Parliament has passed the Legal Education Bill, 2025, introducing major reforms aimed at expanding access and improving the structure of legal education in Ghana.
The new law establishes a Council for Legal Education and Training, which will regulate legal education and set curriculum standards for institutions offering professional legal training across the country.
A major highlight of the Bill is the transfer of the professional legal education and training programme from the Ghana School of Law to accredited universities. Under the new system, approved universities will offer a Law Practice Training Course to prepare qualified candidates for a National Bar Examination.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Majority Leader
Mahama Ayariga
said the passage of the Bill fulfils a campaign promise by the National Democratic Congress to reform legal education and make it more accessible and fair.
He noted that the reforms are intended to promote equity, fairness and improved access to legal education for law graduates across the country.
However, Minority Leader
Alexander Afenyo-Markin
criticised the government, stating that while the reform of legal education is important, the government must also fulfil other major campaign promises made to Ghanaians.
He argued that the Bill received support from both sides of the House and should not be seen as a partisan achievement. He also questioned the delay in the establishment of the Women’s Bank, which he said was a key campaign promise yet to be fulfilled.
The passage of the Legal Education Bill, 2025 is expected to significantly change the legal training system in Ghana and increase opportunities for law graduates seeking professional qualification.