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The Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana Law School says plans by government to expand access to legal education must not be mere rhetoric.
The Minister Designate for Justice and Attorney General, Godfred Dame said at his vetting on Friday, February 12, 2021, that there is a proposed amendment to the Legal Profession Act to enable accessibility to the course.
Responding to this in a
Citi News interview, the Students Representative Council (SRC) President of the Ghana School of Law, Philemon Laar lauded the initiative.
He further urged the government to put words into action.
“There has to be a strategic plan as to how legal education should be in this country. After the outcry for reforms from students all over the country, we thought that things will change, but we saw nothing. But then, we welcome the news our learned ‘designate’ [Godfred Dame] put out on Friday and we hope that this will not be mere political rhetoric.”
pic) has been appointed as the new chairman of the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board.
According to the official Board website at www.asdb.org.my, Ariff’s appointment took effect on Feb 19.
He replaced Datuk Abdul Raman Saad, who retired on Feb 18.
Under the Legal Profession Act, 1976, the appointment is made by the Chief Judge of Malaya and he must be a person who is qualified to be at least a judge of the High Court.
Ariff retired as a Court of Appeal judge in January 2015.
Called to the English Bar in 1974 and the Malaysian Bar in 1985, Ariff is now in legal practice as a consultant of Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff.
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