The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has described the enactment of the Legal Education Act, 2026 (Act 1170), as a mature and thoughtful step towards transforming legal education in Ghana.
Parliament passed the Legal Education Bill in March this year, and it received presidential assent from President John Dramani Mahama last month.
The Act is expected to broaden access to legal education and strengthen the training of future legal practitioners across the country.
Speaking at a colloquium on legal education reform in Ghana, under the theme “Implementing the Legal Education Act 2026: Institutional Readiness, Accreditation and the Future of Legal Training,” the Chief Justice called on law faculties and stakeholders to work together in addressing pressing national issues through legal scholarship and research.
The Chief Justice further urged universities and law faculties to position themselves for the successful implementation of the reforms.
“The central question before us today is one of genuine readiness. Governance and regulatory preparedness must be substantive not symbolic. Institutions must be able to get strategies that guarantee academic integrity,” he stressed.
He emphasized the need for institutions to invest in state-of-the-art moot courts, digital learning facilities, and other modern infrastructure to ensure students receive practical and quality legal training under the new legal education framework.
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