SAINT-AYISI SAMUEL

The legal profession in Ghana is regulated by 1960 and 1969 rules whose application against a popular human rights lawyer have got tongues wagging. My intention here is to introduce you to a couple of these rules without commentary. The licences for the operation of law firms are subject to renewal each year just as each lawyer is required to obtain a licence each year to be able to practice. People and compers took up those cases when they didn’t have a licence to practice for the particular year. Some lawyers are getting suspended and others getting barred from practising for the rest of their lives. These are the two classes of sanctions the 1960 law prescribes for lawyers found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary panel of mostly very senior judges and lawyers. Section 16 of the LEGAL PROFESSION ACT, 1960 ACT 32 says “[a] lawyer who is found guilty of grave misconduct in a professional respect, including a conduct which, in pursuance of the Rules is treated as ...

The inevitability section of poverty is sometimes mistaken to justify in certain illogical, irrational, illegal and illegitimate act. Empirically, it is not implausible to associate extreme poverty and perverse inequality to countries with high levels of corruption. One of the most destructive impediments to economic and social development is the virus of corruption. It washes away resources from the common pool and deprives a large population from partaking in the share of the national cake. Despite Ghana's good governance and democratic credentials, corruption still remains cancerous in the public service and society. Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gains. It can be classified as grand, petty and political, depending on the amount of monies lost and the sector where it occurs. Corruption is an illegal act, which siphons the nation's resources without any legal and moral justification. However, there had been different schools...

REJOINDERS: REFLECTION ON ARTICLE 10 OF THE GJA CODE OF ETHICS