PROFESSOR STEPHEN KWAKU ASARE vs. ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL [2017]DLSC2604

Date	2017-06-22
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/1/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLSC2604

DOTSE JSC PRESIDING

YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC

BENIN JSC

PWAMANG JSC

MS OFOSUA AMAGYEI FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MRS DOROTHY AFRIYIE ANSAH FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT

KIZITO BEYUO FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT

[2017]DLSC2604
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PROFESSOR STEPHEN KWAKU
ASARE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND THE
GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

CIVIL
APPEAL NO. J1/1/2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 22ND
JUNE, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MS OFOSUA
AMAGYEI FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>MRS DOROTHY
AFRIYIE ANSAH FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">KIZITO
BEYUO FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>DOTSE, JSC PRESIDING YEBOAH, JSC BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC GBADEGBE, JSC<o:p></o:p>AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS), JSC BENIN, JSC AND PWAMANG, JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none;
padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in">JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>GBADEGBE
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;We have
before us in the exercise of the original jurisdiction a claim by which the
following reliefs are sought:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration
that the General Legal Council’s imposition of an entrance examination and
interview requirements for the Professional Law Course violates Articles 11(7),
297(d),23, 296(a), 296(b) and 18(2) of the 1992 Constitution.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;A declaration that Regulation 3(b) of LI 1296
is void for vagueness and is therefore facially unconstitutional and a further
declaration that the Council applied it to disqualify eligible students who had
qualified under Regulation 2 of LI 1296 for admission to pursue the
Professional Law Course.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;A declaration that pursuant to Regulation 2 of
LI 1296, a person is qualified for admission to pursue Professional Law Course
at the Ghana School of Law or other alternative places of instruction specified
by the General Legal Council if (a) he is of good behavior; (b) he has a degree
conferred on him by the University of Ghana or any other University or
Institution approved by the Council, and (c) has passed the examination in the
list of 7 subjects specified at Regulation 2 (c).<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration
that the General Legal Council’s exclusion of persons who have qualified under
Regulation 2 of LI 1296 from pursuing the Professional Law Course violates
Articles 11(7),297(d), 23, 296 (a), 296(b) and 18 (2) of the 1992 Constitution.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;A declaration that the General Legal Council’s
failure to specify alternative places</main>