a law dictionary and Law School study...
Lawyers' Guide
Nigeria's complete offline legal library - 1,000+ case summaries, 10,000+ legal principles, every Act of the Federation, court rules for all States, legal drafts, a law dictionary and Law School study notes. Built for Nigerian lawyers, law students and Law School candidates. Works 100% offline - no internet required.
⚠️ INDEPENDENT APP - NO GOVERNMENT AFFILIATION
Lawyers' Guide is an independent reference application by Lumos Global Studio, a private software studio in Nigeria. We are NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, authorised by, or connected to any Nigerian government entity, court, ministry, the Nigerian Bar Association, the Council of Legal Education, the Nigerian Law School, or any official legal authority. This app does NOT represent a government entity. Nothing in it constitutes legal advice.
✨ FEATURES
- 100% offline - no internet required
- 1,000+ Supreme Court & Court of Appeal case summaries
- Full Laws of the Federation, Acts and court rules (Federal & State)
- Draft Builder - fill in and export Word (DOCX) & PDF drafts
- Offline Legal Assistant with cited answers (Premium)
- Law School study notes, MCQ practice & exam mode
- Multiplayer MCQ - challenge other students live
- Legal Diary with court-date reminders
- Favourites, bookmarks, notes, reading history & advanced search
- Legal dictionary, daily digest, Dark Mode & adjustable fonts
📚 CONTENT & SOURCES
Full list of all content in the app. No other sources are used.
1. PRIMARY LEGISLATION (Laws of the Federation, Acts of the National Assembly) - Government statutes (public domain), published in the Official Gazette and archived by the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), an independent Nigerian NGO, not a government body. https://lawsofnigeria.placng.org
2. COURT RULES (Federal & State High Courts, Magistrates' Courts, etc.) - Statutory instruments in official gazettes (public domain), as gazetted by each jurisdiction.
3. CASE SUMMARIES (Supreme Court & Court of Appeal) - Original editorial summaries by Lumos Global Studio from our own reading of the original judgments. We do not reproduce any commercial law-reporting series. https://supremecourt.gov.ng
4. LEGAL PRINCIPLES INDEX - Original editorial restatements by Lumos Global Studio from our own reading of the judgments in (3). Not from any third-party editorial content.
5. LEGAL DRAFTS & TEMPLATES - Original work by Lumos Global Studio based on standard Nigerian legal practice. NOT government forms.
6. LAW SCHOOL STUDY NOTES (Corporate, Criminal, Civil & Property Law Practice, Evidence, Land Law, Equity & Trust, Tort) - Original notes by Lumos Global Studio. NOT issued by or affiliated with the Nigerian Law School, the Council of Legal Education, or any university.
7. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS - Original questions by Lumos Global Studio. NOT past examination questions and NOT issued by the Council of Legal Education, the Body of Benchers, or any examination body.
8. LEGAL DICTIONARY - Original glossary by Lumos Global Studio from publicly available legal terminology. Not from any copyrighted dictionary.
⚖️ ACCURACY NOTICE
Laws, rules and case law change. Users MUST verify any information against the original official source before relying on it for any legal proceeding, advice, transaction or decision. Lumos Global Studio makes no warranty as to accuracy, completeness or currency. This app is a study and reference aid only - it does NOT replace primary legal authorities, official gazettes, court records, or qualified legal counsel.
📧 CONTACT
Email: lawyersguideng@gmail.com
Privacy Policy: https://lumosglobalstudio.com/privacy
Developer: Lumos Global Studio (independent private developer, Nigeria)
By installing, you acknowledge that Lumos Global Studio is an independent private developer with no government, judicial or official legal affiliation, and is not liable for any actions taken based on the content.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Lawyers Guide since it was posted on our website on 2020-10-17 19:36:42.
The latest version is 6.6.0 and it was updated on 2026-10-15 01:37:43. See below the changes in each version.
Lawyers Guide version 6.6.0
Updated At: 2026-10-12
Changes: Performance and stability improvements.
