Acting Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has advised the newly established Ghana Law Society to obtain formal recognition and licensing from the General Legal Council (GLC) as part of its efforts to operate as a professional body.
The Ghana Law Society has filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the Ghana Bar Association’s long-standing monopoly as the sole professional association for lawyers in Ghana.
Speaking at a meeting with members of the Ghana Law Society in Accra on Thursday, September 25, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie underscored the importance of adhering to proper legal procedures.
“To us, it means you must have a certificate from the General Legal Council. So, when in your speech you say that you are going to make a representation to the General Legal Council for recognition and licensing, it will be in the right direction. Because all that we are interested in at the General Legal Council is that you will possess our license,” he stated.
