The award of millions of naira in costs against some senior lawyers by the courts have created surprises among legal observers. Many Nigerians are familiar with punitive fines or damages imposed by the courts against parties in matters deserving of such, but not much is known about lawyers being directly penalised for bringing some actions before the courts. Some of the prominent costs by the courts include the Supreme Court’s award of N40m against Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and N30m each which were imposed on SANs Afe Babalola and Wole Olanipekun, while N10m was awarded against Festus Keyamo, N20m