Lawyers Guide version 6.5.3
Updated At: 2026-09-19
Changes: • 349 new Laws of the Federation - now 725 Acts, sorted A-Z and searchable by title
• 15 court rules added, including Yobe 2021, Kaduna Sharia Court of Appeal 2024, Ogun Customary Court of Appeal 2022 and the Supreme Court e-filing directions 2026
• Law Dictionary rebuilt: 25,500+ terms, with the full definition where a term was listed twice
Lawyers Guide version 6.5.2
Updated At: 2026-08-31
Changes: NEW IN 6.5.2:
• Deadline & Limitation Calculator - get a court deadline with its citation, sent straight to your Legal Diary
• My Matters - a case file for every matter, with adjourned dates and saved research
• Share any passage as a clean image, ready for WhatsApp
• Listen to any page read aloud, hands-free
• Your next court date now shows on your home screen and as a widget
• Backup & Restore - keep your notes and diary when you change phones
Lawyers Guide version 6.5.1
Updated At: 2026-07-18
Changes: What's new in 6.5.1
• Draft Builder: open any legal draft, tap the highlighted blanks to fill them in, then export a ready-to-use Word (DOCX) or PDF file.
• 80+ new Acts in the LFN section, including the Nigeria Police Act 2020.
• Updated court rules: Federal High Court 2019, Abia 2021 & Taraba 2026.
• 200 new cases and 600+ new legal principles.
• Performance improvements and bug fixes.
Lawyers Guide version 6.4.1
Updated At: 2026-06-10
Changes: What's new in 6.4.0
• Daily Legal Digest: a fresh principle, Latin maxim & case of the day — tap the bell on the home screen.
• Legal Assistant (Premium): ask a question, get answers from the app's offline library with tappable sources.
• Tap a case cited in any Legal Principle to open it instantly.
• 200+ new Legal Drafts.
• Multiplayer Quiz for law students — challenge friends & climb the leaderboard.
• Performance improvements and bug fixes.
Lawyers Guide version 6.4.0
Updated At: 2026-06-04
Changes: What's new in 6.4.0
• Daily Legal Digest: a fresh principle, Latin maxim & case of the day — tap the bell on the home screen.
• Legal Assistant (Premium): ask a question, get answers from the app's offline library with tappable sources.
• Tap a case cited in any Legal Principle to open it instantly.
• 200+ new Legal Drafts.
• Multiplayer Quiz for law students — challenge friends & climb the leaderboard.
• Stronger content security and a smoother keyboard experience.
Lawyers Guide version 6.3.1
Updated At: 2026-05-26
Changes: 🎉 Version 6.3.0 - Major Content Update!
📝 Electoral Act 2026 added
📝 MCQs - Civil Litigation & Corporate Law Practice
⚖️ 73 New Cases Added (2021-2022)
- Supreme Court & Court of Appeal decisions
- Auto-classified across 50+ subject categories
💡 400+ New Legal Principles
- Ratio decidendi extracted from all new cases
- 100+ principle topics updated
🔧 Bug Fixes & Improvements
- LFN bug fixed
- Improved content loading performance
- Enhanced dark mode support
Lawyers Guide version 6.2.0
Updated At: 2026-05-03
Changes: 🎉 Version 6.2.0 - Major Content Update!
- 21 New Laws Added
- Law Dictionary
- MCQ - Multiple choice questions to test your legal knowledge
- Legal Ethics - Professional conduct and ethics resources
- Legal Diary - Track court dates, deadlines & appointments with reminders
- Notes - Add personal notes to any content
- Reading History - Easily find recently viewed items
- Dark Mode - Easy on your eyes for night reading
- Advanced Search - Search across all content
Lawyers Guide version 6.1.1
Updated At: 2026-03-23
Changes: 🎉 Major Update - New Features!
- Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, 2023 added
- Subscription added
- Legal Diary - Track court dates, deadlines & appointments with reminders
- Favorites - Save important cases, laws & principles for quick access
- Notes - Add personal notes to any content
- Reading History - Easily find recently viewed items
- Dark Mode - Easy on your eyes for night reading
- Advanced Search - Search across all content
Lawyers Guide version 6.1.1
Updated At: 2026-02-09
Changes: 🎉 Major Update - New Features!
- Subscription added
- Legal Diary - Track court dates, deadlines & appointments with reminders
- Favorites - Save important cases, laws & principles for quick access
- Notes - Add personal notes to any content
- Reading History - Easily find recently viewed items
- Dark Mode - Easy on your eyes for night reading
- Advanced Search - Search across all content
- Improved UI - Fresh, modern design throughout
