General News of Friday, 6 October 2017Source: Starrfmonline.comIndiscipline among young lawyers rife – CJSophia Akuffo, Chief JusticeThe Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has bemoaned the growing indiscipline at the BAR of Ghana as she charges newly enrolled lawyers to be of good behaviour. According to Justice Akuffo, the high level of indiscipline amongst lawyers in Ghana is alarming and disappointing. She charged the newly enrolled lawyers to uphold all the rules governing the Profession they have chosen. “The root cause of most of these is lack of self-discipline and the desire to get rich quick on the part of new lawyers,” the Chief Justice said on Friday. Justice Akuffo called on the lawyers to at all times observe the rules and ensure that none of them ever appears before the disciplinary committee of the General Legal Council.

Source: GhanaWeb October 06, 2017 12:33 UTC