General Legal Council

The General Legal Council is the body that regulates the Legal Profession in Ghana. It was set up in 1960 by an act of parliament. Its role was to oversee legal education and the legal profession in the country.[1]

General Legal Council
Agency overview
Formed1960
JurisdictionGovernment of Ghana
HeadquartersAccra, Ghana
05°32′46″N 00°12′21″W
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Websiteglc.gov.gh

Members of the Council

The membership of the Council includes academics, judges and legal practitioners representing legal education, training and practice.[2] The Chief Justice of Ghana currently in office is the chairperson for the Council. It also includes the three most senior members of the Supreme Court of Ghana. It also includes the Attorney General of Ghana and his or her nominee. Also in the Council are the President, Vice President and secretary of the Ghana Bar Association.[3]

Members of the General Legal Council
Position Name Office Start Date
ChairpersonKwasi Anin-YeboahChief Justice of Ghana7 January 2020
SecretaryCynthia Pamela Akotoaa Addo[4][5]Judicial Secretary2 October 2018
MemberJulius AnsahSupreme Court Judge
MemberPaul Baffoe-BonnieSupreme Court Judge
MemberJones DotseSupreme Court JudgeJanuary 2020
MemberGloria AkuffoAttorney General of GhanaJanuary 2017
MemberAnthony Forson[6][3]Ghana Bar Association PresidentSeptember 2018
MemberWilliam Orleans Oduro[3]Ghana Bar Association Vice President
MemberYaw Acheampong Boafo[3]Ghana Bar Association Secretary
MemberA Regional Bar Association member
MemberKofi QuashigahDean of Faculty of Law, University of Ghana

Functions

The Council maintains licences lawyers to practice. It also enrolls new members to the Ghana Bar during the first week of every October. It has a Disciplinary Committee which is able to sanction and disbar legal practitioners in the country.[2]

References
  1. "Welcome". glc.gov.gh. General Legal Council. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. "Overview on the General Legal Council". glc.gov.gh. General Legal Council. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "Current Executives". ghanabar.org. Ghana Bar Association. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. Frimpong, Enoch Darfah (2 October 2018). "New Judicial Secretary Cynthia P. A. Addo takes office". graphic.com.gh. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. "New Judicial Secretary Cynthia Pamela Akotoaa Addo takes office". ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. "Ghana Bar Association Elects New President". gbcghanaonline.com. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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