The Battle For The Soul of the Ghanaian BAR: Is it a freedom of association or regulatory anarchy?

As an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York, my legal license is issued and strictly regulated by the New York State Unified Court System; consequently, membership in any professional association remains entirely voluntary.

The LSG has nevertheless achieved something significant: it has disrupted the assumption that one association must necessarily constitute the singular voice of Ghanaian lawyers and has brought freedom of association, professional representation and institutional accountability into sharp focus.

It is against this background that the Law Society of Ghana emerged, not merely as another professional association, but as a challenge to the GBA's long-standing position as the principal representative voice of Ghanaian lawyers.