Law Lecturer Professor Kweku Asare has cast a damning verdict on the General Legal Council (GLC), describing it as an organization which is fast losing its credibility\ and ought to be dissolved. According to Professor Kweku Asare, who was speaking on Onua FM’s morning show, it is either the people at the helm of affairs … Read more
Law Lecturer Professor Kweku Asare has cast a damning verdict on the General Legal Council (GLC), describing it as an organization which is fast losing its credibility\ and ought to be dissolved. According to Professor Kweku Asare, who was speaking on Onua FM’s morning show, it is either the people at the helm of affairs … Read more
The Concerned LLB Graduates group says it is disappointed in the decision by the General Legal Council to proceed with the upcoming entrance exams for potential students seeking enrolment at the Ghana Law School despite a judgment from the Supreme Court. The law degree holders earlier petitioned the GLC to facilitate automatic admissions into the … Read more
Some law students who boycotted Thursday’s professional paper over a mix up in the questions are demanding a dissolution of the independent examination board. According to them, the board was formed last year to ‘check the rampant leaks professional law papers which are often fraught with’. However, they claim that some of their colleagues bragged … Read more
Some law students who boycotted Thursday’s professional paper over a mix up in the questions are demanding a dissolution of the independent examination board. According to them, the board was formed last year to ‘check the rampant leaks professional law papers which are often fraught with’. However, they claim that some of their colleagues bragged … Read more
A Justice of the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Jones Dotse, has accused some judges, magistrates and prosecutors of conniving to disregard the Apex Court’s ruling that allows persons accused of certain offences the right to bail. According to him, despite the efforts by the Judiciary to sanitise the criminal justice system, “the issue of grant … Read more
The Attorney General has been dragged before the Supreme Court by two persons over the allocation of a portion of the District Assembly Common Fund to Members of Parliament, and Regional Coordinating Councils. The plaintiffs, John Ndebugri Awuni and Richard Kwadwo Nyarko, are law students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). According to them, … Read more
New York state launched an immigrant legal defense initiative with more than $1 million in public and private funding in response to “overwhelming” demand for help from non-profit organizations. A statewide coalition of 182 advocacy organization and legal entities, as well as a network of pro bono attorneys, law students and legal professionals will provide … Read more
A seven-member Supreme Court panel presided over by Justice Jones Dotse, has expressed willingness to determine the case instituted against the General Legal Council (GLC) by the US based lawyer, Professor S. Kwaku Asare. Prof. Asare is challenging the constitutionality of the selection methods and criteria used in the admission of LLB holders who desire … Read more
The Lebanese community in Ghana, has presented scholarships to 14 law students of the University of Ghana. The scholarship scheme that these students will benefit from, is part of a scheme that was started by the Lebanese community four years ago. Under the scheme, the tuition fees of the students, with accommodation is taken care … Read more
When someone tells you dating a lawyer is just like dating anyone else, they are lying! This might be too straightforward for you, but after dating a lawyer for a year and a half, I know that lies have no room between you and your legal expert. This’ because they are so used to people … Read more
When someone tells you dating a lawyer is just like dating anyone else, they are lying! This might be too straightforward for you, but after dating a lawyer for a year and a half, I know that lies have no room between you and your legal expert. This’ because they are so used to people … Read more
Prof Kwamena Ahwoi has urged Ghanaians to be careful not to vote for a candidate with the personality of US President-elect Donald Trump. He said if that happened, Ghanaians would be mortgaging their future. “I am urging you to make a decision that will secure your future. Two days ago, a thermonuclear bomb hit the … Read more