Mahama Signs Legal Education Reform Bill to End Ghana School of Law Monopoly

Eight years of tough fight has been won – Dafeamekpor celebrates new legal Education Act

Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has welcomed the signing of the Legal Education Act 2026 by President John Dramani Mahama, describing it as a major step toward expanding access to professional legal education in Ghana .

Old Tafo MP, demands clarity on Ghana School of Law entrance exams after legal education biill assent

The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called on the government to provide clear information on whether prospective law students will still be required to write entrance examinations to the Ghana School of Law this year following the presidential assent to the Legal Education Reforms Bill 2025. In a Facebook post, the legislator said although the Minority welcomed the President’s assent to the new Legal Education Act, …

Mahama assents to the new Legal Education Bill

President John Dramani Mahama has assented to the new Legal Education Act, 2026, according to South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor. Dafeamekpor said he joined the Clerk of Parliament, the Attorney General, the Chief of Staff, the Finance Minister, Dr Valerie Sawyerr and Marietta Brew to witness the signing of the legislation. He described the law as a major reform that expands access to professional legal education in Ghana while maintaining…

Mahama signs legal education reform bill, breaking Ghana School of Law’s 66-year monopoly

A decades-long chapter in Ghana’s legal education history has come to a close after President John Dramani Mahama signed the Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025 into law on Monday, May 11, dismantling the Ghana School of Law’s exclusive grip on professional legal training and throwing open the doors for a new era of wider access and expanded opportunity. Addressing the nation after appending his signature to the bill, President Mahama framed the l…

President Mahama signs Legal Education Bill into law

President John Dramani Mahama in fulfillment of his election 2024 campaign promise has signed the Legal Education Bill into Law to expand Legal Education.

Mahama signs Legal Education Reform Bill, ends Ghana School of Law Monopoly

President John Dramani Mahama has assented to the Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025, ushering in a major transformation in Ghana’s legal education system and ending the Ghana School of Law’s 66-year monopoly on professional legal training. The new legislation is expected to significantly widen access to professional legal education by allowing accredited universities and institutions to offer professional law courses, a mandate that had for deca…