Ghana School of Law Here to Stay – Barima Yaw Oppong Assures Amid Reform Plans
Legal Education Director says Ghana School of Law will adapt, not disappear, amid proposed reforms
- His Lordship Barima Nana Yaw Oppong, has affirmed that the institution will not be scrapped
- Under this new framework, LLB graduates from accredited universities would complete a one-year Bar Practice Programme at their respective institutions
- He also disclosed that the school is working on its own reform proposal
The Director of Legal Education at the Ghana School of Law, His Lordship Barima Nana Yaw Oppong, has affirmed that the institution will not be scrapped, despite ongoing proposals to reform legal education in Ghana.
His statement follows recent announcements by Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, who proposed a major overhaul of the legal education system. The reforms, revealed during the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 28, 2025, include decentralising professional legal training by introducing a national bar examination.
Under this new framework, LLB graduates from accredited universities would complete a one-year Bar Practice Programme at their respective institutions and then sit for a national bar exam to qualify for legal practice—effectively ending the Ghana School of Law’s monopoly on professional legal education.
Barima Oppong stressed that the Ghana School of Law would remain operational and could continue to offer legal education, similar to any other university.
“The Ghana School of Law will not be abolished. Why would it be? The school can function just like any other university offering an LLB programme,” he stated.
He also disclosed that the school is working on its own reform proposal. According to him, lecturers at the institution met a month ago and formed a committee to draft a legal education reform bill.
“We’ve had our own meeting and formed a committee. The draft of our legal education bill is almost complete. I received a copy just this Monday,” he said, adding that the bill would soon be submitted to the Attorney-General for consideration.
