The Director of Legal Education at the Ghana School of Law, Kwasi Prempeh-Eqs, has disclosed that discussions are underway to introduce a bill that will see some reforms in legal education.
He stated that the GLC seeks to accredit at least five law faculties to run the professional law program.
The disclosure comes after two MPs have presented a Private Member’s Bill to amend the Legal Education Act in having law faculties with the facilities to teach the professional law courses.
Two Members of Parliament Rickson Dafeimakpro, MP South Dayi and Francis-Xavier Sosu, have submitted a Private Members Bill for the consideration of Parliament requesting the removal of the Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court from theGeneral Legal Council.
The two MPs are requesting a Legislative Drafting for subsequent submission to the Speaker, a Bill to amend the Legal Profession Act, 1960, Act 32, to exclude the CJ and apex court judges from the GLC.
The two MPs want the Bill to be amended to help redefine the functions of the GLC and to provide for reforms in legal education such as accredited faculties of law with the requisite facilities would be licensed to run professional law courses.
The Bill would also provide the discipline of lawyers and related matters to give effect to Article 37(1) of the 1992 Constitution.
The Director of the Law School reacting to the bill by the MPs said he disagrees that the Chief Justice must step away from the GLC.
He argues the CJ has played a vital role in legal education.
He questioned who would replace the CJ should he or she be excluded.
On the resolution by Parliament for the 499 LLB graduates to be admitted he said: “I think there should be more collaboration between parliament and the General Legal Council. It is not a question of just directing the General Legal Council. You have to look at the resources you have before you can say come on take on the other people”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
