HENRY NUERTEY KORBOE vs. FRANCIS AMOSA

DOTSE JSC: I have had the benefit of the judgment authored by my very well respected and illustrious brother, and President of this Court, Atuguba JSC. Save for the conclusions arrived at by my respected brother that the appeal herein fails and should be dismissed, I entirely agree with the narration of the facts of the case as well as the analysis of the laws and the cases referred to therein. However, it is quite apparent to me that one basic reason of my inability to accept the conclusion reached by my brother Atuguba JSC, stems from my disagreement with the meaning ascribed to sections 2 and 8(1) of the Legal Profession Act, 1960 (Act 32). It is worth observing that, Act 32 was enacted to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the legal profession as has been captured in the long title and preamble. Section 2 of Act 32 states as follows:- Status of Lawyers “A person whose name is entered on the Roll kept under section 6 (a) is entitled , subject to Section 8, to pra.....