General Legal Council

Legal institution in Ghana

General Legal CouncilAgency overview

Formed| 1960
Jurisdiction| Government of Ghana
Headquarters| Accra, Ghana
05°32′46″N 00°12′21″W﻿ / ﻿5.54611°N 0.20583°W﻿ / 5.54611; -0.20583
Minister responsible|

* Godfred Dame, Attorney General and Minister for Justice

Agency executive|

* Getrude Asaaba Araba Torkonoo, Chief Justice of Ghana

Website| glc.gov.gh

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, The Legal Profession Act, 1960 (Act 32). Its role was to oversee legal education and the legal profession in the country.[1]

## Members of the Council

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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. The council also includes the three most senior members of the Supreme Court of Ghana; the Attorney General of Ghana and his or her nominee; and the President, Vice President, and secretary of the Ghana Bar Association.[3]

Members of the General Legal Council

Position  | Name  | Office  | Start Date
Chairperson | Kwasi Anin-Yeboah | Chief Justice of Ghana | 7 January 2020
Member | Julius Ansah | Supreme Court Judge |
Member | Jones Dotse | Supreme Court Judge | January 2020
Member | Paul Baffoe-Bonnie | Supreme Court Judge |
Member | Gloria Akuffo | Attorney General of Ghana | January 2017
Member | Joseph Dindiok Kpemka | Deputy Attorney General |
Member | Raymond Atugubah | Dean, University of Ghana Law School |
Member | Anthony Forson[4][3] | Ghana Bar Association President | September 2018
Member | William Orleans Oduro[3] | Ghana Bar Association Vice President |
Member | Peter Kornor | Legal practitioner |
Member | Justin Amenuvor | Legal practitioner |
In attendance
Position | Name | Office | Start Date
Secretary | Cynthia Pamela Akotoaa Addo[5][6] | Judicial Secretary | 2 October 2018
In attendance | Kwasi Prempeh-Eck | Director of Legal Education and Ghana School of Law |
In attendance | Lydia Nkansah | Dean, Faculty of Law Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
In attendance | Kofi Abotsi | Dean, Faculty of Law, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration |
In attendance | Stephen Offei | Dean, Faculty of Law, Wisconsin University College |
In attendance | Franklina Gesila Adanu | Counsel, General Legal Counsel |

## Functions

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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

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1. ^ "Welcome". glc.gov.gh. General Legal Council. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
2. ^ a b "Overview on the General Legal Council". glc.gov.gh. General Legal Council. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
3. ^ a b c "Current Executives". ghanabar.org. Ghana Bar Association. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
4. ^ "Ghana Bar Association Elects New President". gbcghanaonline.com. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "New Judicial Secretary Cynthia Pamela Akotoaa Addo takes office". ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

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