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IN THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL

SUMMONS

Whereas on 28^th June, 2018 the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council at its meeting directed that Lawyer Patricia Asaam should appear before it on 26^th July, 2018 in respect of a complaint made against her by Mr. Anthony P. Quashie, and having failed to appear, 

Whereas the Committee again ordered that Lawyer Patricia Asaam should appear before it on 25^th October, 2018 and 28^th November, 2018 having failed again to comply with the above directives,                                                                        

Notice is hereby given that Lawyer Patricia Asaam should appear before the Disciplinary Committee on 31^st January, 2019 at 1:00pm at the Secretariat of the General Legal Council at the Ghana School of Law, Accra. 

Failure to do so, the Committee will proceed to hear the case on the basis of the evidence before it. 

Given under my hand. 

        Sgd.
Ag. Secretary, Disciplinary Committee
Dated at Accra the 28^th November, 2018

The General Legal Council (the “Council”) has been receiving complaints regarding the increasing patronage and proliferation of pirated law text books on the Ghanaian market. The Council is particularly concerned as the text books involved are authored by Ghanaian lawyers, judges and academics and their original versions are widely available on the Ghanaian market. There is therefore no justification for the piracy of these books.

The Council therefore wishes to bring to the attention of lawyers, law students, the entire legal community and the general public that the piracy of any text book constitutes an offence under sections 42 and 43 of the Copyright Act, 2005 (Act 690). In January 2018 an arrest was affected on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. The offender has since been prosecuted, convicted and sentenced.

Lawyers, law students, the entire legal community and the general public are advised to desist from any form of involvement in such criminal activity including patronage of such books as under Rule 9 of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette) Rules, 1969 (LI 613), criminal convictions for such offence may result in disbarment or disqualification from a call to the bar as the case may be.

The Council wishes to advise members of the legal profession to patronise and rely solely on the original versions of widely available Ghanaian law text books in order to avoid any form of complicity in a criminal offence, particularly, one which deprives industrious members of our profession of the fruits of their labour and discourages the much needed publication of scholarly works required for the advancement of the legal profession and the law in Ghana.

SIGNED
JUSTICE ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG
SECRETARY, GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL
MARCH 13, 2018

1. Complaint of Nana Akua Mansa
2. Complaint of Asafo Asamoah
3. Complaint of Francis Acquaye
4. Complaint of Dr. F.L. Wang
5. Complaint of Madam Mary Mensah
6. Complaint of Nana Asante
7. Conduct of Lawyer Kwesi Adu Mante
8. Complaint of Madam Gertrude Gyamfuaa Ofosu Barko against Lawyer F.K. Yeboah
9. Complaint of Erasmus M. Commodore against Lawyer Robert K.Tay
10. Complaint of Mr. Christian Adu Ago against Lawyer Ben Annan
11. Complaint of Mr. Kwadwo Abora against Mr. Hansen Koduah
12. Complaint of Nana Opoku Fosu Gyeabour against Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen
13. Complaint of Madam Victoria Okpoti against Lawyer Daniel Robert Ofei
14. Complaint of Mr. Amos Asante against Lawyer Frank Agyen
15. Complaint of Madam Henrietta Okyere against Lawyer Juliana Addo Yobo
16. Complaint of Ilyasu Adamu against Lawyer Frederick Prince Ashie Neequaye
17. Complaint of Madam Rebecca Ashong Katai against Lawyer Frederick Prince Ashie Neequaye
18. Complaint of Madam Rosie Ebe-Arthur against Lawyer Frederick Prince Ashie Neequaye
19. Complaint of Madam Agnes Ameley Tagoe against Lawyer Frederick Prince Ashie Neequaye
20. Complaint of Mr. Yaw Kusi against Lawyer Frederick Prince Ashie Neequaye
21. Complaint of Mr. Joseph Adjei –Kusi against Lawyer Frederick Prince Ashie Neequaye

1. RE: SUSPENSION OF HANSEN KWADWO KODUAH

2. RE: SUSPENSION OF MR. CHARLES OWUSU JUANAH

3. CONDUCT OF MR. FRANCIS SOSU

4. CONDUCT OF LAWYER ISAAC KANKAM

5. LAWYER ROGER ARYEE , IN THE MATTER OF A COMPLAINT BY MR. KOSI MINIME GBOGLA

6. LAWYER CHRIS ACKUMMEY , IN THE MATTER OF A COMPLAINT BY MADAM MARGARET ARTISO

7. LAWYER KOBINA FOSU, IN THE MATTER OF A COMPLAINT BY MR. EMMANUEL BOTCHWAY

8. LAWYER KOBINA DARKO ASIEDU , IN THE MATTER OF A COMPLAINT BY MADAM MANA DABLAKAR

9. CONDUCT OF LAWYER KWASI ADU MANTE

1. The Complainant shall present his/her complaint in writing against the lawyer in question to the Secretariat of the General Legal Council.
2. A copy of the complaint may be given to the lawyer in question for his or her response.
3. The lawyer in question must respond to the complaint within 14 days of receipt of the petition if the complaint is sent to him for his response.
4. The lawyer’s response is then forwarded to the complainant for his or her comment.
5. The complainant’s comment is also forwarded to the Secretariat of the General Legal Council for onward transmission to the lawyer for his or her further comments.
6. The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council may then invite the parties for the commencement of the preliminary hearing of the petition.
7. At the preliminary enquiry stage, the complainant is required to be present with or without a lawyer.
8. The Disciplinary Committee will then establish whether or not there is a prima facie case to be investigated.
9. After the preliminary enquiry stage, there may or may not be the need to prefer charge (s) against the lawyer.
10. If a prima facie case is established, Counsel for the Disciplinary Committee shall then prepare a formal charge.
11. If the lawyer pleads not guilty to the formal charge, the Committee shall then set a date for a formal hearing or inquiry which takes the form of a trial even though the Committee is not a Court.
12. The Panel comprises three members of the Committee with the Chairman/Acting Chairman presiding.
13. At the formal hearing legal representation is allowed.
14. Both parties are permitted to produce evidence if they have any which is usually on oath and are also allowed to cross-examine witnesses.
15. Counsel for the complainant may only ask a few questions.
16. When the hearings are brought to an end, the Panel will present their written decision on whether or not the charges preferred against the lawyer have been made out to the full Committee.
17. The Disciplinary Committee will then debate its final ruling with respect to the sanctions to be imposed.
18. The draft ruling may be discussed among the members of the General Legal Council, which is then finalized by the Disciplinary Committee.
19. A date is then fixed for the ruling to be read to the parties.
20. Sanctions imposed include formal written letter of reprimand, order for an oral or written apology, suspension or disbarment.
21. A Lawyer has the right to appeal the decision to the Court of Appeal.