GALINJE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The facts that gaverise to this appeal are simple and straight forward. The appellant herein caused a letter dated 12 January 2010 to be written to the respondent in which a suit No. KWS/OF/1/2010 which was instituted against it by one Abdulganiyu Adediran and two others was referred to the respondent, a legal practitioner to appear in court and defend its interest. By a letter dated8 January 20 10, the respondent accepted the brief and a subsequent letter dated 21 January 20 10, the respondent communicated his professional fee of N2,500,000.00 (two million, five hundred thousand naira) to the chairman of the appellant on an invoice No. 016. The appellant did not join issues with the respondent on the professional fees. Parties to the suit that was referred to the respondent settled their dispute out of court and the case was subsequently struck out from the cause list on 13April 2011.
The respondent thereafter demanded for payment of the p…