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Ghana’s legal education system may be on the verge of a major transformation.
A bill currently before Parliament, presented by the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, seeks to establish a new Council for Legal Education and Training to regulate professional legal education across the country.
If passed, the proposed legislation will break the long-standing monopoly of the Ghana School of Law over professional legal training and entrance examinations—an arrangement that has, over the years, limited access for many qualified law graduates hoping to be called to the Bar.
The bill also opens the door for other universities, including private institutions, to gain accreditation to run professional legal programmes, potentially expanding opportunities and reshaping the future of legal practice in Ghana.
In this regard, JoyNews’ The Law examined what this bill means, the debates surrounding it, and whether it truly offers a lasting solution to Ghana’s legal education challenges.
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