By Beatrice Oppon
The Chief Justice, Justice Anin Yeboah has said that the General Legal Council will be compelled to withdraw the recognition of institutions running the Bachelor of Law LLB programme and fail to meet the requisite requirements like faculties, lecturers and other infrastructures.
He said the move is to serve as a precautionary measure to deal with professional mediocrity and uphold the sanctity of the legal profession.
The Chief Justice said this at the Enrollment and Call to the Bar of 846 new lawyers in Accra.
Chief Justice Anin Yeboah said during the inspection of some of the institutions offering the LLB programme revealed very disturbing situations.
He said the legal profession more than ever needs Lawyers who desire to uphold the values of service and justice and this can be achieved by ensuring that standards in the training institutions are maintained.
Advising the newly enrolled lawyers, Chief Justice Anin Yeboah urged them not to see the legal profession as law as a gold mine with the ultimate aim of making money. He reminded them of the daunting task ahead and admonished them to work hard with a firm commitment to duty to earn them the laurel desired.
Awards were presented to some of the new lawyers who distinguished themselves in the the various subjects.
Bolsong Sabina Sabia received the best all-around performance in the Professional Law Examinations.
A visually impaired Lawyer, Carruthers Tetteh was also part of the lawyers called to the Bar.
