[ 2017-10-07 ]

CJ Condemns Unruly Lawyers
Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has bemoaned the
increase in the number of cases that have been
brought before the Disciplinary Committee of the
General Legal Council (GLC) regarding the unruly
behaviours of some lawyers.

She attributed the root cause of most of the acts
of indiscipline to the lack of self-discipline and
the desire to ‘get rich quick’ on the part of
the legal practitioners.

According to her, the current state of the Ghana
Bar Association (GBA) is not the best due to the
conduct of some members, particularly the younger
ones.

The Chief Justice (CJ) was speaking at a ceremony
to enrol some 183 new lawyers to the Bar at the
Banquet Hall, State House, Accra.

Making reference to Proverbs 22:11 which says,
‘A good name is better than riches,’ she urged
the new lawyers to let the quotation be the
guiding principle of their lives throughout their
practice.

Justice Sophia Akuffo told the new lawyers not to
see their call to the Bar as the end of their
education but rather the beginning of their career
and a journey which could take them into different
directions they never imagined.

She said the Bar to which they had been called has
a very important role to play in the maintenance
of law and order as well as the rule of law.

She therefore challenged them to be disciplined,
truthful, diligent,  courteous and humble as they
go into the world of work.

“Your integrity as lawyers is very crucial and
you must jealously protect it, no matter the
challenge or the temptation that presents
itself,” she urged.

The CJ also reminded them to be mindful of the
fact that the General Legal Council would not
close its eyes to any infractions on their parts
in the pursuit of their career if brought to its
attention.
 

 
 

Source - Daily Guide  

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