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14 Served with the Application, the Defendant filed its defense on the 16th Dec 2010 stating
that the Applicant's claim is not maintainable and should be dismissed in limine.
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15 The Defendant submitted that even by the provisions of the Professional Law Course
Regulations 1984 (L.I.l296) that the Applicant relied on made in furtherance of the Legal
Profession Act 1960, particularly Art. 32, which provides in part 111 rule 24 thus:
An Applicant shall be considered for admission to the post - call law course
produces evidence to show that:
if he
a) He is ofgood character
b) He holds a degree conferred by a university approved by the council, and
c) He has successfully completed a law professional training course in a country with a
legal system analogous to Ghana,
16 The Applicant had therefore not met the said requirements as given above and as claimed
by him.
17 The Defendant stated that the Applicant had not yet satisfied the required qualifications of
the said statutory requirements, as his degree should be conferred by a university approved
by the Ghana Legal Council. That moreover, the Ghana School of Law did not request for
a letter of good standing from the "Home Bar''.
18 It was averred that the said advert clearly stated that the registration for 2009 post-call law
course which closed on the 22nd of May 2009, was limited to Ghanaians. That the advert
specifically requested applicants to attach the following: photocopies of L.L.B degree or
its equivalent, Bar certificates and current practicing certificate upon which applicants
shall be invited for interview. The Defendant further averred that the applicant has not
shown that he fulfilled the above requirements nor submitted a completed registration
form on or before the closing date of22nd May, 2009.
19 The Defendant further explained that U-: ..; application for the Post -call legal course is
generally open to all persons
whc~ m~et
the statutory and other requirements listed by both
the General Legal Council and the Ghana School of Law. He observed that Nigerians &
British citizens had participated in previous programs in 2008 & 2009 but that due to the
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