Parliament has approved the report of the Constitution and Legal Affairs Committee recommending measures to broaden access to legal education and strengthen professional training and public awareness within the legal sector.
The Legal Education Reform Bill was formally presented to the House on October 24, 2025, by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dominic Ayine.
Moving the motion at plenary, Attorney General Dominic Ayine said the Bill aims to widen access to legal education and dismantle the Ghana School of Law’s monopoly in the training of lawyers.
Majority Leader and Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, explained during the debate that the proposed law also provides for the establishment of a National Council for Legal Education to oversee and regulate legal education in the country.
According to Mr Ayariga, the National Council for Legal Education would be mandated to grant accreditation to university law faculties to train lawyers and to oversee the conduct of a national bar examination.
He noted that the reforms would provide a fair and equitable route for qualified persons to enter the legal profession, expanding opportunities nationwide.
Both Majority and Minority lawmakers welcomed expanded access to legal education but cautioned that professional standards must be preserved.
They said appropriate safeguards are needed to ensure reforms strengthen, rather than weaken, the integrity of the legal profession.
Parliament’s adoption of the report signals a key move toward reforming legal education in Ghana, balancing wider access with the preservation of professional standards.