Law Students boycott special classes, says their grievances do not border on teaching and learning

Students of the Ghana School of Law (GSL) have boycotted special classes organised by the school for students who have been repeated. Their refusal to oblige the school authorities with respect to the special classes emanate from the mass failure of students in the bar examination, which has been pegged at a colossal 88 percent. […]

MPs give hope to distressed law students, promises to push for discussions of their grievances on the floor of parliament

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has promised to write a report on the concerns of students of the Ghana School of Law (GSL), which will be submitted to the floor of the house for discussion. The committee made the pledge yesterday at the end of a meeting with the Students’ […]

88% law school exams failure: lecturers threaten to resign enbloc as Supreme Court and Appeals Court judges show anger

There is fresh trouble brewing at the Ghana School of Law as lecturers of the school have threatened to resign en bloc following a mass failure of students who took part in the bar exams organised by an independent examination council. Lecturers, including Justices of the Supreme and Appeals Courts, together with some seasoned lawyers […]

Prof. Kwaku Asare calls for dissolution of General Legal Council following 88% failure in law school exam

Latest results released by the Independent Examinations Committee of the General Legal Council Professional Law Course Examination (Bar Exams) made shocking revelations of massive failure of students. According to the results, only 64 students, representing 12.1% of the 525 who sat for the examinations, passed and are eligible for six months of tutelage. This number […]