The General Legal Council (GLC) has asked the public to ignore reports that lawyers would be required to write examinations before their licences are renewed.
This was after reports had suggested that the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah had said lawyers will write exams before their licences are renewed.
However, the GLC in a statement dated Monday, May 8, 2023, has described the reports as complete falsehood and called on the public to disregard it.
“The attention of the General Legal Council has been drawn to the erroneous reportage on some media platforms of His Lordship the Chief Justice’s speech given at the enrolment ceremony of 196 Lawyers called to the Bar on Friday, 5th May 2023.
There was no mention of lawyers being required to write examinations at all before a renewal of licence and indeed no such amendment to the Law is about to be made.
The requirements for Lawyers to complete Continuing Professional Development before the renewal of a practising licence, is a standard requirement in some jurisdictions around the world. This practice is aimed at sharpening the skills of lawyers and keeping them abreast with recent developments in the Law for the benefit of the clients they serve.
The General Public and Lawyers are hereby informed of the misrepresented reportage and the correction thereof accordingly,” the Council explained in its statement.
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