To every young lawyer out there, I wish you a happy Workers’ Day.
You are the backbone of justice delivery in Ghana, and it's about time our primary welfare institution, the GBA, is made more meaningful to our growth beyond just a platform for license renewal.
Together, let’s reimagine the new young lawyer, with limitless possibilities.
Do you know that lawyers at the Legal Aid Commission are forced to hold client conferences under makeshift canopies?
It is a terrible experience that requires urgent resolution.
The Legal Aid Commission represents a key pillar of access to justice in this country, serving a significant portion of our population who are priced out of the legal market by reason of poverty. Perennial underfunding has constrained the fulfilment of this institutional mandate and, by extension, access to justice generally.
We need to adequately resource the Legal Aid Commission, and we must begin by providing better offices and a more dignified working environment for its lawyers and staff.
One of the reasons she was able to wear it is because of how simple it is. Kente was never really meant to be sewn into “trending styles” because when the trend ends, you can”t really wear it anymore.. and it is far too expensive to discard.
The refusal of bail is such a common tactic by police officers now. Even worse is how they'll agree to bail after 4 pm without specifying the requirements for sureties and other tactics to delay you past 6 pm after which they'll tell you the counter has closed so no bail.